Air Quality Lab — Kaohsiung, Taiwan
Air Quality Profile·
Kaohsiung reports an annual PM2.5 of 23.0 µg/m³. That's meaningfully above the WHO 2021 guideline of 5 µg/m³ yet within the EU annual limit of 25 µg/m³.
Kaohsiung
Taiwan
TaiwanAnnual Average
ModerateWHO annual classification
23.0µg/m³
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
PM2.5
3535 µg/m³ — Poor
3232 µg/m³ — Poor
3030 µg/m³ — Poor
2828 µg/m³ — Poor
1515 µg/m³ — Moderate
6.96.9 µg/m³ — Good
9.89.8 µg/m³ — Good
8.98.9 µg/m³ — Good
2222 µg/m³ — Moderate
2626 µg/m³ — Poor
3131 µg/m³ — Poor
3232 µg/m³ — Poor
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
3535 µg/m³ — Poor
3232 µg/m³ — Poor
3030 µg/m³ — Poor
2828 µg/m³ — Poor
1515 µg/m³ — Moderate
6.96.9 µg/m³ — Good
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
9.89.8 µg/m³ — Good
8.98.9 µg/m³ — Good
2222 µg/m³ — Moderate
2626 µg/m³ — Poor
3131 µg/m³ — Poor
3232 µg/m³ — Poor
Best months: Jun–AugWorst months: Jan–Feb, Dec
Good5–10 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 Taiwan
Kaohsiung: 23.0 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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