Air Quality Lab — Bulawayo, Zimbabwe
Air Quality Profile·
Bulawayo reports an annual PM2.5 of 16.9 µg/m³. That's meaningfully above the WHO 2021 guideline of 5 µg/m³ yet within the EU annual limit of 25 µg/m³.
Bulawayo
Zimbabwe
ZimbabweAnnual Average
ModerateWHO annual classification
16.9µg/m³
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
PM2.5
1717 µg/m³ — Moderate
1515 µg/m³ — Fair
1515 µg/m³ — Fair
1313 µg/m³ — Fair
1717 µg/m³ — Moderate
1414 µg/m³ — Fair
2020 µg/m³ — Moderate
2121 µg/m³ — Moderate
2121 µg/m³ — Moderate
1818 µg/m³ — Moderate
1717 µg/m³ — Moderate
1515 µg/m³ — Fair
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
1717 µg/m³ — Moderate
1515 µg/m³ — Fair
1515 µg/m³ — Fair
1313 µg/m³ — Fair
1717 µg/m³ — Moderate
1414 µg/m³ — Fair
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
2020 µg/m³ — Moderate
2121 µg/m³ — Moderate
2121 µg/m³ — Moderate
1818 µg/m³ — Moderate
1717 µg/m³ — Moderate
1515 µg/m³ — Fair
Best months: Mar–Apr, JunWorst months: Jul–Sep
Fair10–15 µg/m³Moderate15–25 µg/m³
Based on WUSTL PM2.5 dataset (2020–2024) · WHO 2021 thresholds
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How air quality compares
Compared across Zimbabwe
Bulawayo: 16.9 µg/m³. Typical range in Zimbabwe: 11.1–13.9 µg/m³. Low anchor: Chipinge, 8.7 µg/m³. High anchor: Harare, 17.4 µg/m³.
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