Air Quality Lab — Fayzabad, Afghanistan
Air Quality Profile·
Fayzabad reports an annual PM2.5 of 19.8 µg/m³. That's meaningfully above the WHO 2021 guideline of 5 µg/m³ yet within the EU annual limit of 25 µg/m³.
Fayzabad
Afghanistan
AfghanistanAnnual Average
ModerateWHO annual classification
19.8µg/m³
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
PM2.5
1515 µg/m³ — Fair
1313 µg/m³ — Fair
1616 µg/m³ — Moderate
1818 µg/m³ — Moderate
1919 µg/m³ — Moderate
2121 µg/m³ — Moderate
2727 µg/m³ — Poor
2626 µg/m³ — Poor
2424 µg/m³ — Moderate
2222 µg/m³ — Moderate
2121 µg/m³ — Moderate
1717 µg/m³ — Moderate
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
1515 µg/m³ — Fair
1313 µg/m³ — Fair
1616 µg/m³ — Moderate
1818 µg/m³ — Moderate
1919 µg/m³ — Moderate
2121 µg/m³ — Moderate
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
2727 µg/m³ — Poor
2626 µg/m³ — Poor
2424 µg/m³ — Moderate
2222 µg/m³ — Moderate
2121 µg/m³ — Moderate
1717 µg/m³ — Moderate
Best months: Jan–MarWorst months: Jul–Sep
Fair10–15 µg/m³Moderate15–25 µg/m³Poor25–35 µg/m³
Based on WUSTL PM2.5 dataset (2020–2024) · WHO 2021 thresholds
Confidence: ●●●
How air quality compares
Compared across Afghanistan
Fayzabad: 19.8 µg/m³. Typical range in Afghanistan: 26.5–38.1 µg/m³. Low anchor: Bāzār-e Yakāwlang, 17.1 µg/m³. High anchor: Mazār-e Sharīf, 68.2 µg/m³.
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