Air Quality Lab — İzmir, Turkey
Air Quality Profile
İzmir reports an annual PM2.5 of 23.7 µg/m³. That's meaningfully above the WHO 2021 guideline of 5 µg/m³ yet within the EU annual limit of 25 µg/m³.
İzmir
Turkey
TurkeyAnnual Average
ModerateWHO annual classification
23.7µg/m³
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
PM2.5
2929 µg/m³ — Poor
2828 µg/m³ — Poor
2828 µg/m³ — Poor
2626 µg/m³ — Poor
2121 µg/m³ — Moderate
1717 µg/m³ — Moderate
1717 µg/m³ — Moderate
1919 µg/m³ — Moderate
1818 µg/m³ — Moderate
2222 µg/m³ — Moderate
3030 µg/m³ — Poor
3030 µg/m³ — Poor
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
2929 µg/m³ — Poor
2828 µg/m³ — Poor
2828 µg/m³ — Poor
2626 µg/m³ — Poor
2121 µg/m³ — Moderate
1717 µg/m³ — Moderate
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
1717 µg/m³ — Moderate
1919 µg/m³ — Moderate
1818 µg/m³ — Moderate
2222 µg/m³ — Moderate
3030 µg/m³ — Poor
3030 µg/m³ — Poor
Best months: Jun–Jul, SepWorst months: Jan, Nov–Dec
Moderate15–25 µg/m³Poor25–35 µg/m³
Based on WUSTL PM2.5 dataset (2020–2024) · WHO 2021 thresholds
Confidence: ●●●
How air quality compares
Compared across Turkey
İzmir: 23.7 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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