Worst air pollution Port Lincoln, today and tomorrow
Today (16 July): Air quality in Port Lincoln is good. AQI, PM2.5, PM10, NO2, O3, SO2, CO, HCHO, and PM1 are good. Pollution peaks around 4:30 PM (O3: 16.8/100).
Tomorrow (17 July 2026): Air quality in Port Lincoln is good. All pollutants stay as today. Pollution peaks around 3:30 PM (O3: 16.8/100). Airmine updates local air quality forecasts four times daily.
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Air quality in Port Lincoln is generally excellent, supported by its exposed peninsula position and consistent winds off Spencer Gulf and the Southern Ocean. There is limited heavy industry beyond fishing and agriculture-related activity. The main occasional factors are dust from surrounding grain-growing land during dry, windy periods and, less often, bushfire smoke during summer.
Today - 16 July | Pollution peaks at 16:30
AQI:
Good
16.8/100
PM2.5 (fine particles):
Good
2.5/100
PM10 (coarse particles):
Good
0.8/100
NO2 (nitrogen dioxide):
Good
0/100
O3 (ozone):
Good
16.8/100
SO2 (sulfur dioxide):
Good
0/100
CO (carbon monoxide):
Good
0/100
HCHO (formaldehyde):
Good
1.1/100
PM1 (ultrafine particles):
Good
2.6/100
Levels show the poorest local air quality during the day
Tomorrow - 17 July | Pollution peaks at 15:30
AQI:
Good
16.8/100
PM2.5 (fine particles):
Good
4.0/100
PM10 (coarse particles):
Good
1.2/100
NO2 (nitrogen dioxide):
Good
0/100
O3 (ozone):
Good
16.8/100
SO2 (sulfur dioxide):
Good
0/100
CO (carbon monoxide):
Good
0/100
HCHO (formaldehyde):
Good
1.6/100
PM1 (ultrafine particles):
Good
5.4/100
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Is air quality bad in Port Lincoln right now?
On 16 July 2026, overall air quality in Port Lincoln is good. AQI is the main air quality indicator at 16.8/100. Pollution peaks around 4:30 PM (O3: 16.8/100).
Will air quality be worse tomorrow in Port Lincoln?
On 17 July 2026, air quality conditions in Port Lincoln will be similar to today, with AQI forecast at good at 16.8/100. Pollution peaks around 3:30 PM (O3: 16.8/100).
When is air pollution at its worst in Port Lincoln?
Expect any dip in Port Lincoln's air quality to come during harvest season on the surrounding grain districts, when dust can rise from paddocks and roads, or during hot, windy summer stretches, along with occasional bushfire smoke. Outside these periods, the town's steady coastal winds generally keep the air among the cleanest of any South Australian regional centre.
Are air quality levels in Port Lincoln 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.
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Data provided by Airmine — Last update: 16 July 2026 at 10:33 CEST (Data is updated four times daily.)
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