Air Quality Lab — Chitipa, Malawi
Air Quality Profile·
Chitipa reports an annual PM2.5 of 15.6 µg/m³. That's meaningfully above the WHO 2021 guideline of 5 µg/m³ yet within the EU annual limit of 25 µg/m³.
Chitipa
Malawi
MalawiAnnual Average
ModerateWHO annual classification
15.6µg/m³
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
PM2.5
1616 µg/m³ — Moderate
1818 µg/m³ — Moderate
1515 µg/m³ — Moderate
1414 µg/m³ — Fair
9.19.1 µg/m³ — Good
8.38.3 µg/m³ — Good
1111 µg/m³ — Fair
1717 µg/m³ — Moderate
2626 µg/m³ — Poor
2525 µg/m³ — Poor
1414 µg/m³ — Fair
1212 µg/m³ — Fair
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
1616 µg/m³ — Moderate
1818 µg/m³ — Moderate
1515 µg/m³ — Moderate
1414 µg/m³ — Fair
9.19.1 µg/m³ — Good
8.38.3 µg/m³ — Good
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
1111 µg/m³ — Fair
1717 µg/m³ — Moderate
2626 µg/m³ — Poor
2525 µg/m³ — Poor
1414 µg/m³ — Fair
1212 µg/m³ — Fair
Best months: May–JulWorst months: Feb, Sep–Oct
Good5–10 µg/m³Fair10–15 µg/m³Moderate15–25 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 Malawi
Chitipa: 15.6 µg/m³. Typical range in Malawi: 13.1–15.6 µg/m³. Low anchor: Dedza, 12.3 µg/m³. High anchor: Karonga, 19.3 µg/m³.
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