Air Quality Lab — Xiamen, China
Air Quality Profile·
Xiamen reports an annual PM2.5 of 24.1 µg/m³. That's meaningfully above the WHO 2021 guideline of 5 µg/m³ yet within the EU annual limit of 25 µg/m³.
Xiamen
China
ChinaAnnual Average
ModerateWHO annual classification
24.1µg/m³
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
PM2.5
2929 µg/m³ — Poor
3131 µg/m³ — Poor
3030 µg/m³ — Poor
2727 µg/m³ — Poor
1717 µg/m³ — Moderate
1616 µg/m³ — Moderate
1919 µg/m³ — Moderate
2121 µg/m³ — Moderate
2323 µg/m³ — Moderate
2121 µg/m³ — Moderate
2626 µg/m³ — Poor
2929 µg/m³ — Poor
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
2929 µg/m³ — Poor
3131 µg/m³ — Poor
3030 µg/m³ — Poor
2727 µg/m³ — Poor
1717 µg/m³ — Moderate
1616 µg/m³ — Moderate
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
1919 µg/m³ — Moderate
2121 µg/m³ — Moderate
2323 µg/m³ — Moderate
2121 µg/m³ — Moderate
2626 µg/m³ — Poor
2929 µg/m³ — Poor
Best months: May–JulWorst months: Jan–Mar
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 China
Xiamen: 24.1 µg/m³. Typical range in China: 23.2–36.8 µg/m³. Low anchor: Zhuhai, 19.9 µg/m³. High anchor: Hotan, 72.7 µg/m³.
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