Air Quality Lab — Cairo, Egypt
Air Quality Profile
Cairo reports an annual PM2.5 of 42.9 µg/m³. That's above the EU annual limit of 25 µg/m³ — long-term exposure here carries documented health trade-offs.
Cairo
Egypt
EgyptAnnual Average
UnhealthyWHO annual classification
42.9µg/m³
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
PM2.5
3838 µg/m³ — Unhealthy
3838 µg/m³ — Unhealthy
4444 µg/m³ — Unhealthy
4545 µg/m³ — Unhealthy
5151 µg/m³ — Very Unhealthy
4444 µg/m³ — Unhealthy
4242 µg/m³ — Unhealthy
3636 µg/m³ — Unhealthy
4343 µg/m³ — Unhealthy
3737 µg/m³ — Unhealthy
4949 µg/m³ — Unhealthy
4747 µg/m³ — Unhealthy
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
3838 µg/m³ — Unhealthy
3838 µg/m³ — Unhealthy
4444 µg/m³ — Unhealthy
4545 µg/m³ — Unhealthy
5151 µg/m³ — Very Unhealthy
4444 µg/m³ — Unhealthy
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
4242 µg/m³ — Unhealthy
3636 µg/m³ — Unhealthy
4343 µg/m³ — Unhealthy
3737 µg/m³ — Unhealthy
4949 µg/m³ — Unhealthy
4747 µg/m³ — Unhealthy
Best months: Jan, Aug, OctWorst months: May, Nov–Dec
Unhealthy35–50 µg/m³Very Unhealthy50–75 µg/m³
Based on WUSTL PM2.5 dataset (2020–2024) · WHO 2021 thresholds
Confidence: ●●●
How air quality compares
Compared across Egypt
Cairo: 42.9 µg/m³. Typical range in Egypt: 26.1–37.8 µg/m³. Low anchor: Damietta, 20.8 µg/m³. High anchor: Aş Şaff, 46.8 µg/m³.
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