Air Quality Lab — Maputsoe, Lesotho
Air Quality Profile·
Maputsoe reports an annual PM2.5 of 23.3 µg/m³. That's meaningfully above the WHO 2021 guideline of 5 µg/m³ yet within the EU annual limit of 25 µg/m³.
Maputsoe
Lesotho
LesothoAnnual Average
ModerateWHO annual classification
23.3µg/m³
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
PM2.5
1919 µg/m³ — Moderate
2020 µg/m³ — Moderate
1919 µg/m³ — Moderate
1616 µg/m³ — Moderate
2525 µg/m³ — Moderate
2525 µg/m³ — Moderate
4444 µg/m³ — Unhealthy
2727 µg/m³ — Poor
2727 µg/m³ — Poor
1919 µg/m³ — Moderate
1616 µg/m³ — Moderate
2222 µg/m³ — Moderate
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
1919 µg/m³ — Moderate
2020 µg/m³ — Moderate
1919 µg/m³ — Moderate
1616 µg/m³ — Moderate
2525 µg/m³ — Moderate
2525 µg/m³ — Moderate
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
4444 µg/m³ — Unhealthy
2727 µg/m³ — Poor
2727 µg/m³ — Poor
1919 µg/m³ — Moderate
1616 µg/m³ — Moderate
2222 µg/m³ — Moderate
Best months: Mar–Apr, NovWorst months: Jul–Sep
Moderate15–25 µg/m³Poor25–35 µg/m³Unhealthy35–50 µg/m³
Based on WUSTL PM2.5 dataset (2020–2024) · WHO 2021 thresholds
Confidence: ●●●
How air quality compares
Compared across Lesotho
Maputsoe: 23.3 µg/m³. Typical range in Lesotho: 28.2–32.7 µg/m³. High anchor: Thaba-Tseka, 39.5 µg/m³.
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