Air Quality Lab — George Town, Malaysia
Air Quality Profile
George Town reports an annual PM2.5 of 19.1 µg/m³. That's meaningfully above the WHO 2021 guideline of 5 µg/m³ yet within the EU annual limit of 25 µg/m³.
George Town
Malaysia
MalaysiaAnnual Average
ModerateWHO annual classification
19.1µg/m³
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
PM2.5
1919 µg/m³ — Moderate
1919 µg/m³ — Moderate
2323 µg/m³ — Moderate
2323 µg/m³ — Moderate
2222 µg/m³ — Moderate
2121 µg/m³ — Moderate
2424 µg/m³ — Moderate
1616 µg/m³ — Moderate
1717 µg/m³ — Moderate
1313 µg/m³ — Fair
1414 µg/m³ — Fair
2020 µg/m³ — Moderate
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
1919 µg/m³ — Moderate
1919 µg/m³ — Moderate
2323 µg/m³ — Moderate
2323 µg/m³ — Moderate
2222 µg/m³ — Moderate
2121 µg/m³ — Moderate
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
2424 µg/m³ — Moderate
1616 µg/m³ — Moderate
1717 µg/m³ — Moderate
1313 µg/m³ — Fair
1414 µg/m³ — Fair
2020 µg/m³ — Moderate
Best months: Aug, Oct–NovWorst months: Mar–Apr, Jul
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 Malaysia
George Town: 19.1 µg/m³. Typical range in Malaysia: 13.0–18.2 µg/m³. Low anchor: Beluru, 8.2 µg/m³. High anchor: Bukit Mertajam, 24.5 µg/m³.
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