Air Quality Lab — Karonga, Malawi
Air Quality Profile·
Karonga reports an annual PM2.5 of 19.3 µg/m³. That's meaningfully above the WHO 2021 guideline of 5 µg/m³ yet within the EU annual limit of 25 µg/m³.
Karonga
Malawi
MalawiAnnual Average
ModerateWHO annual classification
19.3µg/m³
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
PM2.5
2020 µg/m³ — Moderate
1919 µg/m³ — Moderate
1717 µg/m³ — Moderate
1414 µg/m³ — Fair
1414 µg/m³ — Fair
1111 µg/m³ — Fair
1515 µg/m³ — Moderate
2323 µg/m³ — Moderate
3232 µg/m³ — Poor
2929 µg/m³ — Poor
2424 µg/m³ — Moderate
1414 µg/m³ — Fair
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
2020 µg/m³ — Moderate
1919 µg/m³ — Moderate
1717 µg/m³ — Moderate
1414 µg/m³ — Fair
1414 µg/m³ — Fair
1111 µg/m³ — Fair
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
1515 µg/m³ — Moderate
2323 µg/m³ — Moderate
3232 µg/m³ — Poor
2929 µg/m³ — Poor
2424 µg/m³ — Moderate
1414 µg/m³ — Fair
Best months: May–Jun, DecWorst months: Sep–Nov
Fair10–15 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 Malawi
Karonga: 19.3 µg/m³. Typical range in Malawi: 13.1–15.6 µg/m³. Low anchor: Dedza, 12.3 µg/m³.
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