Air Quality Lab — Kirkuk, Iraq
Air Quality Profile·
Kirkuk reports an annual PM2.5 of 59.7 µg/m³. That's above the EU annual limit of 25 µg/m³ — long-term exposure here carries documented health trade-offs.
Kirkuk
Iraq
IraqAnnual Average
Very UnhealthyWHO annual classification
59.7µg/m³
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
PM2.5
7575 µg/m³ — Very Unhealthy
5555 µg/m³ — Very Unhealthy
4141 µg/m³ — Unhealthy
4646 µg/m³ — Unhealthy
5858 µg/m³ — Very Unhealthy
5555 µg/m³ — Very Unhealthy
5151 µg/m³ — Very Unhealthy
5959 µg/m³ — Very Unhealthy
6767 µg/m³ — Very Unhealthy
8181 µg/m³ — Hazardous
6666 µg/m³ — Very Unhealthy
6262 µg/m³ — Very Unhealthy
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
7575 µg/m³ — Very Unhealthy
5555 µg/m³ — Very Unhealthy
4141 µg/m³ — Unhealthy
4646 µg/m³ — Unhealthy
5858 µg/m³ — Very Unhealthy
5555 µg/m³ — Very Unhealthy
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
5151 µg/m³ — Very Unhealthy
5959 µg/m³ — Very Unhealthy
6767 µg/m³ — Very Unhealthy
8181 µg/m³ — Hazardous
6666 µg/m³ — Very Unhealthy
6262 µg/m³ — Very Unhealthy
Best months: Mar–Apr, JulWorst months: Jan, Sep–Oct
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 Iraq
Kirkuk: 59.7 µg/m³. Typical range in Iraq: 32.1–41.2 µg/m³. Low anchor: ‘Anat al Qadīmah, 24.5 µg/m³. High anchor: As Samawah, 70.4 µg/m³.
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