Air Quality Lab — Dhaka, Bangladesh
Air Quality Profile·
Dhaka reports an annual PM2.5 of 80.6 µg/m³. That's above the EU annual limit of 25 µg/m³ — long-term exposure here carries documented health trade-offs.
Dhaka
Bangladesh
BangladeshAnnual Average
HazardousWHO annual classification
80.6µg/m³
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
PM2.5
153153 µg/m³ — Hazardous
130130 µg/m³ — Hazardous
8888 µg/m³ — Hazardous
5555 µg/m³ — Very Unhealthy
5353 µg/m³ — Very Unhealthy
4343 µg/m³ — Unhealthy
3333 µg/m³ — Poor
3939 µg/m³ — Unhealthy
4545 µg/m³ — Unhealthy
7474 µg/m³ — Very Unhealthy
111111 µg/m³ — Hazardous
144144 µg/m³ — Hazardous
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
153153 µg/m³ — Hazardous
130130 µg/m³ — Hazardous
8888 µg/m³ — Hazardous
5555 µg/m³ — Very Unhealthy
5353 µg/m³ — Very Unhealthy
4343 µg/m³ — Unhealthy
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
3333 µg/m³ — Poor
3939 µg/m³ — Unhealthy
4545 µg/m³ — Unhealthy
7474 µg/m³ — Very Unhealthy
111111 µg/m³ — Hazardous
144144 µg/m³ — Hazardous
Best months: Jun–AugWorst months: Jan–Feb, Dec
Poor25–35 µg/m³Unhealthy35–50 µg/m³Very Unhealthy50–75 µg/m³Hazardous>75 µg/m³
Based on WUSTL PM2.5 dataset (2020–2024) · WHO 2021 thresholds
Confidence: ●●●
How air quality compares
Compared across Bangladesh
Dhaka: 80.6 µg/m³. Typical range in Bangladesh: 52.7–65.2 µg/m³. Low anchor: Bāndarban, 32.6 µg/m³.
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