SmogRank / Newcastle upon Tyne / Sunderland
Newcastle upon Tyne vs Sunderland: PM2.5 compared
Over the last year, Newcastle upon Tyne and Sunderland had about the same air: PM2.5 averaged 8.4 and 8.4 µg/m³, on the 144 days both cities were measured. Newcastle upon Tyne had the dirtier air on 84 of those days, Sunderland on 55. Newcastle upon Tyne was over the WHO's daily guideline of 15 µg/m³ on 15 of them, Sunderland on 16.
Right now
The last year, day by day
Month by month
Year by year
| Year | Newcastle upon Tyne | Sunderland | Days Newcastle upon Tyne was worse |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 so far | 52 | 53 | 47 |
| 2025 | 38 | 34 | 173 |
Means in US AQI over the days both cities were measured that year; a year shows once they share 30 such days.
Each city's worst days
Newcastle upon Tyne
- 24 Jan 20268024.7 µg/m³
- 5 Mar 20268024.7 µg/m³
- 25 Jan 20267823.5 µg/m³
Sunderland
- 24 Jan 20268929.3 µg/m³
- 23 Jan 20268627.9 µg/m³
- 5 Mar 20268627.7 µg/m³
Daily means in US AQI, with µg/m³ beside them, since the index stops at its top value, over the days both cities were measured in the last year. Each date opens that day's world board.
Compare either city with another
Newcastle upon Tyne
Side by side with London (United Kingdom's worst on 30 days), Gujranwala (the world's worst on 30 days).
Sunderland
Side by side with London (United Kingdom's worst on 30 days), Gujranwala (the world's worst on 30 days).
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SmogRank, PM2.5 daily means compared, Newcastle upon Tyne and Sunderland, 8 Oct 2025 – 7 Oct 2026, smogrank.com/compare/gb-newcastle-upon-tyne/gb-sunderland (accessed 8 Oct 2026).
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The same rules as every SmogRank figure: reference monitors first, and a day counts with 18 measured hours. How we measure.
Updated 2026-10-08 20:07 UTC. Values are PM2.5 (fine particles), the median of each city's monitors, as the US AQI PM2.5 sub-index. Some readings: Uzhydromet (Uzbekistan's Hydrometeorological Service); Department of Environment, Nepal; Vietnam's government monitors; Aurassure; Umhverfisstofnun (Environment Agency of Iceland); Love My Air (City and County of Denver), no reuse terms published (why we use them).