Timaru
3 monitoring stations · readings from 12 to 25
Average AQI
Air quality in Timaru
Air quality in Timaru is currently 21 on the AQI scale, which falls in the Good band. That number is the average across every monitoring station reporting in Timaru right now.
We aggregate 3 stations across Timaru. Individual stations range from 12 at the cleanest to 25 at the worst, so conditions vary across Timaru — the local figure matters more than the average.
Timaru breaks down into 3 stations you can open individually. Of those listed below, Waimate Kennedy is reading highest at 25 and Geraldine lowest at 12.
Readings refresh hourly from the official monitoring networks we track. Conditions can still change quickly, so check back before planning time outdoors.
What to do at good levels
Outdoor activity
No restrictions. This is a good day for exercise, commuting on foot or bike, and time outside.
Sensitive groups
Children, older adults and people with asthma or heart conditions can go about their day as normal.
Indoor air
Open the windows. Outdoor air is currently cleaner than typical indoor air, so ventilating helps.
Stations in Timaru
About Timaru
Coordinates
-44.410, 171.181
Centroid of monitored stations
Stations
3
Reporting in this area
Spread
12 – 25
Cleanest to worst station reading
Other cities nearby
Timaru air quality, answered
Timaru is currently reading an AQI of 21, which is Good. It is the average across 3 reporting stations.
No restrictions. This is a good day for exercise, commuting on foot or bike, and time outside. Children, older adults and people with asthma or heart conditions can go about their day as normal.
21 sits in the Good band of the air quality index. The index runs from 0 to 500, and the lower the number the cleaner the air.
We currently aggregate 3 stations in Timaru, reading between 12 and 25.
Of the stations currently listed for Timaru, Waimate Kennedy is reading highest at 25 (Good).
Hourly. We pull from the official monitoring networks that publish for this city, and this page refreshes on the same cadence.
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Every station around it, live — or find out what today's reading means for you personally.