Air Quality Lab — Papeete, French Polynesia
Air Quality Profile·
Papeete reports an annual PM2.5 of 3.0 µg/m³. That's below the WHO 2021 annual guideline of 5 µg/m³ — cleaner than most cities on the continent.
Papeete
French Polynesia
French PolynesiaAnnual Average
ExcellentWHO annual classification
3.0µg/m³
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
PM2.5
3.33.3 µg/m³ — Excellent
3.03.0 µg/m³ — Excellent
3.73.7 µg/m³ — Excellent
3.23.2 µg/m³ — Excellent
1.91.9 µg/m³ — Excellent
2.22.2 µg/m³ — Excellent
2.12.1 µg/m³ — Excellent
2.62.6 µg/m³ — Excellent
3.23.2 µg/m³ — Excellent
3.83.8 µg/m³ — Excellent
3.33.3 µg/m³ — Excellent
3.23.2 µg/m³ — Excellent
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
3.33.3 µg/m³ — Excellent
3.03.0 µg/m³ — Excellent
3.73.7 µg/m³ — Excellent
3.23.2 µg/m³ — Excellent
1.91.9 µg/m³ — Excellent
2.22.2 µg/m³ — Excellent
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
2.12.1 µg/m³ — Excellent
2.62.6 µg/m³ — Excellent
3.23.2 µg/m³ — Excellent
3.83.8 µg/m³ — Excellent
3.33.3 µg/m³ — Excellent
3.23.2 µg/m³ — Excellent
Best months: May–JulWorst months: Mar, Oct–Nov
Excellent0–5 µg/m³
Based on WUSTL PM2.5 dataset (2020–2024) · WHO 2021 thresholds
Confidence: ●●●
How air quality compares
Compared worldwide
Papeete: 3.0 µg/m³. Typical range: 8.9–26.6 µg/m³. Low anchor: Bergen, 4.9 µg/m³. High anchor: Diepsloot, 162.1 µg/m³.
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