Air Quality Lab — Escuintla, Guatemala
Air Quality Profile·
Escuintla reports an annual PM2.5 of 29.8 µg/m³. That's above the EU annual limit of 25 µg/m³ — long-term exposure here carries documented health trade-offs.
Escuintla
Guatemala
GuatemalaAnnual Average
PoorWHO annual classification
29.8µg/m³
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
PM2.5
3333 µg/m³ — Poor
3131 µg/m³ — Poor
3434 µg/m³ — Poor
4141 µg/m³ — Unhealthy
4040 µg/m³ — Unhealthy
2323 µg/m³ — Moderate
2626 µg/m³ — Poor
2525 µg/m³ — Moderate
2323 µg/m³ — Moderate
2121 µg/m³ — Moderate
3131 µg/m³ — Poor
3232 µg/m³ — Poor
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
3333 µg/m³ — Poor
3131 µg/m³ — Poor
3434 µg/m³ — Poor
4141 µg/m³ — Unhealthy
4040 µg/m³ — Unhealthy
2323 µg/m³ — Moderate
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
2626 µg/m³ — Poor
2525 µg/m³ — Moderate
2323 µg/m³ — Moderate
2121 µg/m³ — Moderate
3131 µg/m³ — Poor
3232 µg/m³ — Poor
Best months: Jun, Sep–OctWorst months: Mar–May
Moderate15–25 µg/m³Poor25–35 µg/m³Unhealthy35–50 µg/m³
Based on WUSTL PM2.5 dataset (2020–2024) · WHO 2021 thresholds
Confidence: ●●●
How air quality compares
Compared across Guatemala
Escuintla: 29.8 µg/m³. Typical range in Guatemala: 19.9–23.9 µg/m³. Low anchor: Lívingston, 14.2 µg/m³. High anchor: Guatemala City, 29.0 µg/m³.
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