Air Quality Lab — May Pen, Jamaica
Air Quality Profile·
May Pen reports an annual PM2.5 of 16.8 µg/m³. That's meaningfully above the WHO 2021 guideline of 5 µg/m³ yet within the EU annual limit of 25 µg/m³.
May Pen
Jamaica
JamaicaAnnual Average
ModerateWHO annual classification
16.8µg/m³
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
PM2.5
1515 µg/m³ — Moderate
1414 µg/m³ — Fair
1616 µg/m³ — Moderate
1717 µg/m³ — Moderate
1717 µg/m³ — Moderate
1616 µg/m³ — Moderate
2020 µg/m³ — Moderate
2020 µg/m³ — Moderate
2020 µg/m³ — Moderate
1818 µg/m³ — Moderate
1616 µg/m³ — Moderate
1414 µg/m³ — Fair
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
1515 µg/m³ — Moderate
1414 µg/m³ — Fair
1616 µg/m³ — Moderate
1717 µg/m³ — Moderate
1717 µg/m³ — Moderate
1616 µg/m³ — Moderate
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
2020 µg/m³ — Moderate
2020 µg/m³ — Moderate
2020 µg/m³ — Moderate
1818 µg/m³ — Moderate
1616 µg/m³ — Moderate
1414 µg/m³ — Fair
Best months: Jan–Feb, DecWorst months: Jul–Sep
Fair10–15 µg/m³Moderate15–25 µg/m³
Based on WUSTL PM2.5 dataset (2020–2024) · WHO 2021 thresholds
Confidence: ●●●
How air quality compares
Compared across Jamaica
May Pen: 16.8 µg/m³. Typical range in Jamaica: 14.7–16.8 µg/m³. Low anchor: Linstead, 13.3 µg/m³. High anchor: Kingston, 22.6 µg/m³.
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