Air Quality Lab — Kariba, Zimbabwe
Air Quality Profile·
Kariba reports an annual PM2.5 of 17.4 µg/m³. That's meaningfully above the WHO 2021 guideline of 5 µg/m³ yet within the EU annual limit of 25 µg/m³.
Kariba
Zimbabwe
ZimbabweAnnual Average
ModerateWHO annual classification
17.4µg/m³
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
PM2.5
1818 µg/m³ — Moderate
1616 µg/m³ — Moderate
1313 µg/m³ — Fair
9.59.5 µg/m³ — Good
9.39.3 µg/m³ — Good
9.99.9 µg/m³ — Good
1212 µg/m³ — Fair
2525 µg/m³ — Poor
3636 µg/m³ — Unhealthy
3131 µg/m³ — Poor
1616 µg/m³ — Moderate
1313 µg/m³ — Fair
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
1818 µg/m³ — Moderate
1616 µg/m³ — Moderate
1313 µg/m³ — Fair
9.59.5 µg/m³ — Good
9.39.3 µg/m³ — Good
9.99.9 µg/m³ — Good
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
1212 µg/m³ — Fair
2525 µg/m³ — Poor
3636 µg/m³ — Unhealthy
3131 µg/m³ — Poor
1616 µg/m³ — Moderate
1313 µg/m³ — Fair
Best months: Apr–JunWorst months: Aug–Oct
Good5–10 µg/m³Fair10–15 µg/m³Moderate15–25 µg/m³Poor25–35 µg/m³Unhealthy35–50 µg/m³
Based on WUSTL PM2.5 dataset (2020–2024) · WHO 2021 thresholds
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How air quality compares
Compared across Zimbabwe
Kariba: 17.4 µg/m³. Typical range in Zimbabwe: 11.1–13.9 µg/m³. Low anchor: Chipinge, 8.7 µg/m³. High anchor: Harare, 17.4 µg/m³.
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