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Pollution and air quality forecast for Sydney. Today is Thursday, August 27, 2026. The following air pollution values have been recorded for Sydney:

particulate matter (PM2.5) dust - 7 (Good)
particulate matter (PM10) suspended dust - 10 (Good)
ozone (O3) - 56 (Good)
nitrogen dioxide (NO2) - 5 (Good)
sulfur dioxide (SO2) - 4 (Good)
carbon monoxide (CO) - 73 (Good)

Real-time Air Quality Index (AQI) for Sydney, Thursday, August 27, 2026: 1.

AQI 1 Good

What is the air quality in Sydney today? Is the air polluted in Sydney?. Is there smog?

Today (Thursday, August 27, 2026) air quality is good. The air quality has no effect on health. Everyone can continue their outdoor activities normally in Sydney.

What is the current level of PM2.5 in Sydney? (particulate matter (PM2.5) dust)
Today's PM2.5 level is: 7 (Good) For comparison, the highest level of PM2.5 in Sydney in the last 7 days was: 14 (Sunday, August 23, 2026) and the lowest: 6 (Tuesday, August 25, 2026). The highest PM2.5 values were recorded: 21 (January 2020). The lowest level of particulate matter PM2.5 pollution occurs in month: November (4.8).

What is the level of PM10 today in Sydney? (particulate matter (PM10) suspended dust)
The current level of particulate matter PM10 in Sydney is: 10 (Good) The highest PM10 values usually occur in month: 44 (January 2020). The lowest value of particulate matter PM10 pollution in Sydney is usually recorded in: November (6.4).

How is the O3 level today in Sydney? (ozone (O3))
56 (Good)

How high is the level of NO2? (nitrogen dioxide (NO2))
5 (Good)

What is the level of SO2 pollution? (sulfur dioxide (SO2))
4 (Good)

How high is the CO level? (carbon monoxide (CO))
73 (Good)

Current data Thursday, August 27, 2026 at 11:00 AM

PM2,5 7 (Good)

PM10 10 (Good)

O3 56 (Good)

NO2 5 (Good)

SO2 4 (Good)

CO 73 (Good)

Data on air pollution from recent days in Sydney

index	2026-08-27	2026-08-26	2026-08-25	2026-08-24	2026-08-23	2026-08-22	2026-08-21	2026-08-20
pm25	11 Good	9 Good	6 Good	11 Good	14 Moderate	14 Moderate	12 Good	11 Good
pm10	15 Good	11 Good	7 Good	13 Good	17 Good	16 Good	13 Good	12 Good
o3	44 Good	40 Good	35 Good	50 Good	33 Good	36 Good	32 Good	36 Good
no2	16 Good	15 Good	18 Good	15 Good	18 Good	22 Good	26 Good	27 Good
so2	5 Good	5 Good	6 Good	7 Good	7 Good	6 Good	7 Good	10 Good
co	105 Good	101 Good	110 Good	101 Good	113 Good	138 Good	135 Good	155 Good

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pollution pm25 hikersbay.com — Air pollution in Sydney from April 2016 to May 2020

