Air Quality Lab — Hsinchu, Taiwan
Air Quality Profile·
Hsinchu reports an annual PM2.5 of 17.1 µg/m³. That's meaningfully above the WHO 2021 guideline of 5 µg/m³ yet within the EU annual limit of 25 µg/m³.
Hsinchu
Taiwan
TaiwanAnnual Average
ModerateWHO annual classification
17.1µg/m³
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
PM2.5
2020 µg/m³ — Moderate
2121 µg/m³ — Moderate
2222 µg/m³ — Moderate
1919 µg/m³ — Moderate
1616 µg/m³ — Moderate
1111 µg/m³ — Fair
1313 µg/m³ — Fair
1414 µg/m³ — Fair
2020 µg/m³ — Moderate
1616 µg/m³ — Moderate
1717 µg/m³ — Moderate
1616 µg/m³ — Moderate
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
2020 µg/m³ — Moderate
2121 µg/m³ — Moderate
2222 µg/m³ — Moderate
1919 µg/m³ — Moderate
1616 µg/m³ — Moderate
1111 µg/m³ — Fair
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
1313 µg/m³ — Fair
1414 µg/m³ — Fair
2020 µg/m³ — Moderate
1616 µg/m³ — Moderate
1717 µg/m³ — Moderate
1616 µg/m³ — Moderate
Best months: Jun–AugWorst months: Feb–Mar, Sep
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 Taiwan
Hsinchu: 17.1 µg/m³. Typical range in Taiwan: 16.5–22.6 µg/m³. Low anchor: Hengchun, 10.1 µg/m³. High anchor: Yuanlin, 24.8 µg/m³.
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