Air Quality Lab — Calabar, Nigeria
Air Quality Profile·
Calabar reports an annual PM2.5 of 41.1 µg/m³. That's above the EU annual limit of 25 µg/m³ — long-term exposure here carries documented health trade-offs.
Calabar
Nigeria
NigeriaAnnual Average
UnhealthyWHO annual classification
41.1µg/m³
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
PM2.5
6969 µg/m³ — Very Unhealthy
6363 µg/m³ — Very Unhealthy
4343 µg/m³ — Unhealthy
3838 µg/m³ — Unhealthy
3737 µg/m³ — Unhealthy
2828 µg/m³ — Poor
3232 µg/m³ — Poor
3030 µg/m³ — Poor
2626 µg/m³ — Poor
3030 µg/m³ — Poor
4646 µg/m³ — Unhealthy
5252 µg/m³ — Very Unhealthy
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
6969 µg/m³ — Very Unhealthy
6363 µg/m³ — Very Unhealthy
4343 µg/m³ — Unhealthy
3838 µg/m³ — Unhealthy
3737 µg/m³ — Unhealthy
2828 µg/m³ — Poor
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
3232 µg/m³ — Poor
3030 µg/m³ — Poor
2626 µg/m³ — Poor
3030 µg/m³ — Poor
4646 µg/m³ — Unhealthy
5252 µg/m³ — Very Unhealthy
Best months: Jun, Sep–OctWorst months: Jan–Feb, Dec
Poor25–35 µg/m³Unhealthy35–50 µg/m³Very Unhealthy50–75 µg/m³
Based on WUSTL PM2.5 dataset (2020–2024) · WHO 2021 thresholds
Confidence: ●●●
How air quality compares
Compared across Nigeria
Calabar: 41.1 µg/m³. Typical range in Nigeria: 37.1–48.1 µg/m³. Low anchor: Bonny, 25.7 µg/m³. High anchor: Jos, 64.6 µg/m³.
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