Air Quality Lab — Moscow, Russia
Air Quality Profile
Moscow 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.
Moscow
Russia
RussiaAnnual Average
ModerateWHO annual classification
16.8µg/m³
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
PM2.5
2222 µg/m³ — Moderate
2020 µg/m³ — Moderate
1919 µg/m³ — Moderate
1818 µg/m³ — Moderate
1616 µg/m³ — Moderate
1515 µg/m³ — Fair
1313 µg/m³ — Fair
1414 µg/m³ — Fair
1616 µg/m³ — Moderate
1616 µg/m³ — Moderate
1414 µg/m³ — Fair
2020 µg/m³ — Moderate
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
2222 µg/m³ — Moderate
2020 µg/m³ — Moderate
1919 µg/m³ — Moderate
1818 µg/m³ — Moderate
1616 µg/m³ — Moderate
1515 µg/m³ — Fair
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
1313 µg/m³ — Fair
1414 µg/m³ — Fair
1616 µg/m³ — Moderate
1616 µg/m³ — Moderate
1414 µg/m³ — Fair
2020 µg/m³ — Moderate
Best months: Jul–Aug, NovWorst months: Jan–Feb, Dec
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 Russia
Moscow: 16.8 µg/m³. Typical range in Russia: 9.1–11.8 µg/m³. Low anchor: Murmansk, 3.2 µg/m³. High anchor: Vidnoye, 21.1 µg/m³.
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