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Most polluted cities in Australia, August 2026

3 cities in Australia ranked by their average PM2.5 over the 31 days. Worst: Sydney at 6.4 µg/m³, #1,819 of 2,312 cities in the world. Cleanest: Adelaide at 3.1. A city needs measurements on 70% of the days to be ranked.

  1. 1Sydneylow-cost sensorsNew South Wales
    6.4
  2. 2Melbournelow-cost sensorsVictoria
    5.1
  3. 3Adelaidelow-cost sensorsSouth Australia
    3.1
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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SmogRank, most polluted cities in Australia, PM2.5, August 2026, smogrank.com/au/history/2026-08 (accessed 2 Oct 2026).

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