Moderate Pollution
Pollutant: pm2.5 = 11.5 µg/m³
Pollutant: pm2.5 = 11.5 µg/m³
There may be a slight impact on people sensitive to pollution.
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Over the past 24 hours, the average PM2.5 level was within WHO recommendations: 14.5 µg/m³ compared to the standard of 15 µg/m³.
The yearly average PM2.5 level exceeds the WHO recommendations 2.5 times: 12.4 µg/m³ compared to the standard of 5 µg/m³.
Over the past year, there were 84 days exceeding the daily PM2.5 limit (15 µg/m³). Up to 4 days per year are allowed.
Walking, outdoor activity, and ventilation are acceptable unless you are highly sensitive to pollution.
AirQuality.am tracks air quality in Tsaghkadzor using data from 4 active monitoring stations. Check the current AQI and PM2.5, station locations and historical air pollution trends.
Tsaghkadzor is located in Kotayk Province on the slopes of Mount Teghenis above the Hrazdan basin. Elevation varies noticeably across the resort, whose main landmarks are Kecharis Monastery, the cable car and the ski slopes.
Tsaghkadzor has a resort character, with hotels, holiday homes, private cottages and low-rise development. There are few major permanent industrial sources, but heating, vehicle traffic and visitor numbers all increase during winter.
In Tsaghkadzor, elevated pollution episodes are more common in winter, especially during periods of intensive heating and weak winds. Outside the heating season, mountain air generally mixes more effectively, although conditions can differ between the lower town and the slopes.
Tsaghkadzor has a mountain climate with cool summers and cold, snowy winters. It receives more precipitation than Yerevan, snow cover lasts longer, and temperature and wind change noticeably with elevation.