Air quality in Cape Town

Air quality index (AQI⁺) and PM2.5 air pollution in Cape Town • 108K Followers • 08:00, Jun 16 Local time

29*

US AQI⁺

Good

face expression based on aqi value

Main pollutant:

PM2.5

5.3 µg/m³

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12°

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13 km/h

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70 %

Hourly forecast

Cape Town air quality index (AQI⁺) forecast

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70%

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66%

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63%

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62%

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61%

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59%

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57%

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58%

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59%

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64%

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71%

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77%

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78%

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80%

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85%

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85%

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84%

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85%

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85%

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85%

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85%

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87%

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89%

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86%

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84%

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82%

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75%

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69%

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69%

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69%

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70%

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72%

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77%

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83%

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85%

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87%

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87%

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89%

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90%

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91%

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91%

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91%

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90%

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90%

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89%

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87%

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87%

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86%

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82%

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79%

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75%

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72%

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68%

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68%

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73%

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71%

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72%

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76%

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76%

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77%

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76%

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76%

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76%

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77%

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78%

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80%

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81%

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81%

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83%

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83%

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84%

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82%

Daily forecast

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Cape Town air quality index (AQI⁺) forecast

Air pollutants

What is the current air quality in Cape Town?

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PM2.5 concentration is currently 1.1 times the World Health Organization annual PM2.5 guideline value.

Health recommendations

Health recommendations

Most polluted locations near Cape Town

Worldwide AQI⁺ rankingArrow icon

City ranking

Real-time South Africa AQI⁺ city ranking

#CitiesAQI⁺ US
1
The national flag of South Africa

Centurion, Gauteng

97

2
The national flag of South Africa

Johannesburg, Gauteng

70

3
The national flag of South Africa

Pretoria, Gauteng

61

4
The national flag of South Africa

KwaMbonambi, KwaZulu-Natal

50

5
The national flag of South Africa

eSikhaleni, KwaZulu-Natal

36

6
The national flag of South Africa

Ballito, KwaZulu-Natal

20

History

Historic air quality graph for Cape Town

29 AQI⁺ US
Good
08:00–09:00 Jun 16 Local time
AQI⁺ US

History

Historic air quality graph for Cape Town

29 AQI⁺ US
Good
08:00–09:00 Jun 16 Local time
AQI⁺ US

Most polluted locations near Cape Town

Worldwide AQI⁺ rankingArrow icon

City ranking

Real-time South Africa AQI⁺ city ranking

#CitiesAQI⁺ US
1
The national flag of South Africa

Centurion, Gauteng

97

2
The national flag of South Africa

Johannesburg, Gauteng

70

3
The national flag of South Africa

Pretoria, Gauteng

61

4
The national flag of South Africa

KwaMbonambi, KwaZulu-Natal

50

5
The national flag of South Africa

eSikhaleni, KwaZulu-Natal

36

6
The national flag of South Africa

Ballito, KwaZulu-Natal

20

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