Air Quality Lab — Sumbawanga, Tanzania
Air Quality Profile·
Sumbawanga reports an annual PM2.5 of 15.8 µg/m³. That's meaningfully above the WHO 2021 guideline of 5 µg/m³ yet within the EU annual limit of 25 µg/m³.
Sumbawanga
Tanzania
TanzaniaAnnual Average
ModerateWHO annual classification
15.8µg/m³
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
PM2.5
1919 µg/m³ — Moderate
1919 µg/m³ — Moderate
1616 µg/m³ — Moderate
1212 µg/m³ — Fair
9.39.3 µg/m³ — Good
7.67.6 µg/m³ — Good
1111 µg/m³ — Fair
2121 µg/m³ — Moderate
2727 µg/m³ — Poor
2121 µg/m³ — Moderate
1313 µg/m³ — Fair
1414 µg/m³ — Fair
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
1919 µg/m³ — Moderate
1919 µg/m³ — Moderate
1616 µg/m³ — Moderate
1212 µg/m³ — Fair
9.39.3 µg/m³ — Good
7.67.6 µg/m³ — Good
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
1111 µg/m³ — Fair
2121 µg/m³ — Moderate
2727 µg/m³ — Poor
2121 µg/m³ — Moderate
1313 µg/m³ — Fair
1414 µg/m³ — Fair
Best months: May–JulWorst months: Aug–Oct
Good5–10 µg/m³Fair10–15 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 Tanzania
Sumbawanga: 15.8 µg/m³. Typical range in Tanzania: 12.9–17.0 µg/m³. Low anchor: Lindi, 7.8 µg/m³. High anchor: Kigoma, 27.1 µg/m³.
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