Newcastle Lower Hunter, Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia Historical Air Quality Analysis
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August Air Quality Analysis
Newcastle Lower Hunter, Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia
AQI Trends: Highest and Lowest
Same Day Analysis (17th August):
On this day, AQI across the 5 years varied significantly: 2026 ranks 1st highest AQI at 30 of Good air quality on the same day.
Day & Night AQI Trend: 17th Aug - 18th Aug 2026
Newcastle Lower Hunter, Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia
6 AM17th Aug 2026
5 PM
5 AM18th Aug 2026
42AQI
21AQI
29AQI
25AQI
In the last 24 hours,
Newcastle Lower Hunter's AQI reached its highest point of 42 at 7 AM during the Day, while the lowest point, 21, was recorded at 10 AM during the Day between 17th Aug and 18th Aug 2026.
Day & Night AQI Trend : Jul - Aug 2026
Newcastle Lower Hunter, Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia
15°C12/18°C
14°C10/18°C
14°C9/20°C
14°C10/19°C
10°C7/14°C
11°C6/17°C
12°C8/16°C
13°C10/17°C
14°C10/20°C
13°C9/19°C
11°C7/14°C
12°C8/16°C
13°C10/15°C
13°C9/18°C
15°C10/21°C
14°C10/19°C
12°C7/17°C
11°C8/15°C
11°C6/17°C
12°C8/16°C
13°C8/18°C
15°C11/18°C
16°C12/20°C
14°C10/19°C
13°C10/18°C
13°C9/17°C
15°C13/18°C
14°C12/17°C
26°C25/26°C
16°C15/17°C
33AQI
27AQI
33AQI
27AQI
2026 Days Vs Air Quality
Newcastle Lower Hunter, Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia
94%
213
6%
13
Total number of days with different AQI categories in last 230 days in 2026 (135 days remaining)
Under WHO’s Safe Air Quality Limits: 94%
Health Risk Level:
Very Low
In 2026, 94% of 230 days were within WHO’s safe air quality limits. The risk of health issues is Very Low, but health impacts are still unclear.
Annual Air Quality Insights
Newcastle Lower Hunter, Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia
AQI levels in 2026
Jan.
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May
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Nov.
Dec.
22AQI (US)
17AQI (US)
16AQI (US)
19AQI (US)
21AQI (US)
27AQI (US)
26AQI (US)
23AQI (US)
29AQI (US)
34AQI (US)
54AQI (US)
20AQI (US)
22AQI (US)
31AQI (US)
29AQI (US)
19AQI (US)
25AQI (US)
35AQI (US)
29AQI (US)
26AQI (US)
21AQI (US)
42AQI (US)
45AQI (US)
34AQI (US)
39AQI (US)
30AQI (US)
18AQI (US)
36AQI (US)
31AQI (US)
21AQI (US)
51AQI (US)
78AQI (US)
21AQI (US)
23AQI (US)
41AQI (US)
40AQI (US)
38AQI (US)
44AQI (US)
40AQI (US)
17AQI (US)
32AQI (US)
46AQI (US)
29AQI (US)
22AQI (US)
32AQI (US)
38AQI (US)
29AQI (US)
35AQI (US)
27AQI (US)
41AQI (US)
36AQI (US)
38AQI (US)
35AQI (US)
41AQI (US)
27AQI (US)
23AQI (US)
15AQI (US)
34AQI (US)
33AQI (US)
30AQI (US)
51AQI (US)
38AQI (US)
43AQI (US)
41AQI (US)
39AQI (US)
33AQI (US)
23AQI (US)
29AQI (US)
32AQI (US)
38AQI (US)
38AQI (US)
