Air Quality Lab — Mafinga, Tanzania
Air Quality Profile·
Mafinga reports an annual PM2.5 of 13.6 µg/m³. That's roughly double the WHO 2021 guideline but still far below the EU annual limit of 25 µg/m³.
Mafinga
Tanzania
TanzaniaAnnual Average
FairWHO annual classification
13.6µg/m³
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
PM2.5
1818 µg/m³ — Moderate
1515 µg/m³ — Moderate
1313 µg/m³ — Fair
1313 µg/m³ — Fair
1212 µg/m³ — Fair
7.17.1 µg/m³ — Good
1111 µg/m³ — Fair
1313 µg/m³ — Fair
1616 µg/m³ — Moderate
1414 µg/m³ — Fair
1616 µg/m³ — Moderate
1515 µg/m³ — Fair
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
1818 µg/m³ — Moderate
1515 µg/m³ — Moderate
1313 µg/m³ — Fair
1313 µg/m³ — Fair
1212 µg/m³ — Fair
7.17.1 µg/m³ — Good
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
1111 µg/m³ — Fair
1313 µg/m³ — Fair
1616 µg/m³ — Moderate
1414 µg/m³ — Fair
1616 µg/m³ — Moderate
1515 µg/m³ — Fair
Best months: May–JulWorst months: Jan, Sep, Nov
Good5–10 µg/m³Fair10–15 µg/m³Moderate15–25 µg/m³
Based on WUSTL PM2.5 dataset (2020–2024) · WHO 2021 thresholds
Confidence: ●●●
How air quality compares
Compared across Tanzania
Mafinga: 13.6 µg/m³. Typical range in Tanzania: 12.9–17.0 µg/m³. Low anchor: Lindi, 7.8 µg/m³. High anchor: Kigoma, 27.1 µg/m³.
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