Air Quality Lab — Garoowe, Somalia
Air Quality Profile·
Garoowe reports an annual PM2.5 of 21.6 µg/m³. That's meaningfully above the WHO 2021 guideline of 5 µg/m³ yet within the EU annual limit of 25 µg/m³.
Garoowe
Somalia
SomaliaAnnual Average
ModerateWHO annual classification
21.6µg/m³
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
PM2.5
2626 µg/m³ — Poor
2525 µg/m³ — Poor
2323 µg/m³ — Moderate
1818 µg/m³ — Moderate
1010 µg/m³ — Fair
2020 µg/m³ — Moderate
4646 µg/m³ — Unhealthy
2929 µg/m³ — Poor
1414 µg/m³ — Fair
1313 µg/m³ — Fair
2020 µg/m³ — Moderate
1818 µg/m³ — Moderate
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
2626 µg/m³ — Poor
2525 µg/m³ — Poor
2323 µg/m³ — Moderate
1818 µg/m³ — Moderate
1010 µg/m³ — Fair
2020 µg/m³ — Moderate
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
4646 µg/m³ — Unhealthy
2929 µg/m³ — Poor
1414 µg/m³ — Fair
1313 µg/m³ — Fair
2020 µg/m³ — Moderate
1818 µg/m³ — Moderate
Best months: May, Sep–OctWorst months: Jan, Jul–Aug
Fair10–15 µg/m³Moderate15–25 µg/m³Poor25–35 µg/m³Unhealthy35–50 µg/m³
Based on WUSTL PM2.5 dataset (2020–2024) · WHO 2021 thresholds
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How air quality compares
Compared across Somalia
Garoowe: 21.6 µg/m³. Typical range in Somalia: 9.5–16.2 µg/m³. Low anchor: Wanlaweyn, 7.7 µg/m³. High anchor: Bosaso, 25.7 µg/m³.
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