Air Quality Lab — Gaborone, Botswana
Air Quality Profile·
Gaborone reports an annual PM2.5 of 15.5 µg/m³. That's meaningfully above the WHO 2021 guideline of 5 µg/m³ yet within the EU annual limit of 25 µg/m³.
Gaborone
Botswana
BotswanaAnnual Average
ModerateWHO annual classification
15.5µg/m³
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
PM2.5
1515 µg/m³ — Moderate
1313 µg/m³ — Fair
1616 µg/m³ — Moderate
1111 µg/m³ — Fair
1717 µg/m³ — Moderate
1515 µg/m³ — Moderate
1919 µg/m³ — Moderate
2222 µg/m³ — Moderate
1818 µg/m³ — Moderate
1515 µg/m³ — Fair
1313 µg/m³ — Fair
1313 µg/m³ — Fair
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
1515 µg/m³ — Moderate
1313 µg/m³ — Fair
1616 µg/m³ — Moderate
1111 µg/m³ — Fair
1717 µg/m³ — Moderate
1515 µg/m³ — Moderate
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
1919 µg/m³ — Moderate
2222 µg/m³ — Moderate
1818 µg/m³ — Moderate
1515 µg/m³ — Fair
1313 µg/m³ — Fair
1313 µg/m³ — Fair
Best months: Apr, Nov–DecWorst months: Jul–Sep
Fair10–15 µg/m³Moderate15–25 µg/m³
Based on WUSTL PM2.5 dataset (2020–2024) · WHO 2021 thresholds
Confidence: ●●●
How air quality compares
Compared across Botswana
Gaborone: 15.5 µg/m³. Typical range in Botswana: 12.1–13.7 µg/m³. Low anchor: Tonota, 9.7 µg/m³. High anchor: Lobatse, 15.6 µg/m³.
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