Air Quality Lab — Ploieşti, Romania
Air Quality Profile·
Ploieşti reports an annual PM2.5 of 16.3 µg/m³. That's meaningfully above the WHO 2021 guideline of 5 µg/m³ yet within the EU annual limit of 25 µg/m³.
Ploieşti
Romania
RomaniaAnnual Average
ModerateWHO annual classification
16.3µg/m³
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
PM2.5
2424 µg/m³ — Moderate
2121 µg/m³ — Moderate
1818 µg/m³ — Moderate
1414 µg/m³ — Fair
1111 µg/m³ — Fair
1111 µg/m³ — Fair
1313 µg/m³ — Fair
1212 µg/m³ — Fair
1212 µg/m³ — Fair
1616 µg/m³ — Moderate
2222 µg/m³ — Moderate
2323 µg/m³ — Moderate
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
2424 µg/m³ — Moderate
2121 µg/m³ — Moderate
1818 µg/m³ — Moderate
1414 µg/m³ — Fair
1111 µg/m³ — Fair
1111 µg/m³ — Fair
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
1313 µg/m³ — Fair
1212 µg/m³ — Fair
1212 µg/m³ — Fair
1616 µg/m³ — Moderate
2222 µg/m³ — Moderate
2323 µg/m³ — Moderate
Best months: May–Jun, SepWorst months: Jan, Nov–Dec
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 Romania
Ploieşti: 16.3 µg/m³. Typical range in Romania: 13.3–14.6 µg/m³. Low anchor: Borşa, 11.1 µg/m³. High anchor: Bucharest, 16.0 µg/m³.
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