37AQI (US)
31AQI (US)
27AQI (US)
20AQI (US)
29AQI (US)
18AQI (US)
14AQI (US)
23AQI (US)
16AQI (US)
14AQI (US)
20AQI (US)
32AQI (US)
30AQI (US)
31AQI (US)
20AQI (US)
28AQI (US)
38AQI (US)
30AQI (US)
25AQI (US)
24AQI (US)
23AQI (US)
26AQI (US)
28AQI (US)
25AQI (US)
23AQI (US)
31AQI (US)
34AQI (US)
35AQI (US)
41AQI (US)
34AQI (US)
17AQI (US)
28AQI (US)
34AQI (US)
38AQI (US)
46AQI (US)
16AQI (US)
24AQI (US)
26AQI (US)
36AQI (US)
32AQI (US)
37AQI (US)
31AQI (US)
24AQI (US)
20AQI (US)
16AQI (US)
22AQI (US)
24AQI (US)
23AQI (US)
22AQI (US)
26AQI (US)
26AQI (US)
19AQI (US)
28AQI (US)
15AQI (US)
23AQI (US)
32AQI (US)
14AQI (US)
23AQI (US)
33AQI (US)
30AQI (US)
28AQI (US)
69AQI (US)
66AQI (US)
57AQI (US)
61AQI (US)
67AQI (US)
54AQI (US)
48AQI (US)
64AQI (US)
62AQI (US)
51AQI (US)
34AQI (US)
25AQI (US)
26AQI (US)
25AQI (US)
21AQI (US)
24AQI (US)
25AQI (US)
29AQI (US)
26AQI (US)
21AQI (US)
22AQI (US)
25AQI (US)
33AQI (US)
28AQI (US)
18AQI (US)
18AQI (US)
24AQI (US)
23AQI (US)
25AQI (US)
28AQI (US)
14AQI (US)
32AQI (US)
31AQI (US)
40AQI (US)
28AQI (US)
15AQI (US)
21AQI (US)
21AQI (US)
19AQI (US)
22AQI (US)
26AQI (US)
27AQI (US)
27AQI (US)
26AQI (US)
24AQI (US)
21AQI (US)
30AQI (US)
23AQI (US)
17AQI (US)
24AQI (US)
30AQI (US)
21AQI (US)
22AQI (US)
18AQI (US)
20AQI (US)
25AQI (US)
31AQI (US)
18AQI (US)
17AQI (US)
22AQI (US)
27AQI (US)
22AQI (US)
22AQI (US)
29AQI (US)
28AQI (US)
32AQI (US)
35AQI (US)
27AQI (US)
28AQI (US)
29AQI (US)
28AQI (US)
25AQI (US)
40AQI (US)
28AQI (US)
31AQI (US)
27AQI (US)
29AQI (US)
28AQI (US)
40AQI (US)
32AQI (US)
27AQI (US)
31AQI (US)
26AQI (US)
33AQI (US)
37AQI (US)
40AQI (US)
22AQI (US)
27AQI (US)
30AQI (US)
28AQI (US)
35AQI (US)
37AQI (US)
18AQI (US)
30AQI (US)
29AQI (US)
34AQI (US)
30AQI (US)
28AQI (US)
37AQI (US)
25AQI (US)
26AQI (US)
31AQI (US)
No. of days
202630AQI (US)
Highest AQI (US) recorded in
May37AQI (US)
Lowest AQI (US) recorded in
June25AQI (US)
202528AQI (US)
Highest AQI (US) recorded in
October44AQI (US)
Lowest AQI (US) recorded in
May20AQI (US)
202426AQI (US)
Highest AQI (US) recorded in
December33AQI (US)
Lowest AQI (US) recorded in
June18AQI (US)
202327AQI (US)
Highest AQI (US) recorded in
September32AQI (US)
Lowest AQI (US) recorded in
November22AQI (US)
202223AQI (US)
Highest AQI (US) recorded in
February28AQI (US)
Lowest AQI (US) recorded in
April20AQI (US)
202126AQI (US)
Highest AQI (US) recorded in
August31AQI (US)
Lowest AQI (US) recorded in
December22AQI (US)
202029AQI (US)
Highest AQI (US) recorded in
March39AQI (US)
Lowest AQI (US) recorded in
October24AQI (US)
Most & Least Polluted Years Over the Last 7 Years
Newcastle Lower Hunter's annual 2026 AQI (US) (30) shows an average percentage change of 13.8% (worsened AQI (US)) compared to previous years: 2020 (29), 2021 (26), 2022 (23), 2023 (27), 2024 (26), 2025 (28).