Environment in Palmerston North 12 indicators covering environment for Palmerston North. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Drought - Cities and FUAs — Land soil moisture anomaly 1.4 Percentage change 2025 up 118.9% 286th Greenhouse gas emissions - Cities and FUAs — GHG emissions from waste 0.03 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent 2024 unchanged 590th Land surface temperature - Cities and FUAs — Daytime summer land 27.79 Degrees celsius 2024 down 11.7% 966th Land surface temperature - Cities and FUAs — Daytime winter land 10.61 Degrees celsius 2024 down 11.8% 557th Land surface temperature - Cities and FUAs — Daytime yearly land 18.57 Degrees celsius 2024 down 8.0% 1039th Land surface temperature - Cities and FUAs — Nighttime summer land 11.83 Degrees celsius 2024 down 14.5% 1227th Land surface temperature - Cities and FUAs — Nighttime winter land 4.14 Degrees celsius 2024 up 1.3% 380th Land surface temperature - Cities and FUAs — Nighttime yearly land 7.51 Degrees celsius 2024 down 12.4% 791st Air pollution - Cities and FUAs — Population exposure to nitrogen 1.47 Microgrammes per cubic metre 2025 — 1311th Air pollution - Cities and FUAs — Population exposure to ozone 42.73 Microgrammes per cubic metre 2025 — 1295th Air pollution - Cities and FUAs — Population exposure to PM10 28.03 Microgrammes per cubic metre 2025 — 1015th Air pollution - Cities and FUAs — Population exposure to PM2.5 20.15 Microgrammes per cubic metre 2025 — 936th