index	2020-05	2020-04	2020-03	2020-02	2020-01	2019-12	2019-11	2019-10	2019-09	2019-08	2019-07	2019-06	2019-05	2019-04	2019-03	2019-02	2019-01	2018-12	2018-11	2018-10	2018-09	2018-08	2018-07	2018-06	2018-05	2018-04	2018-03	2018-02	2018-01	2017-12	2017-11	2017-10	2017-09	2017-08	2017-07	2017-06	2017-05	2017-04	2017-03	2017-02	2017-01	2016-12	2016-11	2016-10	2016-09	2016-08	2016-07	2016-06	2016-05	2016-04
o3:ppm	0.02 (Good)	0.01 (Good)	0.02 (Good)	0.02 (Good)	0.03 (Good)	0.03 (Good)	0.03 (Good)	0.02 (Good)	0.02 (Good)	0.02 (Good)	0.01 (Good)	0.01 (Good)	0.01 (Good)	0.01 (Good)	0.02 (Good)	0.02 (Good)	0.02 (Good)	0.02 (Good)	0.02 (Good)	0.02 (Good)	0.02 (Good)	0.02 (Good)	0.01 (Good)	0.01 (Good)	0.01 (Good)	0.02 (Good)	0.02 (Good)	0.02 (Good)	0.02 (Good)	0.02 (Good)	0.02 (Good)	0.02 (Good)	0.02 (Good)	0.02 (Good)	0.01 (Good)	0.01 (Good)	0.01 (Good)	0.01 (Good)	0.02 (Good)	0.02 (Good)	0.02 (Good)	0.02 (Good)	0.02 (Good)	0.02 (Good)	0.02 (Good)	0.01 (Good)	0.01 (Good)	0.01 (Good)	0.01 (Good)	0.01 (Good)
no2:ppm	0.01 (Good)	0.01 (Good)	0.01 (Good)	0.01 (Good)	0.01 (Good)	0.01 (Good)	0.01 (Good)	0 (Good)	0 (Good)	0 (Good)	0 (Good)	0.01 (Good)	0.01 (Good)	0 (Good)	0 (Good)	0 (Good)	0 (Good)	0 (Good)	0 (Good)	0 (Good)	0 (Good)	0 (Good)	0.01 (Good)	0 (Good)	0.01 (Good)	0 (Good)	0 (Good)	0 (Good)	0 (Good)	0 (Good)	0 (Good)	0 (Good)	0 (Good)	0 (Good)	0 (Good)	0 (Good)	0 (Good)	0 (Good)	0 (Good)	0 (Good)	0 (Good)	0 (Good)	0 (Good)	0 (Good)	0 (Good)	0.01 (Good)	0 (Good)	0 (Good)	0.01 (Good)	0 (Good)
co:ppm	0.16 (Good)	0.16 (Good)	0.15 (Good)	0.16 (Good)	0.35 (Good)	0.14 (Good)	0.1 (Good)	0.1 (Good)	0.07 (Good)	0.1 (Good)	0.1 (Good)	0.09 (Good)	0.11 (Good)	0.09 (Good)	0.1 (Good)	0.09 (Good)	0.12 (Good)	0.1 (Good)	0.09 (Good)	0.08 (Good)	0.1 (Good)	0.08 (Good)	0.1 (Good)	0.09 (Good)	0.12 (Good)	0.08 (Good)	0.1 (Good)	0.08 (Good)	0.11 (Good)	0.11 (Good)	0.05 (Good)	0.08 (Good)	0.06 (Good)	0.06 (Good)	0.07 (Good)	0.06 (Good)	0.06 (Good)	0.05 (Good)	0.06 (Good)	0.06 (Good)	0.08 (Good)	0.06 (Good)	0.05 (Good)	0.04 (Good)	0.07 (Good)	0.07 (Good)	0.06 (Good)	0.06 (Good)	0.07 (Good)	0.08 (Good)
so2:ppm	0 (Good)	0 (Good)	0 (Good)	0 (Good)	0 (Good)	0.38 (Good)	0.38 (Good)	0.22 (Good)	0.16 (Good)	0.14 (Good)	0.12 (Good)	0.11 (Good)	0.16 (Good)	0.15 (Good)	0.17 (Good)	0.17 (Good)	0.2 (Good)	0.17 (Good)	0.18 (Good)	0.13 (Good)	0.14 (Good)	0.15 (Good)	0.15 (Good)	0.1 (Good)	0.17 (Good)	0.19 (Good)	0.16 (Good)	0.17 (Good)	0.2 (Good)	0.18 (Good)	0.13 (Good)	0.18 (Good)	0.19 (Good)	0.16 (Good)	0.14 (Good)	0.14 (Good)	0.15 (Good)	0.13 (Good)	0.15 (Good)	0.17 (Good)	0.2 (Good)	0.2 (Good)	0.19 (Good)	0.14 (Good)	0.11 (Good)	0.13 (Good)	0.1 (Good)	0.1 (Good)	0.2 (Good)	0.16 (Good)
pm10	14 (Good)	18 (Good)	17 (Good)	20 (Moderate)	44 (Moderate)	33 (Moderate)	22 (Moderate)	13 (Good)	8.7 (Good)	10 (Good)	9.7 (Good)	9.6 (Good)	12 (Good)	11 (Good)	11 (Good)	11 (Good)	14 (Good)	12 (Good)	11 (Good)	9 (Good)	9.8 (Good)	11 (Good)	12 (Good)	9.1 (Good)	15 (Good)	14 (Good)	12 (Good)	10 (Good)	11 (Good)	9.7 (Good)	6.4 (Good)	9.7 (Good)	10 (Good)	12 (Good)	10 (Good)	10 (Good)	10 (Good)	8 (Good)	8.6 (Good)	9.5 (Good)	11 (Good)	11 (Good)	10 (Good)	7.8 (Good)	6.9 (Good)	9.7 (Good)	8.1 (Good)	7.5 (Good)	15 (Good)	11 (Good)
pm25	6.1 (Good)	7.2 (Good)	5.5 (Good)	6.7 (Good)	21 (Moderate)	16 (Moderate)	19 (Moderate)	9.7 (Good)	7.2 (Good)	8.3 (Good)	8 (Good)	8.3 (Good)	9.7 (Good)	8 (Good)	7.3 (Good)	7.2 (Good)	9.7 (Good)	7 (Good)	7.4 (Good)	6.3 (Good)	8.6 (Good)	10 (Good)	9.4 (Good)	8.1 (Good)	12 (Good)	9.3 (Good)	8 (Good)	7.6 (Good)	7.8 (Good)	7.7 (Good)	4.8 (Good)	7.5 (Good)	7.8 (Good)	8.9 (Good)	6.6 (Good)	7.1 (Good)	7.5 (Good)	- (Good)	- (Good)	- (Good)	- (Good)	- (Good)	- (Good)	- (Good)	- (Good)	- (Good)	- (Good)	- (Good)	- (Good)	- (Good)

