Air Quality Lab — Khāsh, Afghanistan
Air Quality Profile·
Khāsh reports an annual PM2.5 of 57.8 µg/m³. That's above the EU annual limit of 25 µg/m³ — long-term exposure here carries documented health trade-offs.
Khāsh
Afghanistan
AfghanistanAnnual Average
Very UnhealthyWHO annual classification
57.8µg/m³
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
PM2.5
3535 µg/m³ — Unhealthy
5353 µg/m³ — Very Unhealthy
3838 µg/m³ — Unhealthy
3636 µg/m³ — Unhealthy
4747 µg/m³ — Unhealthy
6565 µg/m³ — Very Unhealthy
107107 µg/m³ — Hazardous
101101 µg/m³ — Hazardous
4040 µg/m³ — Unhealthy
5555 µg/m³ — Very Unhealthy
6060 µg/m³ — Very Unhealthy
5757 µg/m³ — Very Unhealthy
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
3535 µg/m³ — Unhealthy
5353 µg/m³ — Very Unhealthy
3838 µg/m³ — Unhealthy
3636 µg/m³ — Unhealthy
4747 µg/m³ — Unhealthy
6565 µg/m³ — Very Unhealthy
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
107107 µg/m³ — Hazardous
101101 µg/m³ — Hazardous
4040 µg/m³ — Unhealthy
5555 µg/m³ — Very Unhealthy
6060 µg/m³ — Very Unhealthy
5757 µg/m³ — Very Unhealthy
Best months: Jan, Mar–AprWorst months: Jun–Aug
Unhealthy35–50 µg/m³Very Unhealthy50–75 µg/m³Hazardous>75 µg/m³
Based on WUSTL PM2.5 dataset (2020–2024) · WHO 2021 thresholds
Confidence: ●●●
How air quality compares
Compared across Afghanistan
Khāsh: 57.8 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.
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