Air quality in Mackay, Queensland, Australia today
Mr. Duck’s Air Quality Score
Good air today for Mackay, Queensland, Australia
This friendly indicator summarizes the latest city readings. For health guidance, please see: EPA AirNow or WHO.
Air quality today
The air quality in Mackay, Queensland is classified as Good today. The primary pollutant measured is PM2.5, recorded at 5.5 µg/m³, while PM10 is measured at 15.3 µg/m³. Both concentrations are within the reference values used for the assessment.
These figures are derived from two valid measurements collected and shown via OpenAQ, which aggregates data from local monitoring stations. No other pollutants reached the reporting threshold, so only PM2.5 and PM10 are presented. The assessment follows the standard methodology applied by OpenAQ for categorizing air quality. The Good category reflects that measured values are below the levels that would trigger a higher classification. This page is informational; for health guidance, use official sources such as EPA AirNow or WHO.
Latest sensor values
PM categories follow US EPA AQI breakpoints, shown here as an estimate derived from the latest valid measurements (this project does not compute EPA NowCast/24-hour AQI yet).
What the data includes
The current station data listed for this city is focused on particulate matter (PM). In Mackay, Queensland, the OpenAQ feed provides measurements for two pollutants, PM10 and PM2.5, both recorded at a single monitoring site in West Mackay. Across the dataset there are four data rows: two entries were updated within the last three days and two are classified as old. The most recent timestamp for each pollutant is 2026-02-10 22:00 UTC. Only one monitoring location contributes data for both PM10 and PM2.5, meaning the dataset does not capture variations across different neighborhoods.
PM10 values range from 14.4 to 15.3 µg/m³, with a median of 14.85 µg/m³; the 10th percentile is 14.49 µg/m³ and the 90th percentile is 15.21 µg/m³. PM2.5 values range from 5.0 to 5.5 µg/m³, median 5.25 µg/m³, 10th percentile 5.05 µg/m³ and 90th percentile 5.45 µg/m³. The median values sit near the centre of each narrow range, showing little fluctuation between the recorded points. Both pollutants share the same single station, so spatial coverage is limited, and the presence of older rows indicates the dataset does not continuously refresh, so conditions may differ at other times or places in the city.
Learn more about sources and filtering: About the data.
Trusted references: WHO (Air pollution) · US EPA AirNow · European Environment Agency (Air)
Latest sensor values (bars)
PM categories follow US EPA AQI breakpoints, shown here as an estimate derived from the latest valid measurements (this project does not compute EPA NowCast/24-hour AQI yet).
Data notes
This data set includes two valid measurements and is updated within 3 days. The latest update was on 2026-02-10 at 22:00 UTC. Air quality can vary by location and time within Mackay, so this snapshot may not represent conditions elsewhere in the city.
OpenAQ station rows
| Station | Parameter | Value | Unit | Last updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| West Mackay | pm10 | 15.3 | µg/m³ | 2026-02-10 22:00 UTC |
| West Mackay | pm25 | 5.5 | µg/m³ | 2026-02-10 22:00 UTC |
| West Mackay | pm10 | 14.4 | µg/m³ | 2021-12-09 00:00 UTC |
| West Mackay | pm25 | 5.0 | µg/m³ | 2021-12-09 00:00 UTC |