Air Quality Lab — Yaoundé, Cameroon
Air Quality Profile·
Yaoundé reports an annual PM2.5 of 44.7 µg/m³. That's above the EU annual limit of 25 µg/m³ — long-term exposure here carries documented health trade-offs.
Yaoundé
Cameroon
CameroonAnnual Average
UnhealthyWHO annual classification
44.7µg/m³
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
PM2.5
6262 µg/m³ — Very Unhealthy
8181 µg/m³ — Hazardous
5353 µg/m³ — Very Unhealthy
4242 µg/m³ — Unhealthy
3636 µg/m³ — Unhealthy
3737 µg/m³ — Unhealthy
3737 µg/m³ — Unhealthy
4040 µg/m³ — Unhealthy
2727 µg/m³ — Poor
3333 µg/m³ — Poor
4040 µg/m³ — Unhealthy
4747 µg/m³ — Unhealthy
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
6262 µg/m³ — Very Unhealthy
8181 µg/m³ — Hazardous
5353 µg/m³ — Very Unhealthy
4242 µg/m³ — Unhealthy
3636 µg/m³ — Unhealthy
3737 µg/m³ — Unhealthy
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
3737 µg/m³ — Unhealthy
4040 µg/m³ — Unhealthy
2727 µg/m³ — Poor
3333 µg/m³ — Poor
4040 µg/m³ — Unhealthy
4747 µg/m³ — Unhealthy
Best months: May, Sep–OctWorst months: Jan–Mar
Poor25–35 µg/m³Unhealthy35–50 µg/m³Very Unhealthy50–75 µg/m³Hazardous>75 µg/m³
Based on WUSTL PM2.5 dataset (2020–2024) · WHO 2021 thresholds
Confidence: ●●●
How air quality compares
Compared across Cameroon
Yaoundé: 44.7 µg/m³. Typical range in Cameroon: 27.2–46.0 µg/m³. Low anchor: Limbe, 24.9 µg/m³. High anchor: Bamenda, 90.6 µg/m³.
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