Air Quality Lab — Kushk, Afghanistan
Air Quality Profile·
Kushk reports an annual PM2.5 of 36.9 µg/m³. That's above the EU annual limit of 25 µg/m³ — long-term exposure here carries documented health trade-offs.
Kushk
Afghanistan
AfghanistanAnnual Average
UnhealthyWHO annual classification
36.9µg/m³
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
PM2.5
2828 µg/m³ — Poor
2929 µg/m³ — Poor
2525 µg/m³ — Moderate
2525 µg/m³ — Moderate
3232 µg/m³ — Poor
3131 µg/m³ — Poor
5252 µg/m³ — Very Unhealthy
5555 µg/m³ — Very Unhealthy
5757 µg/m³ — Very Unhealthy
4242 µg/m³ — Unhealthy
2727 µg/m³ — Poor
4040 µg/m³ — Unhealthy
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
2828 µg/m³ — Poor
2929 µg/m³ — Poor
2525 µg/m³ — Moderate
2525 µg/m³ — Moderate
3232 µg/m³ — Poor
3131 µg/m³ — Poor
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
5252 µg/m³ — Very Unhealthy
5555 µg/m³ — Very Unhealthy
5757 µg/m³ — Very Unhealthy
4242 µg/m³ — Unhealthy
2727 µg/m³ — Poor
4040 µg/m³ — Unhealthy
Best months: Mar–Apr, NovWorst months: Jul–Sep
Moderate15–25 µg/m³Poor25–35 µg/m³Unhealthy35–50 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
Kushk: 36.9 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.
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