Air Quality Lab — Pointe-Noire, Republic of the Congo
Air Quality Profile·
Pointe-Noire reports an annual PM2.5 of 19.5 µg/m³. That's meaningfully above the WHO 2021 guideline of 5 µg/m³ yet within the EU annual limit of 25 µg/m³.
Pointe-Noire
Republic of the Congo
Republic of the CongoAnnual Average
ModerateWHO annual classification
19.5µg/m³
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
PM2.5
1313 µg/m³ — Fair
1414 µg/m³ — Fair
1616 µg/m³ — Moderate
1717 µg/m³ — Moderate
2828 µg/m³ — Poor
3333 µg/m³ — Poor
3232 µg/m³ — Poor
2727 µg/m³ — Poor
1919 µg/m³ — Moderate
1414 µg/m³ — Fair
1111 µg/m³ — Fair
1111 µg/m³ — Fair
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
1313 µg/m³ — Fair
1414 µg/m³ — Fair
1616 µg/m³ — Moderate
1717 µg/m³ — Moderate
2828 µg/m³ — Poor
3333 µg/m³ — Poor
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
3232 µg/m³ — Poor
2727 µg/m³ — Poor
1919 µg/m³ — Moderate
1414 µg/m³ — Fair
1111 µg/m³ — Fair
1111 µg/m³ — Fair
Best months: Jan, Nov–DecWorst months: May–Jul
Fair10–15 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 Republic of the Congo
Pointe-Noire: 19.5 µg/m³. Typical range in Republic of the Congo: 28.3–36.1 µg/m³. High anchor: Brazzaville, 39.9 µg/m³.
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