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Most polluted cities in New Zealand, October 2026

4 cities in New Zealand ranked by their average PM2.5 so far (1 of 31 days). Worst: Timaru at 9.4 µg/m³, #1,169 of 2,606 cities in the world. Cleanest: Christchurch at 3.8. A city needs measurements on 70% of the days to be ranked.

← Timaru 9.4 µg/m³ 20 µg/m³0
Every city in New Zealand ranked for October 2026, one column each, worst on the left and cleanest on the right; height is PM2.5 in µg/m³. Point at it to read a city; tap to open it.
  1. 1TimaruCanterbury
    52
  2. 2RangioraCanterbury
    31
  3. 3Dunedinlow-cost sensorsOtago
    23
  4. 4ChristchurchCanterbury
    21
Good0–50
Moderate51–100
Sensitive groups101–150
Unhealthy151–200
Very unhealthy201–300
Hazardous301+

The US EPA's Air Quality Index for PM2.5 (2024 breakpoints). Show values as: µg/m³ · US AQI · India AQI · China AQI · European AQI · UK DAQI · Canada AQHI+. About the scales

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SmogRank, most polluted cities in New Zealand, PM2.5, October 2026 (so far), smogrank.com/nz/history/2026-10 (accessed 2 Oct 2026).

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