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Air quality in South Africa today

Right now the most polluted of the 9 South Africa cities we cover is Cape Town at AQI 88 (Moderate); the cleanest is Pietermaritzburg at 36.

US EPA AQI, modelled from the CAMS forecast. Refreshed 3 Nov, 07:52 UTC+0.

Cities in South Africa, worst air first

US AQI now in South Africa
#	City	AQI	Category	Population
1	Cape Town Western Cape	88	Moderate	4.8 m people
2	Benoni Gauteng	87	Moderate	0.6 m people
3	Johannesburg Gauteng	77	Moderate	9.4 m people
4	Evaton Gauteng	77	Moderate	0.7 m people
5	Pretoria Gauteng	67	Moderate	2.1 m people
6	Soshanguve Gauteng	67	Moderate	0.9 m people
7	Gqeberha Eastern Cape	42	Good	1.1 m people
8	Durban KwaZulu-Natal	36	Good	3.3 m people
9	Pietermaritzburg KwaZulu-Natal	36	Good	0.8 m people

Good 0–50
Moderate 51–100
Unhealthy for sensitive groups 101–150
Unhealthy 151–200
Very unhealthy 201–300
Hazardous 301–500

Each city’s value is the CAMS model at the city’s coordinates, scored on the US EPA AQI. It is an estimate, not a station reading. How we calculate it.

Cities in South Africa, worst air first

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