Air Quality Lab — Panamá, Panama
Air Quality Profile
Panamá reports an annual PM2.5 of 15.4 µg/m³. That's meaningfully above the WHO 2021 guideline of 5 µg/m³ yet within the EU annual limit of 25 µg/m³.
Panamá
Panama
PanamaAnnual Average
ModerateWHO annual classification
15.4µg/m³
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
PM2.5
1414 µg/m³ — Fair
1414 µg/m³ — Fair
1515 µg/m³ — Fair
1818 µg/m³ — Moderate
1717 µg/m³ — Moderate
1616 µg/m³ — Moderate
2020 µg/m³ — Moderate
1717 µg/m³ — Moderate
1212 µg/m³ — Fair
1313 µg/m³ — Fair
1515 µg/m³ — Fair
1515 µg/m³ — Fair
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
1414 µg/m³ — Fair
1414 µg/m³ — Fair
1515 µg/m³ — Fair
1818 µg/m³ — Moderate
1717 µg/m³ — Moderate
1616 µg/m³ — Moderate
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
2020 µg/m³ — Moderate
1717 µg/m³ — Moderate
1212 µg/m³ — Fair
1313 µg/m³ — Fair
1515 µg/m³ — Fair
1515 µg/m³ — Fair
Best months: Jan, Sep–OctWorst months: Apr–May, Jul
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 Panama
Panamá: 15.4 µg/m³. Typical range in Panama: 12.8–15.4 µg/m³. Low anchor: La Concepción, 12.2 µg/m³. High anchor: Arraiján, 16.6 µg/m³.
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