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Quality of life in Sydney

Green and Parks in the City

Sydney 75%

East Timor: 53% Papua New Guinea: 27% New Caledonia: 70%

particulate matter PM2.5

Sydney 8 (Good)

Pleasure of spending time in the city

Sydney 73%

East Timor: 44% Papua New Guinea: 34%

particulate matter PM10

Sydney 17 (Good)

Air Pollution

Sydney 31%

East Timor: 36% Papua New Guinea: 63% New Caledonia: 55%

Garbage Disposal

Sydney 69%

East Timor: 19% Papua New Guinea: 18% New Caledonia: 30%

Availability and quality of drinking water

Sydney 82%

East Timor: 38% Papua New Guinea: 38% New Caledonia: 75%

Cleanliness and tidiness

Sydney 61%

East Timor: 25% Papua New Guinea: 22% New Caledonia: 30%

Noise and Light pollution

Sydney 29%

East Timor: 53% Papua New Guinea: 58% New Caledonia: 45%

Water Pollution

Sydney 36%

East Timor: 64% Papua New Guinea: 76% New Caledonia: 55%

Source: Numbeo

Sydney

Thursday, August 27, 2026 at 11:00 AM

PM2,5 6.8 (Good)

particulate matter (PM2.5) dust

PM10 10 (Good)

particulate matter (PM10) suspended dust

O3 56 (Good)

ozone (O3)

NO2 5.4 (Good)

nitrogen dioxide (NO2)

SO2 3.5 (Good)

sulfur dioxide (SO2)

CO 73 (Good)

carbon monoxide (CO)

Sydney

index	2026-08-20	2026-08-21	2026-08-22	2026-08-23	2026-08-24	2026-08-25	2026-08-26	2026-08-27
pm25	11	12	14	14	11	6.1	9	11
pm10	12	13	16	17	13	6.6	11	15
o3	36	32	36	33	50	35	40	44
no2	27	26	22	18	15	18	15	16
so2	9.5	6.9	5.8	7.1	6.8	5.6	4.6	4.9
co	155	135	138	113	101	110	101	105

Campbelltown West

index	2020-05	2020-04	2020-03	2020-02	2020-01	2019-12	2019-11	2019-10	2019-09	2019-08	2019-07	2019-06	2019-05	2019-04	2019-03	2019-02	2019-01	2018-12	2018-11	2018-10	2018-09	2018-08	2018-07	2018-06	2018-05	2018-04	2018-03	2018-02	2018-01	2017-12	2017-11	2017-10	2017-09	2017-08	2017-07	2017-06	2017-05	2017-04	2017-03	2017-02	2017-01	2016-12	2016-11	2016-10	2016-09	2016-08	2016-07	2016-06	2016-05	2016-04
co:ppm	0.23	0.25	0.26	0.25	0.47	0.17	0.07	0.1	0.05	0.06	0.06	0.05	0.1	0.08	0.09	0.08	0.09	0.11	0.1	0.08	0.08	0.08	0.09	0.06	0.09	0.06	0.09	0.06	0.09	0.1	0.04	0.07	0.05	0.05	0.06	0.05	0.06	0.05	0.07	0.05	0.07	0.05	0.04	0.04	0.07	0.05	0.06	0.04	0.05	0.06
so2:ppm	0	0	0	0	0	0.42	0.4	0.24	0.16	0.15	0.12	0.12	0.18	0.18	0.2	0.2	0.23	0.2	0.2	0.15	0.15	0.15	0.18	0.11	0.18	0.22	0.19	0.19	0.2	0.17	0.13	0.18	0.19	0.16	0.13	0.12	0.14	0.13	0.15	0.18	0.21	0.22	0.2	0.15	0.12	0.13	0.1	0.1	0.19	0.17
no2:ppm	0.01	0.01	0.01	0.01	0.01	0.02	0.01	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
o3:ppm	0.01	0.01	0.01	0.02	0.03	0.03	0.02	0.02	0.02	0.02	0.01	0.01	0.01	0.01	0.02	0.02	0.03	0.02	0.02	0.02	0.02	0.02	0.01	0.01	0.01	0.02	0.02	0.02	0.02	0.02	0.02	0.02	0.02	0.02	0.01	0.01	0.01	0.01	0.01	0.02	0.02	0.02	0.02	0.02	0.01	0.01	0.01	0.01	0.01	0.01
pm10	13	16	15	18	47	37	18	9.8	6	6.1	5.3	6.2	9.7	11	12	9.9	12	9.9	8.4	7.8	7.1	7.6	9.1	6.2	10	10	7.9	6.9	8.2	8.3	5.7	8.9	7.2	8.3	7	7	7.7	6.7	6	7.5	8.6	8.9	8.1	6.6	6.7	8.8	7	5.6	12	10
pm25	5.4	6.9	5.4	6.7	24	21	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Liverpool

