Air Quality Lab — Damascus, Syria
Air Quality Profile·
Damascus reports an annual PM2.5 of 33.5 µg/m³. That's above the EU annual limit of 25 µg/m³ — long-term exposure here carries documented health trade-offs.
Damascus
Syria
SyriaAnnual Average
PoorWHO annual classification
33.5µg/m³
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
PM2.5
3333 µg/m³ — Poor
3535 µg/m³ — Poor
3737 µg/m³ — Unhealthy
3535 µg/m³ — Poor
2929 µg/m³ — Poor
2828 µg/m³ — Poor
2828 µg/m³ — Poor
2626 µg/m³ — Poor
3838 µg/m³ — Unhealthy
3737 µg/m³ — Unhealthy
3333 µg/m³ — Poor
4444 µg/m³ — Unhealthy
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
3333 µg/m³ — Poor
3535 µg/m³ — Poor
3737 µg/m³ — Unhealthy
3535 µg/m³ — Poor
2929 µg/m³ — Poor
2828 µg/m³ — Poor
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
2828 µg/m³ — Poor
2626 µg/m³ — Poor
3838 µg/m³ — Unhealthy
3737 µg/m³ — Unhealthy
3333 µg/m³ — Poor
4444 µg/m³ — Unhealthy
Best months: Jun–AugWorst months: Sep–Oct, Dec
Poor25–35 µg/m³Unhealthy35–50 µg/m³
Based on WUSTL PM2.5 dataset (2020–2024) · WHO 2021 thresholds
Confidence: ●●●
How air quality compares
Compared across Syria
Damascus: 33.5 µg/m³. Typical range in Syria: 21.8–26.2 µg/m³. Low anchor: Latakia, 19.1 µg/m³.
73 cities tracked