Name: Pollen forecast for Canterbury (2026-10-04)
Creator: Pollen Count
Published: 2026-10-04T15:53:54Z
License: https://pollencount.org/terms/

🌿

About Pollen in Canterbury

Early spring sees Hazel and Alder pollen from Canterbury’s urban trees and surrounding woodlands; mid-spring peaks with Birch and Oak, concentrated in Dane John Gardens and Westgate Parks. Summer brings significant grass pollen from River Stour meadows and adjacent agricultural fields, peaking late May through July.

Canterbury’s valley topography, particularly along the Great Stour, can trap pollen, intensifying local concentrations. Autumn and winter see elevated mould spore levels, stemming from damp conditions along waterways and decaying organic matter in historic gardens and surrounding woods.

The pollen count in Canterbury today is extremely high, driven mainly by Giant Ragweed.

X.HI

15 active species

Refreshing live forecast…

.forecast-refresh-status{display:none!important}.date-tab{cursor:default;opacity:.55}Showing today's cached forecast. Enable JavaScript to switch days and load live data.

4-Day Forecast:

Morning

Grass MED

Tree LOW

Weed HIGH

Afternoon

Grass HIGH

Tree LOW

Weed X.HI

Evening

Grass MED

Tree LOW

Weed X.HI

Species	Level	Count
🌿 Giant Ragweed	X.HI	194 grains/m³
🌿 Western Ragweed	X.HI	120 grains/m³
🌿 Common Ragweed	X.HI	87 grains/m³
🌿 Mugwort	X.HI	55 grains/m³
🌿 Sagebrush	V.HI	37 grains/m³
+35 more tracked Stinging Nettle Russian Thistle Grass (mixed) Fat Hen Perennial Ryegrass Pigweed Cock's-foot Timothy Grass Ribwort Plantain Common Sorrel Box Elder Alder Paper Birch Silver Birch Downy Birch Australian Pine Japanese Cypress Hazel Japanese Cedar Mediterranean Cypress Bermuda Grass Ash Mountain Cedar White Mulberry Olive Pellitory-of-the-wall Upright Pellitory Parthenium Weed London Plane Black Poplar Mesquite White Oak Holm Oak English Oak Field Elm All species in the app: Android iOS
🌿 Giant Ragweed	X.HI	171 grains/m³
🌿 Western Ragweed	X.HI	105 grains/m³
🌿 Common Ragweed	X.HI	77 grains/m³
🌿 Mugwort	V.HI	48 grains/m³
🌿 Sagebrush	V.HI	32 grains/m³
+35 more tracked Stinging Nettle Russian Thistle Pigweed Fat Hen Grass (mixed) Perennial Ryegrass Timothy Grass Cock's-foot Ribwort Plantain Common Sorrel Box Elder Alder Paper Birch Silver Birch Downy Birch Australian Pine Japanese Cypress Hazel Japanese Cedar Mediterranean Cypress Bermuda Grass Ash Mountain Cedar White Mulberry Olive Pellitory-of-the-wall Upright Pellitory Parthenium Weed London Plane Black Poplar Mesquite White Oak Holm Oak English Oak Field Elm All species in the app: Android iOS
🌿 Giant Ragweed	X.HI	132 grains/m³
🌿 Western Ragweed	X.HI	81 grains/m³
🌿 Common Ragweed	X.HI	59 grains/m³
🌿 Mugwort	V.HI	37 grains/m³
🌿 Sagebrush	HIGH	25 grains/m³
+35 more tracked Stinging Nettle Russian Thistle Pigweed Fat Hen Grass (mixed) Perennial Ryegrass Timothy Grass Ribwort Plantain Cock's-foot Common Sorrel Box Elder Alder Paper Birch Silver Birch Downy Birch Australian Pine Japanese Cypress Hazel Japanese Cedar Mediterranean Cypress Bermuda Grass Ash Mountain Cedar White Mulberry Olive Pellitory-of-the-wall Upright Pellitory Parthenium Weed London Plane Black Poplar Mesquite White Oak Holm Oak English Oak Field Elm All species in the app: Android iOS
🌿 Giant Ragweed	X.HI	63 grains/m³
🌿 Western Ragweed	V.HI	39 grains/m³
🌿 Common Ragweed	HIGH	28 grains/m³
🌿 Mugwort	HIGH	18 grains/m³
🌿 Sagebrush	MED	12 grains/m³
+35 more tracked Perennial Ryegrass Grass (mixed) Cock's-foot Timothy Grass Stinging Nettle Russian Thistle Pigweed Fat Hen Ribwort Plantain Common Sorrel Box Elder Alder Paper Birch Silver Birch Downy Birch Australian Pine Japanese Cypress Hazel Japanese Cedar Mediterranean Cypress Bermuda Grass Ash Mountain Cedar White Mulberry Olive Pellitory-of-the-wall Upright Pellitory Parthenium Weed London Plane Black Poplar Mesquite White Oak Holm Oak English Oak Field Elm All species in the app: Android iOS

Last updated: 15:53 UTC

4-Day Forecast	Tree	Grass	Weed
Sun 4 Oct	LOW	HIGH	X.HI
Mon 5 Oct	LOW	MED	X.HI
Tue 6 Oct	LOW	MED	X.HI
Wed 7 Oct	LOW	MED	X.HI

Map of Canterbury (51.281435°, 1.080249°)

More in United Kingdom

Preston Folkestone Ashford Ramsgate Maidstone Southend-on-Sea

What Pollen Levels Mean

LOW Symptoms are unlikely

MED Moderate risk of symptoms

HIGH Widespread symptoms likely

V.HI Expect significant symptoms

X.HI Extremely high symptom likelihood & severity