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Most polluted cities in Australia, August 2024

8 cities in Australia ranked by their average PM2.5 over the 31 days. Worst: Sydney at 9.7 µg/m³, #423 of 1,551 cities in the world. Cleanest: Bendigo at 3.6. A city needs measurements on 70% of the days to be ranked.

  1. 1Sydneylow-cost sensorsNew South Wales
    9.7
  2. 2WangarattaVictoria
    8.8
  3. 3TraralgonVictoria
    7.6
  4. 4GeelongVictoria
    6.1
  5. 5MilduraVictoria
    5.9
  6. 6Melbournelow-cost sensorsVictoria
    5.6
  7. 7Bacchus MarshVictoria
    4.9
  8. 8BendigoVictoria
    3.6
Good0–9.0
Moderate9.1–35.4
Sensitive groups35.5–55.4
Unhealthy55.5–125.4
Very unhealthy125.5–225.4
Hazardous225.5+

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