Air Quality Lab — Mount Hagen, Papua New Guinea
Air Quality Profile·
Mount Hagen reports an annual PM2.5 of 15.2 µg/m³. That's meaningfully above the WHO 2021 guideline of 5 µg/m³ yet within the EU annual limit of 25 µg/m³.
Mount Hagen
Papua New Guinea
Papua New GuineaAnnual Average
ModerateWHO annual classification
15.2µg/m³
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
PM2.5
1818 µg/m³ — Moderate
1717 µg/m³ — Moderate
1717 µg/m³ — Moderate
1616 µg/m³ — Moderate
1313 µg/m³ — Fair
1515 µg/m³ — Fair
1414 µg/m³ — Fair
1212 µg/m³ — Fair
1616 µg/m³ — Moderate
1313 µg/m³ — Fair
1515 µg/m³ — Fair
1717 µg/m³ — Moderate
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
1818 µg/m³ — Moderate
1717 µg/m³ — Moderate
1717 µg/m³ — Moderate
1616 µg/m³ — Moderate
1313 µg/m³ — Fair
1515 µg/m³ — Fair
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
1414 µg/m³ — Fair
1212 µg/m³ — Fair
1616 µg/m³ — Moderate
1313 µg/m³ — Fair
1515 µg/m³ — Fair
1717 µg/m³ — Moderate
Best months: May, Aug, OctWorst months: Jan–Feb, Dec
Fair10–15 µg/m³Moderate15–25 µg/m³
Based on WUSTL PM2.5 dataset (2020–2024) · WHO 2021 thresholds
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How air quality compares
Compared across Papua New Guinea
Mount Hagen: 15.2 µg/m³. Typical range in Papua New Guinea: 7.8–11.3 µg/m³. Low anchor: Arawa, 5.4 µg/m³. High anchor: Goroka, 18.2 µg/m³.
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