Air Quality Lab — Portmore, Jamaica
Air Quality Profile·
Portmore reports an annual PM2.5 of 21.4 µg/m³. That's meaningfully above the WHO 2021 guideline of 5 µg/m³ yet within the EU annual limit of 25 µg/m³.
Portmore
Jamaica
JamaicaAnnual Average
ModerateWHO annual classification
21.4µg/m³
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
PM2.5
1919 µg/m³ — Moderate
1919 µg/m³ — Moderate
1919 µg/m³ — Moderate
2020 µg/m³ — Moderate
2222 µg/m³ — Moderate
2424 µg/m³ — Moderate
2626 µg/m³ — Poor
2525 µg/m³ — Moderate
2525 µg/m³ — Moderate
2222 µg/m³ — Moderate
1919 µg/m³ — Moderate
1919 µg/m³ — Moderate
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
1919 µg/m³ — Moderate
1919 µg/m³ — Moderate
1919 µg/m³ — Moderate
2020 µg/m³ — Moderate
2222 µg/m³ — Moderate
2424 µg/m³ — Moderate
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
2626 µg/m³ — Poor
2525 µg/m³ — Moderate
2525 µg/m³ — Moderate
2222 µg/m³ — Moderate
1919 µg/m³ — Moderate
1919 µg/m³ — Moderate
Best months: Jan–MarWorst months: Jul–Sep
Moderate15–25 µg/m³Poor25–35 µg/m³
Based on WUSTL PM2.5 dataset (2020–2024) · WHO 2021 thresholds
Confidence: ●●●
How air quality compares
Compared across Jamaica
Portmore: 21.4 µg/m³. Typical range in Jamaica: 14.7–16.8 µg/m³. Low anchor: Linstead, 13.3 µg/m³. High anchor: Kingston, 22.6 µg/m³.
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