index	2020-05	2020-04	2020-03	2020-02	2020-01	2019-12	2019-11	2019-10	2019-09	2019-08	2019-07	2019-06	2019-05	2019-04	2019-03	2019-02	2019-01	2018-12	2018-11	2018-10	2018-09	2018-08	2018-07	2018-06	2018-05	2018-04	2018-03	2018-02	2018-01	2017-12	2017-11	2017-10	2017-09	2017-08	2017-07	2017-06	2017-05	2017-04	2017-03	2017-02	2017-01	2016-12	2016-11	2016-10	2016-09	2016-08	2016-07	2016-06	2016-05	2016-04
o3:ppm	0.01	0.01	0.01	0.02	0.02	0.03	0.02	0.02	0.02	0.02	0.01	0.01	0.01	0.01	0.02	0.02	0.03	0.02	0.02	0.02	0.02	0.01	0.01	0.01	0.01	0.02	0.02	0.02	0.02	0.02	0.02	0.02	0.02	0.02	0.01	0.01	0.01	0.01	0.01	0.02	0.02	0.02	0.02	0.02	0.01	0.01	0.01	0.01	0.01	0.01
no2:ppm	0.01	0.01	0.01	0.01	0.01	0.02	0.01	0	0	0	0	0	0.01	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.01	0
so2:ppm	0	0	0	0	0	0.47	0.46	0.28	0.21	0.24	0.2	0.18	0.3	0.23	0.23	0.23	0.26	0.23	0.25	0.18	0.23	0.24	0.27	0.18	0.31	0.29	0.25	0.24	0.24	0.23	0.17	0.23	0.24	0.23	0.22	0.18	0.19	0.17	0.18	0.22	0.25	0.25	0.24	0.18	0.15	0.18	0.14	0.14	0.24	0.2
pm10	18	21	19	21	43	36	19	12	7.5	9.6	10	11	14	10	8	7.5	13	8.3	7.7	6.7	8.7	10	13	9.5	14	14	11	9.3	9.4	8.5	5.5	8.2	9	13	14	11	10	7.3	5.9	7.7	8.4	8.6	8	6.9	7	9.9	9.2	8.8	14	10
co:ppm	0.16	0.16	0.09	0.18	0.42	0.11	0.06	0.09	0.06	0.07	0.07	0.07	0.11	0.07	0.09	0.07	0.11	0.08	0.08	0.07	0.08	0.07	0.1	0.08	0.09	0.06	0.09	0.07	0.09	0.1	0.06	0.07	0.07	0.09	0.11	0.07	0.09	0.06	0.07	0.05	0.07	0.06	0.06	0.05	0.07	0.08	0.07	0.08	0.09	-
pm25	6.5	9	6	7.1	20	15	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Chullora

