Air Quality Lab — Quetta, Pakistan
Air Quality Profile·
Quetta reports an annual PM2.5 of 34.9 µg/m³. That's above the EU annual limit of 25 µg/m³ — long-term exposure here carries documented health trade-offs.
Quetta
Pakistan
PakistanAnnual Average
PoorWHO annual classification
34.9µg/m³
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
PM2.5
3232 µg/m³ — Poor
2929 µg/m³ — Poor
2929 µg/m³ — Poor
2626 µg/m³ — Poor
2828 µg/m³ — Poor
3636 µg/m³ — Unhealthy
3838 µg/m³ — Unhealthy
3737 µg/m³ — Unhealthy
5252 µg/m³ — Very Unhealthy
3939 µg/m³ — Unhealthy
3636 µg/m³ — Unhealthy
3737 µg/m³ — Unhealthy
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
3232 µg/m³ — Poor
2929 µg/m³ — Poor
2929 µg/m³ — Poor
2626 µg/m³ — Poor
2828 µg/m³ — Poor
3636 µg/m³ — Unhealthy
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
3838 µg/m³ — Unhealthy
3737 µg/m³ — Unhealthy
5252 µg/m³ — Very Unhealthy
3939 µg/m³ — Unhealthy
3636 µg/m³ — Unhealthy
3737 µg/m³ — Unhealthy
Best months: Feb, Apr–MayWorst months: Jul, Sep–Oct
Poor25–35 µg/m³Unhealthy35–50 µg/m³Very Unhealthy50–75 µg/m³
Based on WUSTL PM2.5 dataset (2020–2024) · WHO 2021 thresholds
Confidence: ●●●
How air quality compares
Compared across Pakistan
Quetta: 34.9 µg/m³. Typical range in Pakistan: 44.5–57.2 µg/m³. Low anchor: Mansehra, 25.0 µg/m³. High anchor: Lahore, 80.1 µg/m³.
304 cities tracked