Air Quality Lab — Karachi, Pakistan
Air Quality Profile·
Karachi reports an annual PM2.5 of 63.3 µg/m³. That's above the EU annual limit of 25 µg/m³ — long-term exposure here carries documented health trade-offs.
Karachi
Pakistan
PakistanAnnual Average
Very UnhealthyWHO annual classification
63.3µg/m³
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
PM2.5
104104 µg/m³ — Hazardous
8383 µg/m³ — Hazardous
5353 µg/m³ — Very Unhealthy
3333 µg/m³ — Poor
3535 µg/m³ — Unhealthy
4141 µg/m³ — Unhealthy
4242 µg/m³ — Unhealthy
4848 µg/m³ — Unhealthy
3838 µg/m³ — Unhealthy
5151 µg/m³ — Very Unhealthy
109109 µg/m³ — Hazardous
123123 µg/m³ — Hazardous
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
104104 µg/m³ — Hazardous
8383 µg/m³ — Hazardous
5353 µg/m³ — Very Unhealthy
3333 µg/m³ — Poor
3535 µg/m³ — Unhealthy
4141 µg/m³ — Unhealthy
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
4242 µg/m³ — Unhealthy
4848 µg/m³ — Unhealthy
3838 µg/m³ — Unhealthy
5151 µg/m³ — Very Unhealthy
109109 µg/m³ — Hazardous
123123 µg/m³ — Hazardous
Best months: Apr–May, SepWorst months: Jan, Nov–Dec
Poor25–35 µg/m³Unhealthy35–50 µg/m³Very Unhealthy50–75 µg/m³Hazardous>75 µg/m³
Based on WUSTL PM2.5 dataset (2020–2024) · WHO 2021 thresholds
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How air quality compares
Compared across Pakistan
Karachi: 63.3 µg/m³. Typical range in Pakistan: 44.5–57.2 µg/m³. Low anchor: Mansehra, 25.0 µg/m³. High anchor: Lahore, 80.1 µg/m³.
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