Air Quality Lab — Longyearbyen, Svalbard and Jan Mayen
Air Quality Profile·
Longyearbyen reports an annual PM2.5 of 0.0 µg/m³. That's below the WHO 2021 annual guideline of 5 µg/m³ — cleaner than most cities on the continent.
Longyearbyen
Svalbard and Jan Mayen
Svalbard and Jan MayenAnnual Average
ExcellentWHO annual classification
0.0µg/m³
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
PM2.5
0.00.0 µg/m³ — Excellent
0.00.0 µg/m³ — Excellent
0.00.0 µg/m³ — Excellent
0.00.0 µg/m³ — Excellent
0.00.0 µg/m³ — Excellent
0.00.0 µg/m³ — Excellent
0.00.0 µg/m³ — Excellent
0.00.0 µg/m³ — Excellent
0.00.0 µg/m³ — Excellent
0.00.0 µg/m³ — Excellent
0.00.0 µg/m³ — Excellent
0.00.0 µg/m³ — Excellent
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
0.00.0 µg/m³ — Excellent
0.00.0 µg/m³ — Excellent
0.00.0 µg/m³ — Excellent
0.00.0 µg/m³ — Excellent
0.00.0 µg/m³ — Excellent
0.00.0 µg/m³ — Excellent
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
0.00.0 µg/m³ — Excellent
0.00.0 µg/m³ — Excellent
0.00.0 µg/m³ — Excellent
0.00.0 µg/m³ — Excellent
0.00.0 µg/m³ — Excellent
0.00.0 µg/m³ — Excellent
Best months: Jan–MarWorst months: Oct–Dec
Excellent0–5 µg/m³
Based on WUSTL PM2.5 dataset (2020–2024) · WHO 2021 thresholds
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How air quality compares
Compared worldwide
Longyearbyen: 0.0 µg/m³. Typical range: 8.9–26.6 µg/m³. Low anchor: Bergen, 4.9 µg/m³. High anchor: Diepsloot, 162.1 µg/m³.
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