Air Quality Lab — Sonsonate, El Salvador
Air Quality Profile·
Sonsonate reports an annual PM2.5 of 21.5 µg/m³. That's meaningfully above the WHO 2021 guideline of 5 µg/m³ yet within the EU annual limit of 25 µg/m³.
Sonsonate
El Salvador
El SalvadorAnnual Average
ModerateWHO annual classification
21.5µg/m³
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
PM2.5
1818 µg/m³ — Moderate
2020 µg/m³ — Moderate
2020 µg/m³ — Moderate
2525 µg/m³ — Moderate
3030 µg/m³ — Poor
2121 µg/m³ — Moderate
2222 µg/m³ — Moderate
2121 µg/m³ — Moderate
2323 µg/m³ — Moderate
2424 µg/m³ — Moderate
1818 µg/m³ — Moderate
1818 µg/m³ — Moderate
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
1818 µg/m³ — Moderate
2020 µg/m³ — Moderate
2020 µg/m³ — Moderate
2525 µg/m³ — Moderate
3030 µg/m³ — Poor
2121 µg/m³ — Moderate
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
2222 µg/m³ — Moderate
2121 µg/m³ — Moderate
2323 µg/m³ — Moderate
2424 µg/m³ — Moderate
1818 µg/m³ — Moderate
1818 µg/m³ — Moderate
Best months: Jan, Nov–DecWorst months: Apr–May, Oct
Moderate15–25 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 El Salvador
Sonsonate: 21.5 µg/m³. Typical range in El Salvador: 15.9–21.5 µg/m³. Low anchor: Puerto El Triunfo, 14.9 µg/m³. High anchor: San Salvador, 24.6 µg/m³.
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