Air Quality Lab — Zacatecoluca, El Salvador
Air Quality Profile·
Zacatecoluca reports an annual PM2.5 of 16.9 µg/m³. That's meaningfully above the WHO 2021 guideline of 5 µg/m³ yet within the EU annual limit of 25 µg/m³.
Zacatecoluca
El Salvador
El SalvadorAnnual Average
ModerateWHO annual classification
16.9µg/m³
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
PM2.5
9.59.5 µg/m³ — Good
1515 µg/m³ — Moderate
1212 µg/m³ — Fair
2525 µg/m³ — Moderate
2020 µg/m³ — Moderate
1717 µg/m³ — Moderate
1717 µg/m³ — Moderate
1919 µg/m³ — Moderate
2020 µg/m³ — Moderate
2020 µg/m³ — Moderate
1515 µg/m³ — Moderate
1414 µg/m³ — Fair
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
9.59.5 µg/m³ — Good
1515 µg/m³ — Moderate
1212 µg/m³ — Fair
2525 µg/m³ — Moderate
2020 µg/m³ — Moderate
1717 µg/m³ — Moderate
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
1717 µg/m³ — Moderate
1919 µg/m³ — Moderate
2020 µg/m³ — Moderate
2020 µg/m³ — Moderate
1515 µg/m³ — Moderate
1414 µg/m³ — Fair
Best months: Jan, Mar, DecWorst months: Apr–May, Oct
Good5–10 µg/m³Fair10–15 µg/m³Moderate15–25 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
Zacatecoluca: 16.9 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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