Air Quality Lab — Garoua, Cameroon
Air Quality Profile·
Garoua reports an annual PM2.5 of 46.0 µg/m³. That's above the EU annual limit of 25 µg/m³ — long-term exposure here carries documented health trade-offs.
Garoua
Cameroon
CameroonAnnual Average
UnhealthyWHO annual classification
46.0µg/m³
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
PM2.5
5656 µg/m³ — Very Unhealthy
115115 µg/m³ — Hazardous
8484 µg/m³ — Hazardous
4747 µg/m³ — Unhealthy
3232 µg/m³ — Poor
2424 µg/m³ — Moderate
2424 µg/m³ — Moderate
2121 µg/m³ — Moderate
2525 µg/m³ — Poor
3838 µg/m³ — Unhealthy
3535 µg/m³ — Poor
5353 µg/m³ — Very Unhealthy
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
5656 µg/m³ — Very Unhealthy
115115 µg/m³ — Hazardous
8484 µg/m³ — Hazardous
4747 µg/m³ — Unhealthy
3232 µg/m³ — Poor
2424 µg/m³ — Moderate
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
2424 µg/m³ — Moderate
2121 µg/m³ — Moderate
2525 µg/m³ — Poor
3838 µg/m³ — Unhealthy
3535 µg/m³ — Poor
5353 µg/m³ — Very Unhealthy
Best months: Jun–AugWorst months: Jan–Mar
Moderate15–25 µg/m³Poor25–35 µg/m³Unhealthy35–50 µg/m³Very Unhealthy50–75 µg/m³Hazardous>75 µg/m³
Based on WUSTL PM2.5 dataset (2020–2024) · WHO 2021 thresholds
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How air quality compares
Compared across Cameroon
Garoua: 46.0 µg/m³. Typical range in Cameroon: 27.2–46.0 µg/m³. Low anchor: Limbe, 24.9 µg/m³. High anchor: Bamenda, 90.6 µg/m³.
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