Canberra, Australia Pollen Count
Canberra, Australia · Last updated Thursday, November 5, 2026
This page shows the most recent reading available for Canberra — from Thursday, November 5, 2026 (2 days ago) — not today's reading.
Pollen Overview
Today's overall pollen level and the dominant type (trees, weeds, grass, or mold).
Total Pollen Index
The combined pollen level across all types (0–100).
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Grass Index
How active grass pollen is today (0–100).
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Pollen Types
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5-Day Canberra Overall Pollen Forecast
Bars are colored by severity (Low/Moderate/High).
Pollen count Canberra residents check each morning
The Canberra pollen count today is 19 (Low). No single plant stands out in today’s readings; the Grass category is the one the index is led by. Tree pollen is the highest single category in the split at 22 (Low), ahead of grass pollen at 17 and weed pollen at 0.6. The sections below break that headline number down by plant, by day and by what the band means in practice. Pollen Atlas updated this count on Thursday, November 5, 2026.
A Low band on the Pollen Atlas index means the Total Pollen Index has stayed in the lower part of the 0–100 scale. Readings in this band are built from low individual category values rather than from one large spike, and the category split above matters more than the headline number: a low total can still contain one category, such as tree pollen, reading noticeably higher than the rest, which is why the split is printed on every Canberra page.
Outside its main late-spring and early-summer window, grass pollen usually appears as a small background value rather than the driver of the total. A low grass reading alongside a higher weed or mold value is a typical off-peak pattern. Grass should be read from its own value on this page, not assumed from the calendar: the index reports today’s modelled value, and the modelled value outranks any general seasonal expectation.
To see whether today’s pollen level holds, check the 5-day Canberra pollen forecast below — it is currently holding, with Thursday the highest day in the window.
This is the pollen count Canberra residents check each morning, built from the day’s tree, grass, weed and mold readings.
What is the Canberra pollen count today?
The Canberra pollen count today is 19 out of 100 (Low) on the Pollen Atlas Total Pollen Index, driven mainly by Grass.
Short answer for anyone searching pollen count today Canberra: this page is updated every morning with the day’s modelled reading.
Canberra allergies today
Canberra allergies today are set by the same reading as the pollen count above: the Total Pollen Index is 19 (Low), driven mainly by Grass. When people ask about Canberra allergies, this is the number that answers them — one daily index built from today’s tree, grass, weed and mold readings for Canberra.
Allergies in Canberra follow the Australia calendar set out below — the chapters, the plants behind them, and the 5-day forecast on this page show whether today is typical for the season or an exception to it. If you are checking allergies today in Canberra before heading outdoors, the split at the top of this page is the part to read: it shows which pollen is doing the work today, not just how high the total sits.
Read the five-day table on this page as the Canberra allergy forecast: today reads 19 (Low), and the day-by-day outlook shows whether Canberra allergies are set to ease or build across the week — the days to plan outdoor time around are the ones where the index steps down, not just today.
In practice, the allergy count Canberra today records is this same combined reading — tree, grass, weed and mold in one index.
The Canberra allergy count today is 19 (Low) — the same Total Pollen Index as the pollen count above, in one combined reading.
Pollen count today Canberra: the 5-day forecast
| Day | Total Pollen Index | Band |
|---|---|---|
| Thursday, November 5 | 19 | Low |
| Friday, November 6 | 18 | Low |
| Saturday, November 7 | 18 | Low |
| Sunday, November 8 | 17 | Low |
| Monday, November 9 | 16 | Low |
Pollen Atlas forecasts Canberra’s pollen count to peak on Thursday at 19 (Low) over the next 5 days.
Pollen by type in Canberra
What is driving Canberra’s pollen today
The shape of today’s 19 (Low) is set by tree pollen at 22 (Low on its own scale) — about 56% of the four category readings added together, 5 points clear of the next category, grass pollen at 17. Tree readings are the fastest-moving of the four in their season, because species pollinate in sequence — a tree-led total can change character within a week. Tree pollen leading in November is a modelled reading, reported as modelled — no regional calendar is asserted for Australia, and the modelled value outranks any general seasonal expectation.
Plant-level detail is not in today’s feed for Canberra, so the drivers have to be read from the category split above — it shows how much of today’s total each category is actually carrying, and plant detail returns here automatically on any day the feed includes it.
