Air Quality Lab — Mpika, Zambia
Air Quality Profile·
Mpika reports an annual PM2.5 of 16.5 µg/m³. That's meaningfully above the WHO 2021 guideline of 5 µg/m³ yet within the EU annual limit of 25 µg/m³.
Mpika
Zambia
ZambiaAnnual Average
ModerateWHO annual classification
16.5µg/m³
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
PM2.5
1818 µg/m³ — Moderate
2020 µg/m³ — Moderate
1818 µg/m³ — Moderate
1111 µg/m³ — Fair
7.17.1 µg/m³ — Good
8.18.1 µg/m³ — Good
1111 µg/m³ — Fair
2222 µg/m³ — Moderate
3333 µg/m³ — Poor
2626 µg/m³ — Poor
1414 µg/m³ — Fair
1010 µg/m³ — Fair
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
1818 µg/m³ — Moderate
2020 µg/m³ — Moderate
1818 µg/m³ — Moderate
1111 µg/m³ — Fair
7.17.1 µg/m³ — Good
8.18.1 µg/m³ — Good
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
1111 µg/m³ — Fair
2222 µg/m³ — Moderate
3333 µg/m³ — Poor
2626 µg/m³ — Poor
1414 µg/m³ — Fair
1010 µg/m³ — Fair
Best months: May–Jun, DecWorst months: Aug–Oct
Good5–10 µg/m³Fair10–15 µg/m³Moderate15–25 µg/m³Poor25–35 µg/m³
Based on WUSTL PM2.5 dataset (2020–2024) · WHO 2021 thresholds
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How air quality compares
Compared across Zambia
Mpika: 16.5 µg/m³. Typical range in Zambia: 15.7–20.1 µg/m³. Low anchor: Kalomo, 13.0 µg/m³. High anchor: Chingola, 24.5 µg/m³.
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