Air Quality Lab — Safaga, Egypt
Air Quality Profile·
Safaga reports an annual PM2.5 of 22.2 µg/m³. That's meaningfully above the WHO 2021 guideline of 5 µg/m³ yet within the EU annual limit of 25 µg/m³.
Safaga
Egypt
EgyptAnnual Average
ModerateWHO annual classification
22.2µg/m³
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
PM2.5
2424 µg/m³ — Moderate
2929 µg/m³ — Poor
2424 µg/m³ — Moderate
2828 µg/m³ — Poor
2727 µg/m³ — Poor
2222 µg/m³ — Moderate
1717 µg/m³ — Moderate
2020 µg/m³ — Moderate
1818 µg/m³ — Moderate
1717 µg/m³ — Moderate
1919 µg/m³ — Moderate
2121 µg/m³ — Moderate
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
2424 µg/m³ — Moderate
2929 µg/m³ — Poor
2424 µg/m³ — Moderate
2828 µg/m³ — Poor
2727 µg/m³ — Poor
2222 µg/m³ — Moderate
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
1717 µg/m³ — Moderate
2020 µg/m³ — Moderate
1818 µg/m³ — Moderate
1717 µg/m³ — Moderate
1919 µg/m³ — Moderate
2121 µg/m³ — Moderate
Best months: Jul, Sep–OctWorst months: Feb, Apr–May
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 Egypt
Safaga: 22.2 µg/m³. Typical range in Egypt: 26.1–37.8 µg/m³. Low anchor: Damietta, 20.8 µg/m³. High anchor: Cairo, 42.9 µg/m³.
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