What is the air quality trend in Wellington?

Over the past 8 days, Wellington had an average AQI of 76 based on station measurements. The worst day was 2026-08-01 with AQI 146.

How is Wellington air quality measured?

Air quality in Wellington 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 Wellington, South Africa

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

Historical PM2.5 and AQI trend from monitoring stations near Wellington, South Africa.

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Current AQI
Unhealthy Station

48 Hours 7 Days 14 Days 20 Days

CSV JSON

Air Quality Index Station

104h

PM2.5 Station

104h · 1 station

Temperature GFS model

28pt

Precipitation GFS model

mm/day

Daily Summary Station

Date	AQI	Range	PM2.5 avg	PM10 avg	Hours	Stations
2026-08-08	92	73–112	31.2 µg/m³	36.0	2h	1
2026-08-07	65	8–170	25.0 µg/m³	30.5	14h	1
2026-08-06	35	4–253	21.5 µg/m³	23.3	11h	1
2026-08-05	33	1–69	8.6 µg/m³	11.9	22h	1
2026-08-04	78	15–140	24.9 µg/m³	35.9	21h	1
2026-08-03	91	35–156	31.1 µg/m³	47.0	18h	1
2026-08-02	72	34–145	22.8 µg/m³	29.9	10h	1
2026-08-01	146	101–182	68.4 µg/m³	86.8	6h	1

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