Air Quality Lab — Najaf, Iraq
Air Quality Profile·
Najaf reports an annual PM2.5 of 46.2 µg/m³. That's above the EU annual limit of 25 µg/m³ — long-term exposure here carries documented health trade-offs.
Najaf
Iraq
IraqAnnual Average
UnhealthyWHO annual classification
46.2µg/m³
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
PM2.5
3939 µg/m³ — Unhealthy
4545 µg/m³ — Unhealthy
4141 µg/m³ — Unhealthy
4949 µg/m³ — Unhealthy
4848 µg/m³ — Unhealthy
4545 µg/m³ — Unhealthy
5050 µg/m³ — Very Unhealthy
5353 µg/m³ — Very Unhealthy
4747 µg/m³ — Unhealthy
4848 µg/m³ — Unhealthy
4444 µg/m³ — Unhealthy
4545 µg/m³ — Unhealthy
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
3939 µg/m³ — Unhealthy
4545 µg/m³ — Unhealthy
4141 µg/m³ — Unhealthy
4949 µg/m³ — Unhealthy
4848 µg/m³ — Unhealthy
4545 µg/m³ — Unhealthy
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
5050 µg/m³ — Very Unhealthy
5353 µg/m³ — Very Unhealthy
4747 µg/m³ — Unhealthy
4848 µg/m³ — Unhealthy
4444 µg/m³ — Unhealthy
4545 µg/m³ — Unhealthy
Best months: Jan, Mar, NovWorst months: Apr, Jul–Aug
Unhealthy35–50 µg/m³Very Unhealthy50–75 µg/m³
Based on WUSTL PM2.5 dataset (2020–2024) · WHO 2021 thresholds
Confidence: ●●●
How air quality compares
Compared across Iraq
Najaf: 46.2 µg/m³. Typical range in Iraq: 32.1–41.2 µg/m³. Low anchor: ‘Anat al Qadīmah, 24.5 µg/m³. High anchor: As Samawah, 70.4 µg/m³.
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