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Air quality · Eastern Cape, South Africa

Gqeberha Air Quality Index (AQI) today

Modelled estimate for 15:00 local time (UTC+2), refreshed 3 Nov, 07:52 UTC+0.

41 Good

Live estimate · modelled

US EPA AQI15:00 UTC+2, 3 Nov Main pollutant: PM2.5

Air quality is satisfactory, and air pollution poses little or no risk.

This page uses EPA’s NowCast, which follows the last few hours, as the US government’s AirNow does. On a 24-hour average of particles, as many apps show, it is 48.

Over the next 24 hours the model expects the AQI to range from 38 around 17:00 to 52 around 23:00 (3 Nov).

700th most polluted of 849 cities worldwide right now, 7th of 9 in South Africa.

What to do today

  • Long walk or run outside OK
  • Kids playing outside OK
  • Airing the house Open
  • Mask outdoors Not needed

Based on the US EPA’s health statement: “Air quality is satisfactory, and air pollution poses little or no risk.” General guidance, not medical advice.

Last 24 hours and next 48

Past hours Forecast

16:00 · 56 17:00 · 55 18:00 · 55 19:00 · 55 20:00 · 55 21:00 · 54 22:00 · 54 23:00 · 53 00:00 · 51 01:00 · 49 02:00 · 46 03:00 · 44 04:00 · 42 05:00 · 42 06:00 · 43 07:00 · 48 08:00 · 47 09:00 · 44 10:00 · 43 11:00 · 42 12:00 · 42 13:00 · 42 14:00 · 42 15:00 · 41 16:00 · 39 17:00 · 38 18:00 · 38 19:00 · 39 20:00 · 40 21:00 · 43 22:00 · 49 23:00 · 52 00:00 · 52 01:00 · 52 02:00 · 52 03:00 · 52 04:00 · 52 05:00 · 52 06:00 · 52 07:00 · 52 08:00 · 52 09:00 · 52 10:00 · 52 11:00 · 52 12:00 · 52 13:00 · 52 14:00 · 52 15:00 · 52 16:00 · 52 17:00 · 51 18:00 · 45 19:00 · 42 20:00 · 39 21:00 · 38 22:00 · 38 23:00 · 37 00:00 · 34 01:00 · 33 02:00 · 33 03:00 · 34 04:00 · 34 05:00 · 34 06:00 · 34 07:00 · 39 08:00 · 43 09:00 · 48 Now

US EPA AQI per hour, UTC+2. Particles use EPA’s NowCast (a 12-hour weighted average), ozone and CO an 8-hour average. Lighter bars are the CAMS forecast.

Show as a table
TimeAQI
Mon 16:0056
Mon 17:0055
Mon 18:0055
Mon 19:0055
Mon 20:0055
Mon 21:0054
Mon 22:0054
Mon 23:0053
Tue 00:0051
Tue 01:0049
Tue 02:0046
Tue 03:0044
Tue 04:0042
Tue 05:0042
Tue 06:0043
Tue 07:0048
Tue 08:0047
Tue 09:0044
Tue 10:0043
Tue 11:0042
Tue 12:0042
Tue 13:0042
Tue 14:0042
Tue 15:00 · Now41
Tue 16:00 · Forecast39
Tue 17:00 · Forecast38
Tue 18:00 · Forecast38
Tue 19:00 · Forecast39
Tue 20:00 · Forecast40
Tue 21:00 · Forecast43
Tue 22:00 · Forecast49
Tue 23:00 · Forecast52
Wed 00:00 · Forecast52
Wed 01:00 · Forecast52
Wed 02:00 · Forecast52
Wed 03:00 · Forecast52
Wed 04:00 · Forecast52
Wed 05:00 · Forecast52
Wed 06:00 · Forecast52
Wed 07:00 · Forecast52
Wed 08:00 · Forecast52
Wed 09:00 · Forecast52
Wed 10:00 · Forecast52
Wed 11:00 · Forecast52
Wed 12:00 · Forecast52
Wed 13:00 · Forecast52
Wed 14:00 · Forecast52
Wed 15:00 · Forecast52
Wed 16:00 · Forecast52
Wed 17:00 · Forecast51
Wed 18:00 · Forecast45
Wed 19:00 · Forecast42
Wed 20:00 · Forecast39
Wed 21:00 · Forecast38
Wed 22:00 · Forecast38
Wed 23:00 · Forecast37
Thu 00:00 · Forecast34
Thu 01:00 · Forecast33
Thu 02:00 · Forecast33
Thu 03:00 · Forecast34
Thu 04:00 · Forecast34
Thu 05:00 · Forecast34
Thu 06:00 · Forecast34
Thu 07:00 · Forecast39
Thu 08:00 · Forecast43
Thu 09:00 · Forecast48

Pollutants this hour

  • PM2.5 6.9 µg/m³ 24-hour mean 8.6 µg/m³ · within WHO’s 24-hour guideline (15) 41
  • PM10 10 µg/m³ 9
  • O₃ 65 µg/m³ 28
  • NO₂ 2 µg/m³ 1
  • SO₂ 4 µg/m³ 1
  • CO 0.08 mg/m³ 0

Modelled concentrations at the city’s location (CAMS). The sub-index uses the same averaging as the headline, so the highest one is the AQI.

Nearby cities

City AQI
Maseru Lesotho 42
Pietermaritzburg KwaZulu-Natal 36
Cape Town Western Cape 83
Durban KwaZulu-Natal 36
Evaton Gauteng 80
Johannesburg Gauteng 80
Benoni Gauteng 97

Where this number comes from

The Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service (CAMS) forecasts air pollution worldwide on a grid (about 11 km over Europe, about 45 km elsewhere). We take the grid value at Gqeberha’s coordinates and score it with the US EPA’s method. It is a model, not a measurement: a nearby monitoring station can read quite differently, especially next to busy roads or during fires and dust storms.

Full methodology · Data: CAMS via Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0); city list: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0).

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

Questions

What is the AQI in Gqeberha right now?
41 on the US EPA scale (Good) at 15:00 UTC+2, 3 Nov. PM2.5 is the pollutant with the highest sub-index. This is a modelled estimate from the Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service (CAMS), not a reading from a monitoring station.

Is it safe to exercise outside in Gqeberha today?
For most people, yes. The EPA’s statement for “Good”: Air quality is satisfactory, and air pollution poses little or no risk. General guidance, not medical advice.

Will the air in Gqeberha get better or worse tomorrow?
Over the next 24 hours the model expects the AQI to range from 38 around 17:00 to 52 around 23:00 (3 Nov). Forecasts beyond a day are less certain.

How does Gqeberha compare with other cities?
Right now it is the 700th most polluted of 849 cities we track worldwide, and 7th of 9 in South Africa, all on the same US EPA scale.

Why does another app show a different AQI for Gqeberha?
Apps differ in source (government stations, low-cost sensors or a model like this one), in scale (US EPA, European, or a national index) and in averaging (hourly or NowCast, 8-hour, 24-hour). This page uses the US EPA AQI with EPA’s NowCast for particles, computed from the CAMS forecast for the city’s location.