What is the air quality trend in Sydney?

Over the past 3 days, Sydney had an average AQI of 15 based on station measurements. The worst day was 2026-05-27 with AQI 18.

How is Sydney air quality measured?

Air quality in Sydney is measured by ground-level monitoring stations that report PM2.5 and PM10 concentrations hourly. CERNS.IO aggregates readings from nearby stations and converts PM2.5 to the US EPA Air Quality Index (AQI) scale.

Air Quality History for Sydney, Australia

Name: Sydney Air Quality History
Creator: CERNS.IO
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Historical PM2.5 and AQI trend from monitoring stations near Sydney, Australia.

Current AQI
Good Station

48 Hours 7 Days 14 Days 20 Days

CSV JSON

Air Quality Index Station

43h

PM2.5 Station

43h · 1 station

Temperature GFS model

8pt

Precipitation GFS model

mm/day

Daily Summary Station

Date	AQI	Range	PM2.5 avg	PM10 avg	Hours	Stations
2026-05-29	17	4–41	4.2 µg/m³	4.3	15h	1
2026-05-28	10	1–20	2.3 µg/m³	2.4	19h	1
2026-05-27	18	12–28	4.4 µg/m³	4.8	9h	1

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