Air Quality Lab — Gardez, Afghanistan
Air Quality Profile·
Gardez reports an annual PM2.5 of 24.4 µg/m³. That's meaningfully above the WHO 2021 guideline of 5 µg/m³ yet within the EU annual limit of 25 µg/m³.
Gardez
Afghanistan
AfghanistanAnnual Average
ModerateWHO annual classification
24.4µg/m³
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
PM2.5
2525 µg/m³ — Poor
2626 µg/m³ — Poor
2020 µg/m³ — Moderate
2222 µg/m³ — Moderate
2222 µg/m³ — Moderate
2424 µg/m³ — Moderate
2424 µg/m³ — Moderate
2424 µg/m³ — Moderate
2626 µg/m³ — Poor
2323 µg/m³ — Moderate
2828 µg/m³ — Poor
3030 µg/m³ — Poor
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
2525 µg/m³ — Poor
2626 µg/m³ — Poor
2020 µg/m³ — Moderate
2222 µg/m³ — Moderate
2222 µg/m³ — Moderate
2424 µg/m³ — Moderate
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
2424 µg/m³ — Moderate
2424 µg/m³ — Moderate
2626 µg/m³ — Poor
2323 µg/m³ — Moderate
2828 µg/m³ — Poor
3030 µg/m³ — Poor
Best months: Mar–MayWorst months: Sep, Nov–Dec
Moderate15–25 µg/m³Poor25–35 µg/m³
Based on WUSTL PM2.5 dataset (2020–2024) · WHO 2021 thresholds
Confidence: ●●●
How air quality compares
Compared across Afghanistan
Gardez: 24.4 µg/m³. Typical range in Afghanistan: 26.5–38.1 µg/m³. Low anchor: Fayzabad, 19.8 µg/m³. High anchor: Mazār-e Sharīf, 68.2 µg/m³.
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