Environment in Tauranga 12 indicators covering environment for Tauranga. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Drought - Cities and FUAs — Land soil moisture anomaly 0.7 Percentage change 2025 up 138.9% 331st Greenhouse gas emissions - Cities and FUAs — GHG emissions from waste 0.02 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent 2024 unchanged 703rd Land surface temperature - Cities and FUAs — Daytime summer land 28.39 Degrees celsius 2024 down 3.0% 887th Land surface temperature - Cities and FUAs — Daytime winter land 12.84 Degrees celsius 2024 down 7.2% 412th Land surface temperature - Cities and FUAs — Daytime yearly land 20.18 Degrees celsius 2024 down 4.0% 828th Land surface temperature - Cities and FUAs — Nighttime summer land 14.34 Degrees celsius 2024 down 1.0% 961st Land surface temperature - Cities and FUAs — Nighttime winter land 5.39 Degrees celsius 2024 down 2.4% 308th Land surface temperature - Cities and FUAs — Nighttime yearly land 9.82 Degrees celsius 2024 up 3.7% 493rd Air pollution - Cities and FUAs — Population exposure to nitrogen 1.5 Microgrammes per cubic metre 2025 — 1307th Air pollution - Cities and FUAs — Population exposure to ozone 46.62 Microgrammes per cubic metre 2025 — 1260th Air pollution - Cities and FUAs — Population exposure to PM10 33.09 Microgrammes per cubic metre 2025 — 887th Air pollution - Cities and FUAs — Population exposure to PM2.5 23.97 Microgrammes per cubic metre 2025 — 827th