Air Quality Lab — Manama, Bahrain
Air Quality Profile
Manama reports an annual PM2.5 of 45.8 µg/m³. That's above the EU annual limit of 25 µg/m³ — long-term exposure here carries documented health trade-offs.
Manama
Bahrain
BahrainAnnual Average
UnhealthyWHO annual classification
45.8µg/m³
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
PM2.5
3838 µg/m³ — Unhealthy
4040 µg/m³ — Unhealthy
4242 µg/m³ — Unhealthy
5353 µg/m³ — Very Unhealthy
5656 µg/m³ — Very Unhealthy
5050 µg/m³ — Very Unhealthy
5757 µg/m³ — Very Unhealthy
4141 µg/m³ — Unhealthy
4747 µg/m³ — Unhealthy
4646 µg/m³ — Unhealthy
4444 µg/m³ — Unhealthy
3636 µg/m³ — Unhealthy
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
3838 µg/m³ — Unhealthy
4040 µg/m³ — Unhealthy
4242 µg/m³ — Unhealthy
5353 µg/m³ — Very Unhealthy
5656 µg/m³ — Very Unhealthy
5050 µg/m³ — Very Unhealthy
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
5757 µg/m³ — Very Unhealthy
4141 µg/m³ — Unhealthy
4747 µg/m³ — Unhealthy
4646 µg/m³ — Unhealthy
4444 µg/m³ — Unhealthy
3636 µg/m³ — Unhealthy
Best months: Jan–Feb, DecWorst months: Apr–May, Jul
Unhealthy35–50 µg/m³Very Unhealthy50–75 µg/m³
Based on WUSTL PM2.5 dataset (2020–2024) · WHO 2021 thresholds
Confidence: ●●●
How air quality compares
Compared across Middle East
Manama: 45.8 µg/m³. Typical range in Middle East: 20.4–33.3 µg/m³. Low anchor: Nicosia, 17.1 µg/m³. High anchor: Riyadh, 81.0 µg/m³.
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