Air Quality Lab — Merke, Kazakhstan
Air Quality Profile·
Merke reports an annual PM2.5 of 17.6 µg/m³. That's meaningfully above the WHO 2021 guideline of 5 µg/m³ yet within the EU annual limit of 25 µg/m³.
Merke
Kazakhstan
KazakhstanAnnual Average
ModerateWHO annual classification
17.6µg/m³
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
PM2.5
1616 µg/m³ — Moderate
1818 µg/m³ — Moderate
1313 µg/m³ — Fair
1414 µg/m³ — Fair
1515 µg/m³ — Fair
1616 µg/m³ — Moderate
1616 µg/m³ — Moderate
1515 µg/m³ — Fair
2020 µg/m³ — Moderate
2121 µg/m³ — Moderate
2727 µg/m³ — Poor
2121 µg/m³ — Moderate
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
1616 µg/m³ — Moderate
1818 µg/m³ — Moderate
1313 µg/m³ — Fair
1414 µg/m³ — Fair
1515 µg/m³ — Fair
1616 µg/m³ — Moderate
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
1616 µg/m³ — Moderate
1515 µg/m³ — Fair
2020 µg/m³ — Moderate
2121 µg/m³ — Moderate
2727 µg/m³ — Poor
2121 µg/m³ — Moderate
Best months: Mar–MayWorst months: Oct–Dec
Fair10–15 µg/m³Moderate15–25 µg/m³Poor25–35 µg/m³
Based on WUSTL PM2.5 dataset (2020–2024) · WHO 2021 thresholds
Confidence: ●●●
How air quality compares
Compared across Kazakhstan
Merke: 17.6 µg/m³. Typical range in Kazakhstan: 10.7–20.8 µg/m³. Low anchor: Kandyagash, 8.7 µg/m³. High anchor: Almaty, 31.9 µg/m³.
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