index	2020-05	2020-04	2020-03	2020-02	2020-01	2019-12	2019-11	2019-10	2019-09	2019-08	2019-07	2019-06	2019-05	2019-04	2019-03	2019-02	2019-01	2018-12	2018-11	2018-10	2018-09	2018-08	2018-07	2018-06	2018-05	2018-04	2018-03	2018-02	2018-01	2017-12	2017-11	2017-10	2017-09	2017-08	2017-07	2017-06	2017-05	2017-04	2017-03	2017-02	2017-01	2016-12	2016-11	2016-10	2016-09	2016-08	2016-07	2016-06	2016-05	2016-04
o3:ppm	0.01	0.01	0.01	0.02	0.02	0.02	0.02	0.02	0.02	0.02	0.01	0.01	0.01	0.01	0.02	0.02	0.02	0.02	0.02	0.02	0.02	0.02	0.01	0.01	0.01	0.02	0.02	0.02	0.02	0.02	0.02	0.02	0.02	0.02	0.01	0.01	0.01	0.01	0.01	0.02	0.02	0.02	0.02	0.02	0.01	0.01	0.01	0.01	0.01	0.01
pm10	16	20	18	20	43	30	19	10	7.5	8.5	8.4	9.2	10	9.4	8.8	8	11	11	7.9	6.7	7.9	9.5	11	7.2	12	9.5	7.2	6.3	7.1	7.9	6.2	9	11	12	11	11	10	7.3	11	8.5	8.6	9.2	8.3	6.8	6.2	8.3	7.5	7	13	9.8
co:ppm	0.09	0.07	0.05	0.04	0.2	0.08	0.07	0.08	0.06	0.07	0.06	0.06	0.09	0.07	0.09	0.08	0.13	0.09	0.07	0.07	0.08	0.07	0.09	0.07	0.09	0.07	0.07	0.07	0.09	0.11	0.04	0.07	0.07	0.07	0.07	0.06	0.06	0.05	0.07	0.07	0.07	0.07	0.05	0.05	0.07	0.08	0.07	0.06	0.08	0.08
no2:ppm	0.01	0.01	0.01	0.01	0.01	0.01	0.01	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.01	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.01	0
so2:ppm	0	0	0	0	0	0.45	0.43	0.26	0.2	0.19	0.17	0.16	0.21	0.2	0.21	0.21	0.25	0.21	0.23	0.17	0.19	0.21	0.24	0.17	0.26	0.27	0.23	0.23	0.22	0.21	0.16	0.23	0.23	0.19	0.19	0.19	0.2	0.16	0.23	0.21	0.23	0.23	0.22	0.17	0.13	0.16	0.14	0.13	0.24	0.2
pm25	6.7	7.8	5.9	7	22	14	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Lindfield

index	2019-05	2019-04	2019-03	2019-02	2019-01	2018-12	2018-11	2018-10	2018-09	2018-08	2018-07	2018-06	2018-05	2018-04	2018-03	2018-02	2018-01	2017-12	2017-11	2017-10	2017-09	2017-08	2017-07	2017-06	2017-05	2017-04	2017-03	2017-02	2017-01	2016-12	2016-11	2016-10	2016-09	2016-08	2016-07	2016-06	2016-05	2016-04
o3:ppm	0.01	0.01	0.02	0.02	0.02	0.02	0.02	0.02	0.02	0.02	0.02	0.01	0.01	0.02	0.02	0.02	0.02	0.02	0.02	0.02	0.02	0.02	0.01	0.01	0.01	0.01	0.02	0.02	0.02	0.02	0.02	0.02	0.02	0.01	0.01	0.01	0.01	0.01
no2:ppm	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.01	0.01	0	0	0	0.02	0	0	0	0
co:ppm	0.09	0.07	0.1	0.08	0.12	0.1	0.06	0.08	0.08	0.06	0.07	0.05	0.09	0.07	0.07	0.07	0.12	0.11	0.04	0.09	0.06	0.04	0.05	0.05	0.05	0.05	0.06	0.06	0.08	0.07	0.05	0.05	0.09	0.06	0.05	0.04	0.05	0.06
so2:ppm	0.17	0.17	0.2	0.19	0.24	0.2	0.21	0.16	0.16	0.16	0.16	0.12	0.18	0.22	0.2	0.19	0.19	0.19	0.12	0.18	0.18	0.15	0.11	0.14	0.14	0.14	0.17	0.18	0.22	0.21	0.2	0.15	0.1	0.12	0.1	0.1	0.18	0.16

Macquarie Park

index	2020-05	2020-04	2020-03	2020-02	2020-01	2019-12	2019-11	2019-10	2019-09	2019-08	2019-07	2019-06	2019-05	2019-04	2019-03	2019-02	2019-01	2018-12	2018-11	2018-10	2018-09	2018-08	2018-07	2018-06	2018-05	2018-04	2018-03	2018-02	2018-01	2017-12	2017-11	2017-10	2017-09
o3:ppm	0.02	0.02	0.02	0.02	0.02	0.03	0.02	0.02	0.02	0.02	0.01	0.01	0.01	0.01	0.02	0.02	0.02	0.02	0.02	0.02	0.02	0.02	0.02	0.02	0.01	0.02	0.02	0.02	0.02	0.02	0.02	0.02	0.02
no2:ppm	0	0	0	0	0	0.01	0.01	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
co:ppm	0.21	0.23	0.23	0.28	0.43	0.14	0.06	0.1	0.02	0.06	0.05	0.04	0.06	0.06	0.07	0.07	0.11	0.09	0.06	0.06	0.07	0.05	0.05	0.04	0.07	0.07	0.08	0.07	0.11	0.1	0.04	0.08	0.04
so2:ppm	-	0	0	0	0	0.36	0.4	0.22	0.14	0.14	0.12	0.11	0.14	0.16	0.19	0.18	0.23	0.19	0.21	0.15	0.15	0.17	0.15	0.11	0.16	0.21	0.2	0.18	0.27	0.16	0.12	0.17	0.17
pm10	11	14	15	17	39	24	19	10	5.6	6.8	7	6.5	8.2	6.5	5.9	5.3	8.8	6.1	6.2	5	6.7	10	7.8	6.4	8.9	8.4	6	5.2	6.5	6.1	3.6	7	7.6
pm25	5.3	5.6	4.6	5.5	19	12	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Randwick

