Air Quality Lab — Kraków, Poland
Air Quality Profile
Kraków reports an annual PM2.5 of 18.8 µg/m³. That's meaningfully above the WHO 2021 guideline of 5 µg/m³ yet within the EU annual limit of 25 µg/m³.
Kraków
Poland
PolandAnnual Average
ModerateWHO annual classification
18.8µg/m³
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
PM2.5
2525 µg/m³ — Poor
2121 µg/m³ — Moderate
2222 µg/m³ — Moderate
2020 µg/m³ — Moderate
1313 µg/m³ — Fair
1212 µg/m³ — Fair
1212 µg/m³ — Fair
1313 µg/m³ — Fair
1414 µg/m³ — Fair
1818 µg/m³ — Moderate
2525 µg/m³ — Poor
3030 µg/m³ — Poor
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
2525 µg/m³ — Poor
2121 µg/m³ — Moderate
2222 µg/m³ — Moderate
2020 µg/m³ — Moderate
1313 µg/m³ — Fair
1212 µg/m³ — Fair
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
1212 µg/m³ — Fair
1313 µg/m³ — Fair
1414 µg/m³ — Fair
1818 µg/m³ — Moderate
2525 µg/m³ — Poor
3030 µg/m³ — Poor
Best months: May–JulWorst months: Jan, Nov–Dec
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 Poland
Kraków: 18.8 µg/m³. Typical range in Poland: 11.9–15.8 µg/m³. Low anchor: Ustka, 8.1 µg/m³. High anchor: Sosnowiec, 19.7 µg/m³.
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