Air Quality Lab — Khān Neshīn, Afghanistan
Air Quality Profile·
Khān Neshīn reports an annual PM2.5 of 44.9 µg/m³. That's above the EU annual limit of 25 µg/m³ — long-term exposure here carries documented health trade-offs.
Khān Neshīn
Afghanistan
AfghanistanAnnual Average
UnhealthyWHO annual classification
44.9µg/m³
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
PM2.5
3838 µg/m³ — Unhealthy
4141 µg/m³ — Unhealthy
4646 µg/m³ — Unhealthy
3838 µg/m³ — Unhealthy
4343 µg/m³ — Unhealthy
4545 µg/m³ — Unhealthy
5353 µg/m³ — Very Unhealthy
5656 µg/m³ — Very Unhealthy
5353 µg/m³ — Very Unhealthy
3535 µg/m³ — Unhealthy
3838 µg/m³ — Unhealthy
5555 µg/m³ — Very Unhealthy
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
3838 µg/m³ — Unhealthy
4141 µg/m³ — Unhealthy
4646 µg/m³ — Unhealthy
3838 µg/m³ — Unhealthy
4343 µg/m³ — Unhealthy
4545 µg/m³ — Unhealthy
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
5353 µg/m³ — Very Unhealthy
5656 µg/m³ — Very Unhealthy
5353 µg/m³ — Very Unhealthy
3535 µg/m³ — Unhealthy
3838 µg/m³ — Unhealthy
5555 µg/m³ — Very Unhealthy
Best months: Jan, Apr, OctWorst months: Aug–Sep, Dec
Unhealthy35–50 µg/m³Very Unhealthy50–75 µg/m³
Based on WUSTL PM2.5 dataset (2020–2024) · WHO 2021 thresholds
Confidence: ●●●
How air quality compares
Compared across Afghanistan
Khān Neshīn: 44.9 µg/m³. Typical range in Afghanistan: 26.5–38.1 µg/m³. Low anchor: Fayzabad, 19.8 µg/m³. High anchor: Mazār-e Sharīf, 68.2 µg/m³.
49 cities tracked