Air Quality Lab — Darwin, Australia
Air Quality Profile
Darwin reports an annual PM2.5 of 9.7 µg/m³. That's close to the WHO 2021 annual guideline (5 µg/m³) and well inside historically healthy ranges.
Darwin
Australia
AustraliaAnnual Average
GoodWHO annual classification
9.7µg/m³
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
PM2.5
5.85.8 µg/m³ — Good
4.84.8 µg/m³ — Excellent
6.06.0 µg/m³ — Good
7.77.7 µg/m³ — Good
1414 µg/m³ — Fair
1313 µg/m³ — Fair
1616 µg/m³ — Moderate
1313 µg/m³ — Fair
1212 µg/m³ — Fair
9.29.2 µg/m³ — Good
9.19.1 µg/m³ — Good
6.36.3 µg/m³ — Good
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
5.85.8 µg/m³ — Good
4.84.8 µg/m³ — Excellent
6.06.0 µg/m³ — Good
7.77.7 µg/m³ — Good
1414 µg/m³ — Fair
1313 µg/m³ — Fair
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
1616 µg/m³ — Moderate
1313 µg/m³ — Fair
1212 µg/m³ — Fair
9.29.2 µg/m³ — Good
9.19.1 µg/m³ — Good
6.36.3 µg/m³ — Good
Best months: Jan–MarWorst months: May–Jul
Excellent0–5 µg/m³Good5–10 µg/m³Fair10–15 µg/m³Moderate15–25 µg/m³
Based on WUSTL PM2.5 dataset (2020–2024) · WHO 2021 thresholds
Confidence: ●●●
How air quality compares
Compared across Australia
Darwin: 9.7 µg/m³. Typical range in Australia: 5.3–6.1 µg/m³. Low anchor: Mount Gambier, 4.2 µg/m³.
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