Air Quality Lab — Istanbul, Turkey
Air Quality Profile
Istanbul reports an annual PM2.5 of 18.7 µg/m³. That's meaningfully above the WHO 2021 guideline of 5 µg/m³ yet within the EU annual limit of 25 µg/m³.
Istanbul
Turkey
TurkeyAnnual Average
ModerateWHO annual classification
18.7µg/m³
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
PM2.5
1818 µg/m³ — Moderate
2121 µg/m³ — Moderate
2424 µg/m³ — Moderate
1919 µg/m³ — Moderate
1919 µg/m³ — Moderate
1616 µg/m³ — Moderate
1616 µg/m³ — Moderate
1717 µg/m³ — Moderate
1515 µg/m³ — Moderate
1717 µg/m³ — Moderate
2121 µg/m³ — Moderate
2020 µg/m³ — Moderate
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
1818 µg/m³ — Moderate
2121 µg/m³ — Moderate
2424 µg/m³ — Moderate
1919 µg/m³ — Moderate
1919 µg/m³ — Moderate
1616 µg/m³ — Moderate
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
1616 µg/m³ — Moderate
1717 µg/m³ — Moderate
1515 µg/m³ — Moderate
1717 µg/m³ — Moderate
2121 µg/m³ — Moderate
2020 µg/m³ — Moderate
Best months: Jun–Jul, SepWorst months: Feb–Mar, Nov
Moderate15–25 µg/m³
Based on WUSTL PM2.5 dataset (2020–2024) · WHO 2021 thresholds
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How air quality compares
Compared across Turkey
Istanbul: 18.7 µg/m³. Typical range in Turkey: 17.8–24.1 µg/m³. Low anchor: Sinop, 10.1 µg/m³. High anchor: Batman, 38.1 µg/m³.
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