Air Quality Lab — Gulu, Uganda
Air Quality Profile·
Gulu reports an annual PM2.5 of 21.7 µg/m³. That's meaningfully above the WHO 2021 guideline of 5 µg/m³ yet within the EU annual limit of 25 µg/m³.
Gulu
Uganda
UgandaAnnual Average
ModerateWHO annual classification
21.7µg/m³
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
PM2.5
2727 µg/m³ — Poor
2828 µg/m³ — Poor
2121 µg/m³ — Moderate
1717 µg/m³ — Moderate
2020 µg/m³ — Moderate
2323 µg/m³ — Moderate
2828 µg/m³ — Poor
2020 µg/m³ — Moderate
1919 µg/m³ — Moderate
1515 µg/m³ — Fair
2020 µg/m³ — Moderate
2222 µg/m³ — Moderate
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
2727 µg/m³ — Poor
2828 µg/m³ — Poor
2121 µg/m³ — Moderate
1717 µg/m³ — Moderate
2020 µg/m³ — Moderate
2323 µg/m³ — Moderate
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
2828 µg/m³ — Poor
2020 µg/m³ — Moderate
1919 µg/m³ — Moderate
1515 µg/m³ — Fair
2020 µg/m³ — Moderate
2222 µg/m³ — Moderate
Best months: Apr, Sep–OctWorst months: Jan–Feb, Jul
Fair10–15 µg/m³Moderate15–25 µg/m³Poor25–35 µg/m³
Based on WUSTL PM2.5 dataset (2020–2024) · WHO 2021 thresholds
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How air quality compares
Compared across Uganda
Gulu: 21.7 µg/m³. Typical range in Uganda: 22.7–26.8 µg/m³. Low anchor: Kotido, 14.2 µg/m³. High anchor: Kampala, 65.3 µg/m³.
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