Air Quality Lab — Lyon, France
Air Quality Profile
Lyon reports an annual PM2.5 of 10.6 µg/m³. That's roughly double the WHO 2021 guideline but still far below the EU annual limit of 25 µg/m³.
Lyon
France
FranceAnnual Average
FairWHO annual classification
10.6µg/m³
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
PM2.5
1414 µg/m³ — Fair
1313 µg/m³ — Fair
1111 µg/m³ — Fair
1111 µg/m³ — Fair
8.58.5 µg/m³ — Good
7.87.8 µg/m³ — Good
8.38.3 µg/m³ — Good
9.29.2 µg/m³ — Good
9.09.0 µg/m³ — Good
1111 µg/m³ — Fair
1212 µg/m³ — Fair
1313 µg/m³ — Fair
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
1414 µg/m³ — Fair
1313 µg/m³ — Fair
1111 µg/m³ — Fair
1111 µg/m³ — Fair
8.58.5 µg/m³ — Good
7.87.8 µg/m³ — Good
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
8.38.3 µg/m³ — Good
9.29.2 µg/m³ — Good
9.09.0 µg/m³ — Good
1111 µg/m³ — Fair
1212 µg/m³ — Fair
1313 µg/m³ — Fair
Best months: May–JulWorst months: Jan–Feb, Dec
Good5–10 µg/m³Fair10–15 µg/m³
Based on WUSTL PM2.5 dataset (2020–2024) · WHO 2021 thresholds
Confidence: ●●●
How air quality compares
Compared across France
Lyon: 10.6 µg/m³. Typical range in France: 7.5–8.6 µg/m³. Low anchor: Saint-Leu, 6.0 µg/m³. High anchor: Paris, 10.1 µg/m³.
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