Air Quality Lab — Dakar, Senegal
Air Quality Profile·
Dakar reports an annual PM2.5 of 38.2 µg/m³. That's above the EU annual limit of 25 µg/m³ — long-term exposure here carries documented health trade-offs.
Dakar
Senegal
SenegalAnnual Average
UnhealthyWHO annual classification
38.2µg/m³
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
PM2.5
4848 µg/m³ — Unhealthy
5555 µg/m³ — Very Unhealthy
3939 µg/m³ — Unhealthy
3333 µg/m³ — Poor
3737 µg/m³ — Unhealthy
4444 µg/m³ — Unhealthy
3333 µg/m³ — Poor
2626 µg/m³ — Poor
2828 µg/m³ — Poor
3939 µg/m³ — Unhealthy
3737 µg/m³ — Unhealthy
4242 µg/m³ — Unhealthy
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
4848 µg/m³ — Unhealthy
5555 µg/m³ — Very Unhealthy
3939 µg/m³ — Unhealthy
3333 µg/m³ — Poor
3737 µg/m³ — Unhealthy
4444 µg/m³ — Unhealthy
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
3333 µg/m³ — Poor
2626 µg/m³ — Poor
2828 µg/m³ — Poor
3939 µg/m³ — Unhealthy
3737 µg/m³ — Unhealthy
4242 µg/m³ — Unhealthy
Best months: Jul–SepWorst months: Jan–Feb, Jun
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 Senegal
Dakar: 38.2 µg/m³. Typical range in Senegal: 29.9–34.4 µg/m³. Low anchor: Kayar, 27.3 µg/m³. High anchor: Saint-Louis, 40.3 µg/m³.
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