Air Quality Lab — Taipei, Taiwan
Air Quality Profile
Taipei reports an annual PM2.5 of 14.8 µg/m³. That's roughly double the WHO 2021 guideline but still far below the EU annual limit of 25 µg/m³.
Taipei
Taiwan
TaiwanAnnual Average
FairWHO annual classification
14.8µg/m³
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
PM2.5
1818 µg/m³ — Moderate
1717 µg/m³ — Moderate
1919 µg/m³ — Moderate
1919 µg/m³ — Moderate
1616 µg/m³ — Moderate
1313 µg/m³ — Fair
1212 µg/m³ — Fair
1313 µg/m³ — Fair
1616 µg/m³ — Moderate
1111 µg/m³ — Fair
1313 µg/m³ — Fair
1414 µg/m³ — Fair
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
1818 µg/m³ — Moderate
1717 µg/m³ — Moderate
1919 µg/m³ — Moderate
1919 µg/m³ — Moderate
1616 µg/m³ — Moderate
1313 µg/m³ — Fair
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
1212 µg/m³ — Fair
1313 µg/m³ — Fair
1616 µg/m³ — Moderate
1111 µg/m³ — Fair
1313 µg/m³ — Fair
1414 µg/m³ — Fair
Best months: Jul, Oct–NovWorst months: Jan, Mar–Apr
Fair10–15 µg/m³Moderate15–25 µg/m³
Based on WUSTL PM2.5 dataset (2020–2024) · WHO 2021 thresholds
Confidence: ●●●
How air quality compares
Compared across Taiwan
Taipei: 14.8 µg/m³. Typical range in Taiwan: 16.5–22.6 µg/m³. Low anchor: Hengchun, 10.1 µg/m³. High anchor: Yuanlin, 24.8 µg/m³.
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