Wellington Air Quality
Current air-quality information for Wellington, New Zealand.
Air quality is generally considered satisfactory.
OpenAQ monitoring station · Updated 2026-09-28T03:00:00ZHealth context
Health advice should reflect the current AQI category, pollutant concentrations and local public-health guidance.
Air-quality information is not medical advice. People with asthma, heart or lung disease, children, older adults and other sensitive groups may need to take additional precautions when pollution is elevated.
What does the AQI mean in Wellington?
This page uses the displayed AQI category and identifies whether the current value comes from a monitoring station or an atmospheric model. AQI categories are a communication tool for interpreting air pollution; they are not a diagnosis or a direct measure of individual health risk. Air quality is generally considered satisfactory.
AirQualityIndex.org distinguishes model estimates from monitoring-station observations and displays the available source and update time. AQI values can change as new observations or model estimates become available.
Nearby cities
- Auckland air quality — approximately 493 km away
- Sydney air quality — approximately 2,226 km away
- Canberra air quality — approximately 2,326 km away
- Nuku’alofa air quality — approximately 2,430 km away
- Brisbane air quality — approximately 2,507 km away
- Melbourne air quality — approximately 2,572 km away
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