Air Quality Lab — Maldonado, Uruguay
Air Quality Profile·
Maldonado reports an annual PM2.5 of 12.5 µg/m³. That's roughly double the WHO 2021 guideline but still far below the EU annual limit of 25 µg/m³.
Maldonado
Uruguay
UruguayAnnual Average
FairWHO annual classification
12.5µg/m³
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
PM2.5
1212 µg/m³ — Fair
1010 µg/m³ — Fair
1111 µg/m³ — Fair
1111 µg/m³ — Fair
1212 µg/m³ — Fair
1414 µg/m³ — Fair
1717 µg/m³ — Moderate
1717 µg/m³ — Moderate
1414 µg/m³ — Fair
1212 µg/m³ — Fair
1212 µg/m³ — Fair
9.49.4 µg/m³ — Good
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
1212 µg/m³ — Fair
1010 µg/m³ — Fair
1111 µg/m³ — Fair
1111 µg/m³ — Fair
1212 µg/m³ — Fair
1414 µg/m³ — Fair
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
1717 µg/m³ — Moderate
1717 µg/m³ — Moderate
1414 µg/m³ — Fair
1212 µg/m³ — Fair
1212 µg/m³ — Fair
9.49.4 µg/m³ — Good
Best months: Feb–Mar, DecWorst months: Jul–Sep
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 Uruguay
Maldonado: 12.5 µg/m³. Typical range in Uruguay: 9.8–11.3 µg/m³. Low anchor: Melo, 8.4 µg/m³. High anchor: Montevideo, 13.1 µg/m³.
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