Air Quality Lab — Harare, Zimbabwe
Air Quality Profile·
Harare reports an annual PM2.5 of 17.4 µg/m³. That's meaningfully above the WHO 2021 guideline of 5 µg/m³ yet within the EU annual limit of 25 µg/m³.
Harare
Zimbabwe
ZimbabweAnnual Average
ModerateWHO annual classification
17.4µg/m³
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
PM2.5
1717 µg/m³ — Moderate
1717 µg/m³ — Moderate
1414 µg/m³ — Fair
1212 µg/m³ — Fair
1313 µg/m³ — Fair
1212 µg/m³ — Fair
1212 µg/m³ — Fair
2121 µg/m³ — Moderate
3333 µg/m³ — Poor
2525 µg/m³ — Moderate
1717 µg/m³ — Moderate
1717 µg/m³ — Moderate
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
1717 µg/m³ — Moderate
1717 µg/m³ — Moderate
1414 µg/m³ — Fair
1212 µg/m³ — Fair
1313 µg/m³ — Fair
1212 µg/m³ — Fair
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
1212 µg/m³ — Fair
2121 µg/m³ — Moderate
3333 µg/m³ — Poor
2525 µg/m³ — Moderate
1717 µg/m³ — Moderate
1717 µg/m³ — Moderate
Best months: Apr, Jun–JulWorst months: Aug–Oct
Fair10–15 µg/m³Moderate15–25 µg/m³Poor25–35 µg/m³
Based on WUSTL PM2.5 dataset (2020–2024) · WHO 2021 thresholds
Confidence: ●●●
How air quality compares
Compared across Zimbabwe
Harare: 17.4 µg/m³. Typical range in Zimbabwe: 11.1–13.9 µg/m³. Low anchor: Chipinge, 8.7 µg/m³.
27 cities tracked