index	2020-05	2020-04	2020-03	2020-02	2020-01	2019-12	2019-11	2019-10	2019-09	2019-08	2019-07	2019-06	2019-05	2019-04	2019-03	2019-02	2019-01	2018-12	2018-11	2018-10	2018-09	2018-08	2018-07	2018-06	2018-05	2018-04	2018-03	2018-02	2018-01	2017-12	2017-11	2017-10	2017-09	2017-08	2017-07	2017-06	2017-05	2017-04	2017-03	2017-02	2017-01	2016-12	2016-11	2016-10	2016-09	2016-08	2016-07	2016-06	2016-05	2016-04
pm10	13	18	19	24	42	31	19	13	11	18	15	14	19	21	23	24	28	24	25	20	19	18	19	15	21	24	24	22	22	24	16	22	21	19	14	16	16	16	21	22	26	25	22	17	12	15	12	12	20	18
o3:ppm	0.02	0.02	0.02	0.02	0.03	0.03	0.03	0.03	0.02	0.02	0.01	0.01	0.01	0.02	0.02	0.02	0.02	0.02	0.02	0.03	0.02	0.02	0.02	0.02	0.02	0.02	0.02	0.02	0.02	0.03	0.02	0.03	0.02	0.02	0.01	0.01	0.02	0.02	0.02	0.03	0.02	0.03	0.02	0.02	0.02	0.02	0.01	0.01	0.01	0.02
no2:ppm	0.01	0.01	0	0	0	0.01	0.01	0	0	0.01	0.01	0.01	0.01	0.01	0	0	0	0	0.01	0	0.01	0.01	0.01	0.01	0.01	0.01	0	0	0	0	0	0.01	0.01	0.01	0.01	0.01	0.01	0.01	0	0	0	0.01	0	0.01	0.01	0.01	0.01	0.01	0.02	0.01
so2:ppm	0	0	0	0	0	0.37	0.4	0.26	0.16	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
pm25	5.4	6.8	6	6.9	20	16	-	-	8.2	7.9	7	7.8	10	8.7	8	8.1	9.7	7	7.5	6.4	9.4	11	7.1	6.5	9.4	8.4	7.3	6.9	7.2	7.7	4.8	7.5	7.8	8.9	6.6	7.1	7.5	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
co:ppm	-	-	-	-	-	0.09	0.1	0.09	0.08	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Rozelle

index	2020-05	2020-04	2020-03	2020-02	2020-01	2019-12	2019-11	2019-10	2019-09	2019-08	2019-07	2019-06	2019-05	2019-04	2019-03	2019-02	2019-01	2018-12	2018-11	2018-10	2018-09	2018-08	2018-07	2018-06	2018-02	2018-01	2017-12	2017-11	2017-10	2017-09	2017-08	2017-07	2017-06	2017-05	2017-04	2017-03	2017-02	2017-01	2016-12	2016-11	2016-10	2016-09	2016-08	2016-07	2016-06	2016-05	2016-04
co:ppm	0.13	0.19	0.21	0.19	0.37	0.12	0.08	0.1	0.06	0.08	0.05	0.05	0.11	0.08	0.09	0.11	0.11	0.09	0.08	0.08	0.1	0.07	0.07	0.06	0.06	0.12	0.12	0.05	0.08	0.08	0.05	0.07	0.05	0.04	0.02	0.05	0.07	0.08	0.06	0.06	0.03	0.07	0.06	0.04	0.05	0.06	0.1
so2:ppm	0	0	0	0	0	0.38	0.4	0.24	0.17	0.17	0.14	0.13	0.18	0.2	0.22	0.21	0.26	0.21	0.23	0.16	0.17	0.17	0.18	0.13	0.21	0.22	0.21	0.14	0.21	0.21	0.18	0.14	0.16	0.16	0.15	0.18	0.21	0.24	0.23	0.21	0.15	0.12	0.14	0.11	0.11	0.2	0.17
pm10	13	17	16	20	38	27	18	9.8	9.3	8.2	7.3	7	9.1	8.4	6.7	6.8	9.7	7.3	7.4	5.8	7.1	8	8.7	7.6	6.5	7	7.7	4.2	7.2	8	8.9	7.6	8.2	8.2	6.4	5.8	7.5	8.4	8.7	8	6.3	5.1	7.5	6.2	5.8	12	8.6
o3:ppm	0.02	0.02	0.02	0.02	0.02	0.03	0.02	0.02	0.02	0.02	0.01	0.01	0.01	0.01	0.02	0.02	0.02	0.02	0.02	0.02	0.02	0.02	0.02	0.01	0.01	0.02	0.02	0.02	0.02	0.02	0.02	0.01	0.01	0.01	0.01	0.01	0.02	0.02	0.02	0.02	0.02	0.02	0.01	0.01	0.01	0.01	0.01
no2:ppm	0.01	0.01	0.01	0.01	0.01	0.01	0.01	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.01	0
pm25	6	6.5	5.1	6.4	19	12	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Parramatta North