Across the five-day window the Total Pollen Index runs from 16 to 19, never changing band. Today’s 19 sits 1 point above the window’s average of 17.6 — a steady window, in which one day reads much like the next.
Plants affecting Canberra now
Detailed plant-by-plant readings for Canberra were not returned in today\u2019s source data, so this section summarises the pollen types the index above is built from instead of listing individual plants.
Tree pollen is one of the categories with a non-zero reading today, at 22 (Low).
Grass pollen is one of the categories with a non-zero reading today, at 17 (Low).
Weed pollen is one of the categories with a non-zero reading today, at 0.6 (Low).
In the Global pattern, the plants that shape this city’s year vary with its local climate and vegetation, and no single regional calendar is published for this area — named here as regional context only, not as today\u2019s measurements.
Plant detail returns here automatically on any day the source data includes it.
Every pollen type, with photos and seasons: the pollen directory.
Canberra pollen through the year
The Canberra pollen year runs in chapters, set by the Global pattern and the Australia calendar. Trees come first: tree pollen seasons vary with local climate and vegetation, so this page reports the measured readings first and treats any calendar as background only. Grasses take the middle of the year: grass pollen seasons vary with local climate and vegetation, and the measured value outranks any general seasonal expectation. Weeds close it out: weed pollen seasons vary with local climate and vegetation, and no regional calendar is asserted for this area.
No Australia allergy season guide is published yet, so this page does not single out signature pollens for Canberra — the calendar above is the Global regional pattern, and the plant detail on this page names what today’s feed actually records.
November in Canberra is reported from its modelled readings, not from a regional calendar — no regional calendar is asserted for Australia, so the calendar alone explains little today, and the modelled split above carries the story. No Australia allergy season guide is published yet — this calendar follows the Global regional pattern. See Canberra pollen count rankings and Canberra on the pollen heatmap.
How to read this index
Pollen Atlas reports the Canberra pollen count on a Total Pollen Index from 0 to 100, built from separate tree, grass and weed readings. The total is a summary, not an average of the three: a single strong category can lift it, and three quiet categories can hold it down whatever the month. Index values are a modelled pollen risk index computed by Pollen Atlas from open weather, vegetation and phenology data, calibrated against CDC/NAB season data, with plant detail by the Google Pollen API. The index is a modelled 0–100 scale, not a measured count, and figures update through the day, so a morning and an evening visit to this page can legitimately show different numbers.
Canberra in today’s national picture
At 19 (Low), Canberra ranks joint 53539th of the 90896 cities Pollen Atlas tracks today — in the middle of the national table. The highest reading in the country today is Serpa, Portugal at 53, and the lowest is Galiakberovo, Russia at 5. The whole table spans 48 points today — a wide-open day, when the top and bottom of the table are effectively in different seasons.
Around Canberra: Wollongong, Australia (187 km away) reads 26 (Low); Sydney, Australia (247 km away) reads 36 (Low); Central Coast, Australia (291 km away) reads 24 (Low). Canberra reads 7 points lower than its nearest tracked neighbour today. Across Australia’s 15 tracked cities, today runs from 16 in Hobart to 36 in Sydney.
Pollen totals are population numbers; symptoms are personal. The same reading can leave one Canberra resident untouched and floor another, depending on which pollens they are sensitised to. If this pattern finds you every season, allergists in Canberra, Australia can test whether tree, grass, weed or mold is the category that matters for you — the four readings at the top of this page are the starting point for that conversation.
Canberra in its local area
Canberra is in Australian Capital Territory, Australia. Its population is 367,752 (GeoNames).
Across Australia’s 15 tracked cities, Canberra ranks joint 13th today.
Like every Pollen Atlas city page, the Canberra, Australia pollen count is refreshed each morning.
Nearby cities
- Wollongong pollen count (187 km away)
- Sydney pollen count (247 km away)
- Central Coast pollen count (291 km away)
- Newcastle pollen count (358 km away)
- Melbourne pollen count (466 km away)
- Geelong pollen count (531 km away)
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Pollen indexes: a modelled pollen risk index computed by Pollen Atlas from open weather, vegetation and phenology data, calibrated against CDC/NAB season data. Plant detail: Google Pollen API. Index values are modelled, not measured counts. Sources: CDC/NAB; USA-NPN; GBIF (CC BY); ESA WorldCover (CC BY 4.0).