Air Quality Lab — Jalapa, Guatemala
Air Quality Profile·
Jalapa reports an annual PM2.5 of 20.3 µg/m³. That's meaningfully above the WHO 2021 guideline of 5 µg/m³ yet within the EU annual limit of 25 µg/m³.
Jalapa
Guatemala
GuatemalaAnnual Average
ModerateWHO annual classification
20.3µg/m³
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
PM2.5
1717 µg/m³ — Moderate
2020 µg/m³ — Moderate
1818 µg/m³ — Moderate
2727 µg/m³ — Poor
2424 µg/m³ — Moderate
2121 µg/m³ — Moderate
2121 µg/m³ — Moderate
2020 µg/m³ — Moderate
2121 µg/m³ — Moderate
2121 µg/m³ — Moderate
1616 µg/m³ — Moderate
2020 µg/m³ — Moderate
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
1717 µg/m³ — Moderate
2020 µg/m³ — Moderate
1818 µg/m³ — Moderate
2727 µg/m³ — Poor
2424 µg/m³ — Moderate
2121 µg/m³ — Moderate
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
2121 µg/m³ — Moderate
2020 µg/m³ — Moderate
2121 µg/m³ — Moderate
2121 µg/m³ — Moderate
1616 µg/m³ — Moderate
2020 µg/m³ — Moderate
Best months: Jan, Mar, NovWorst months: Apr–May, Oct
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 Guatemala
Jalapa: 20.3 µg/m³. Typical range in Guatemala: 19.9–23.9 µg/m³. Low anchor: Lívingston, 14.2 µg/m³. High anchor: Guatemala City, 29.0 µg/m³.
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