index	2020-05	2020-04	2020-03	2020-02	2020-01	2019-12	2019-11	2019-10	2019-09	2019-08	2019-07	2019-06	2019-05	2019-04	2019-03	2019-02	2019-01	2018-12	2018-11	2018-10	2018-09	2018-08	2018-07	2018-06	2018-05	2018-04	2018-03	2018-02	2018-01
o3:ppm	0.02	0.01	0.02	0.02	0.03	0.03	0.03	0.02	0.02	0.02	0.01	0.01	0.01	0.01	0.02	0.02	0.03	0.02	0.02	0.02	0.02	0.02	0.01	0.01	0.01	0.02	0.02	0.02	0.01
no2:ppm	0.01	0.01	0.01	0.01	0	0.01	0.01	0.01	0.01	0.01	0.01	0.01	0.01	0.01	0.01	0.01	0.01	0.01	0.01	0.01	0.01	0.01	0.02	0.01	0.01	0.01	0.01	0.01	0
co:ppm	0.18	0.16	0.15	0.15	0.33	0.3	0.26	0.19	0.18	0.26	0.31	0.32	0.25	0.22	0.17	0.13	0.16	0.14	0.16	0.15	0.2	0.24	0.32	0.3	0.3	0.21	0.17	0.17	0.14
pm10	14	18	17	20	45	47	49	27	19	20	17	15	19	20	22	22	27	22	24	17	19	19	22	15	26	27	23	24	21
pm25	6.4	7.1	4.9	6.4	21	23	19	9.7	6.3	8.6	9.1	8.8	9.2	7.4	6.6	6.2	9.7	7.1	7.3	6.3	7.9	9.5	12	9.6	14	10	8.7	8.2	8.4
so2:ppm	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-

Prospect

index	2020-05	2020-04	2020-03	2020-02	2020-01	2019-12	2019-11	2019-10	2019-09	2019-08	2019-07	2019-06	2019-05	2019-04	2019-03	2019-02	2019-01	2018-12	2018-11	2018-10	2018-09	2018-08	2018-07	2018-06	2018-05	2018-04	2018-03	2018-02	2018-01	2017-12	2017-11	2017-10	2017-09	2017-08	2017-07	2017-06	2017-05	2017-04	2017-03	2017-02	2017-01	2016-12	2016-11	2016-10	2016-09	2016-08	2016-07	2016-06	2016-05	2016-04
so2:ppm	0	0	0	0	0	0.42	0.52	0.27	0.18	0.19	0.16	0.15	0.19	0.21	0.23	0.22	0.28	0.24	0.24	0.17	0.19	0.2	0.22	0.14	0.26	0.27	0.24	0.23	0.22	0.22	0.16	0.2	0.24	0.19	0.17	0.18	0.18	0.16	0.16	0.2	0.24	0.23	0.23	0.16	0.13	0.16	0.13	0.13	0.28	0.21
o3:ppm	0.02	0.02	0.02	0.02	0.03	0.03	0.02	0.02	0.02	0.02	0.01	0.01	0.01	0.01	0.02	0.02	0.03	0.02	0.02	0.02	0.02	0.02	0.01	0.01	0.01	0.02	0.02	0.02	0.02	0.02	0.02	0.02	0.02	0.02	0.01	0.01	0.01	0.01	0.02	0.02	0.02	0.02	0.02	0.02	0.02	0.01	0.01	0.01	0.01	0.01
no2:ppm	0.01	0.01	0.01	0	0.01	0.01	0.01	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.01	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.01	0
co:ppm	0.11	0.07	0.04	0.06	0.22	0.08	0.07	0.08	0.05	0.06	0.08	0.06	0.08	0.07	0.09	0.08	0.17	0.09	0.09	0.08	0.08	0.04	0.05	0.05	0.09	0.05	0.1	0.1	0.12	0.1	0.06	0.09	0.06	0.06	0.08	0.09	0.09	0.05	0.07	0.08	0.08	0.06	0.03	0.04	0.08	0.07	0.05	0.06	0.09	0.11
pm10	15	19	17	20	49	30	22	12	7.1	9.8	9.4	10	11	9.2	7.4	7	10	8	7.5	6.4	7.5	8.3	11	8.3	14	9.9	7.5	6.8	7.8	7.2	5	7.6	9.6	9.6	10	9.5	9.2	6.5	5.5	6.6	7.6	8.6	7.9	6.2	6	9.6	8.7	7.8	17	10
pm25	7.1	8.1	5.2	6.8	22	16	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

