Air Quality Lab — Cebu City, Philippines
Air Quality Profile
Cebu City reports an annual PM2.5 of 22.1 µg/m³. That's meaningfully above the WHO 2021 guideline of 5 µg/m³ yet within the EU annual limit of 25 µg/m³.
Cebu City
Philippines
PhilippinesAnnual Average
ModerateWHO annual classification
22.1µg/m³
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
PM2.5
2323 µg/m³ — Moderate
2222 µg/m³ — Moderate
1919 µg/m³ — Moderate
2626 µg/m³ — Poor
1818 µg/m³ — Moderate
2323 µg/m³ — Moderate
2424 µg/m³ — Moderate
2626 µg/m³ — Poor
2626 µg/m³ — Poor
2626 µg/m³ — Poor
1919 µg/m³ — Moderate
1515 µg/m³ — Moderate
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
2323 µg/m³ — Moderate
2222 µg/m³ — Moderate
1919 µg/m³ — Moderate
2626 µg/m³ — Poor
1818 µg/m³ — Moderate
2323 µg/m³ — Moderate
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
2424 µg/m³ — Moderate
2626 µg/m³ — Poor
2626 µg/m³ — Poor
2626 µg/m³ — Poor
1919 µg/m³ — Moderate
1515 µg/m³ — Moderate
Best months: Mar, May, DecWorst months: Apr, Sep–Oct
Moderate15–25 µg/m³Poor25–35 µg/m³
Based on WUSTL PM2.5 dataset (2020–2024) · WHO 2021 thresholds
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How air quality compares
Compared across Philippines
Cebu City: 22.1 µg/m³. Typical range in Philippines: 13.7–16.8 µg/m³. Low anchor: Iligan City, 10.8 µg/m³. High anchor: Manila, 29.2 µg/m³.
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