Worst air pollution Golden Square - Bendigo, today and tomorrow
Today (10 August): Air quality in Golden Square is good. AQI, PM2.5, PM10, NO2, O3, SO2, CO, HCHO, and PM1 are good. Pollution peaks around 12:00 AM (O3: 12.6/100).
Tomorrow (11 August 2026): Air quality in Golden Square is good. All pollutants stay as today. Pollution peaks around 9:00 AM (O3: 13.4/100). Airmine updates local air quality forecasts four times daily.
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Golden Square sits on Bendigo's southern side, sharing the city's inland Victorian climate where wood heater smoke builds on calm winter nights and agricultural dust drifts in during dry, windy spells from the surrounding drier plains. Bushfire smoke is a periodic summer risk from nearby box-ironbark forest. There is no significant industry. Overall, background air quality here is generally good, following the same seasonal pattern typical of the wider Bendigo area, with no distinguishing local emissions sources.
Today - 10 August | Pollution peaks at 00:00
AQI:
Good
12.6/100
PM2.5 (fine particles):
Good
2.4/100
PM10 (coarse particles):
Good
0.6/100
NO2 (nitrogen dioxide):
Good
1.3/100
O3 (ozone):
Good
12.6/100
SO2 (sulfur dioxide):
Good
0.3/100
CO (carbon monoxide):
Good
0.0/100
HCHO (formaldehyde):
Good
1.4/100
PM1 (ultrafine particles):
Good
3.2/100
Levels show the poorest local air quality during the day
Tomorrow - 11 August | Pollution peaks at 09:00
AQI:
Good
13.4/100
PM2.5 (fine particles):
Good
5.0/100
PM10 (coarse particles):
Good
2.0/100
NO2 (nitrogen dioxide):
Good
1.8/100
O3 (ozone):
Good
13.4/100
SO2 (sulfur dioxide):
Good
0.4/100
CO (carbon monoxide):
Good
0.0/100
HCHO (formaldehyde):
Good
0.8/100
PM1 (ultrafine particles):
Good
2.1/100
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Frequently Asked Questions
Is air quality bad in Golden Square right now?
On 10 August 2026, overall air quality in Golden Square is good. AQI is the main air quality indicator at 12.6/100. Pollution peaks around 12:00 AM (O3: 12.6/100).
Will air quality be worse tomorrow in Golden Square?
On 11 August 2026, air quality conditions in Golden Square will be similar to today, with AQI forecast at good at 13.4/100. Pollution peaks around 9:00 AM (O3: 13.4/100).
When is air pollution at its worst in Golden Square?
Golden Square, on Bendigo's southern side, tends to follow the city's typical pattern, with winter wood-heater smoke building up on cold, still nights and summer bushfire smoke, December to March, from nearby forested areas the two main seasonal factors to expect.
Are air quality levels in Golden Square based on measurements or forecasts?
It is forecasts derived by downscaling forecasts provided by EU’s Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service (CAMS) by taking into account local conditions such as traffic patterns. CAMS bases its forecast on satellite measurements of particles and chemical compounds in the atmosphere. Airmine’s services were developed with support from the European Space Agency (ESA)’s Business Applications and Space Solutions (BASS) team.
Why doesn’t the forecast always reflect wildfire impacts?
Airmine’s forecast uses CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) as its background atmospheric model. While CAMS includes wildfire emissions, these are derived from satellite observations and are not available in real time. During rapidly evolving wildfire events, there may therefore be a delay before increased emissions are incorporated into the model. As a result, the forecast may temporarily underestimate PM₂.₅ and other pollutants associated with wildfire smoke.
During rapidly evolving wildfire events, CAMS may lag by approximately 1–2 days before increased wildfire emissions are fully represented, which can lead to temporary underestimation of PM₂.₅ concentrations in Airmine’s forecast.
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Data provided by Airmine — Last update: 9 August 2026 at 20:27 CEST (Data is updated four times daily.)
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