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Auckland air quality

New Zealand · Live AQI and hourly forecast for the next 5 days · updated Sun 13:00 local time

38

Good

US AQI, mostly PM2.5

Great air. A perfect time to be outside.

Next 24 hours
38–54US AQI, highest around Mon 11:00
Best time outside
Sun 13:00–16:00US AQI about 39
PM2.5 vs WHO guideline
0.7×11 µg/m³ over 24 h, guideline 15
Cigarette equivalent
≈ 0.5 a dayBerkeley Earth rule of thumb
European AQI
Fairlevel 2 of 6

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Pollutants in Auckland right now

PollutantNowNext 24 h vs WHOUS AQI band
Fine particles (PM2.5) 13 µg/m³ 0.7× Moderate
Coarse particles (PM10) 20 µg/m³ 0.4× Good
Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) 0.8 µg/m³ 0.1× Good
Ozone (O3) 59 µg/m³ 0.6× Good
Sulphur dioxide (SO2) 0.6 µg/m³ 0.0× Good
Carbon monoxide (CO) 69 µg/m³ 0.0× Good
Desert dust0 µg/m³
Smoke and haze (aerosol optical depth)0.22
UV index3.8

“Next 24 h vs WHO” compares the forecast with the World Health Organization’s 2021 guideline levels: 24-hour means of 15 µg/m³ for PM2.5, 45 for PM10, 25 for NO2, 40 for SO2 and 4 mg/m³ for CO, and 100 µg/m³ over 8 hours for ozone. Above 1× is above the guideline.

Next 48 hours

Hourly US AQI. Highest 58 around Mon 23:00, lowest 38 around Sun 13:00.

Good 0–50Moderate 51–100Sensitive 101–150Unhealthy 151–200Very unhealthy 201–300Hazardous 301+

5-day air quality forecast for Auckland

Daily range of the hourly US AQI, from lowest to highest, on a scale of 0 to 150.

DayUS AQIAt worstWorst hourPM2.5 avgUV max
Sat 26 Sept 35–45 Good 17:00 7.7 4.0
Mon 28 Sept 43–58 Moderate 23:00 13 3.2
Tue 29 Sept 47–58 Moderate 0:00 8.6 4.8
Wed 30 Sept 48–53 Moderate 18:00 11 2.5
Thu 1 Oct 50–54 Moderate 8:00 9.1 4.5

Common questions about the air in Auckland

  1. Is the air in Auckland safe today?

    Yes. Right now the US AQI in Auckland is 38, which counts as good. Great air. A perfect time to be outside. It is expected to reach 54 (moderate) around Mon 11:00.

  2. When is the best time to be outside in Auckland?

    Sun 13:00–16:00. That is the cleanest stretch in the next 24 hours, with the US AQI averaging about 39. The worst hour is around Mon 11:00, at 54.

  3. What is the main pollutant in Auckland?

    Fine particles (PM2.5). It drives the index right now, at 13 µg/m³. Tiny particles from combustion, fires and dust that reach deep into the lungs. The main driver of AQI worldwide.

  4. How does Auckland's air compare with the WHO guideline?

    Within the guideline. Over the next 24 hours PM2.5 averages about 11 µg/m³, against the World Health Organization's 24-hour guideline of 15 µg/m³. The other pollutants stay within their guideline levels.

  5. How many cigarettes is a day of Auckland's air?

    About 0.5 cigarettes. Over the next 24 hours PM2.5 averages about 11 µg/m³. By Berkeley Earth's rule of thumb, 22 µg/m³ breathed for a day is roughly one cigarette.

  6. Will air quality in Auckland improve this week?

    Today looks cleanest. Its AQI peaks at 45, against 58 on Monday, the worst day in the forecast.

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About this forecast

Forecast from CAMS global via Open-Meteo: the Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service (CAMS) model at about 40 km resolution (10 km inside Europe), refreshed twice a day. Models smooth out street-level peaks, so busy roads and industrial sites can be worse than shown; ground stations, where there are any nearby, show what monitors actually measure. The US AQI follows the US EPA scale and the European AQI the EEA bands. Readings for 36.85°S, 174.76°E, updated 2026-09-27 00:00 UTC.