St Marys

index	2020-05	2020-04	2020-03	2020-02	2020-01	2019-12	2019-11	2019-10	2019-09	2019-08	2019-07	2019-06	2019-05	2019-04	2019-03	2019-02	2019-01	2018-12	2018-11	2018-10	2018-09	2018-08	2018-07	2018-06	2018-05	2018-04	2018-03	2018-02	2018-01	2017-12	2017-11	2017-10	2017-09	2017-08	2017-07	2017-06	2017-05	2017-04	2017-03	2017-02	2017-01	2016-12	2016-11	2016-10	2016-09	2016-08	2016-07	2016-06	2016-05	2016-04
so2:ppm	-	-	-	-	-	0.57	0.44	0.26	0.17	0.19	0.15	0.12	0.21	0.19	0.2	0.21	0.26	0.23	0.22	0.16	0.17	0.19	0.11	0.06	0.17	0.2	0.16	0.21	0.22	0.18	0.14	0.2	0.21	0.18	0.13	0.11	0.15	0.12	0.14	0.19	0.21	0.21	0.2	0.14	0.11	0.14	0.1	0.09	0.23	0.17
o3:ppm	0.01	0.01	0.02	0.02	0.03	0.03	0.03	0.02	0.02	0.02	0.01	0.01	0.01	0.01	0.02	0.02	0.03	0.02	0.02	0.03	0.02	0.02	0.02	0.01	0.01	0.02	0.02	0.02	0.02	0.03	0.02	0.02	0.02	0.02	0.01	0.01	0.01	0.01	0.02	0.03	0.02	0.03	0.02	0.02	0.02	0.01	0.01	0.01	0.01	0.01
no2:ppm	0	0	0	0	0	0.01	0.01	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.01	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.01	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.01	0
pm10	15	19	17	20	53	31	19	9.4	5.3	7.1	7.1	7.6	10	6.9	6.4	6.2	10	9.3	7.7	6.6	5.9	6.9	7.9	6.3	15	8.8	6.4	6.3	7.7	7.4	5	7.6	7.7	11	8.2	7.3	8.3	5.2	4.7	6.6	7.4	8.1	7.5	5	5.3	8.7	6.3	6	16	8.5
pm25	5.9	6.7	6.1	7.4	22	19	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

* Pollution data source: https://openaq.org (Australia - New South Wales) The data is licensed under CC-By 4.0

🌦️ Weather · 16-day Forecast — Sydney

16-day weather forecast for Sydney: today around 19°C (rain), lows near 14°C. Daily temperature and conditions, updated every day. Strong wind (about 23 km/h) is actively clearing smog and dust away.

☀️ UV Index · 16-day Forecast — Sydney

The UV index in Sydney today is 4.4 (moderate) — unprotected fair skin can burn in about 45 minutes.

📍 Air quality in nearby cities

Live PM2.5 around Sydney — compare nearby locations.

Wollongong 4 µg/m³
Canberra 4 µg/m³
Toowoomba 5 µg/m³
Bendigo 5 µg/m³
Melbourne 7 µg/m³
Brisbane 6 µg/m³
Geelong 6 µg/m³
Perth 3 µg/m³

Frequently asked questions

Is the air safe to breathe in Sydney today?

The current average PM2.5 across Sydney is about 7 µg/m³, rated “Good”. Air quality is good — outdoor activities are fine for everyone.

What is the current PM2.5 level in Sydney?

Right now PM2.5 in Sydney averages about 7 µg/m³ (“Good”). PM2.5 are fine particles small enough to reach the lungs and bloodstream.

Which day last week had the worst air in Sydney?

Over the past week, the highest daily PM2.5 in Sydney was recorded on Saturday, August 22 (about 14 µg/m³).

What is the UV index in Sydney today?

The UV index in Sydney today is 4.4 (moderate) — unprotected fair skin can burn in about 45 minutes.

Does today's wind help disperse smog in Sydney?

Strong wind (about 23 km/h) is actively clearing smog and dust away.

How is air quality measured?

Air quality here is based on PM2.5 — the concentration of fine particulate matter in µg/m³. Lower values mean cleaner air. Data is updated daily from Open-Meteo.