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Most polluted cities in Australia, October 2024

8 cities in Australia ranked by their average PM2.5 over the 31 days. Worst: Melbourne at 4.9 µg/m³, #1,391 of 1,561 cities in the world. Cleanest: Bendigo at 1.9. A city needs measurements on 70% of the days to be ranked.

← Melbourne 4.9
Every city in Australia ranked for October 2024, one column each, worst on the left and cleanest on the right. Point at it to read a city; tap to open it.
  1. 1Melbournelow-cost sensorsVictoria
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  2. 1GeelongVictoria
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  3. 1Bacchus MarshVictoria
    1
  4. 4TraralgonVictoria
    1
  5. 5Sydneylow-cost sensorsNew South Wales
    1
  6. 6MilduraVictoria
    1
  7. 7WangarattaVictoria
    1
  8. 8BendigoVictoria
    1
Low risk1–3
Moderate risk4–6
High risk7–10
Very high risk10+

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