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Air quality index (AQI⁺) and PM2.5 air pollution in Cape Town • 110.7K Followers • 23:00, Oct 01 Local time

61

US AQI⁺

Moderate

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Main pollutant:

PM2.5

14.4 µg/m³

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14°

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11 km/h

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92 %

Hourly forecast

Cape Town air quality index (AQI⁺) forecast

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92%

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91%

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92%

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91%

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89%

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75%

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69%

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71%

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74%

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77%

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78%

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79%

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80%

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79%

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79%

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78%

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78%

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77%

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75%

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74%

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71%

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66%

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63%

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64%

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70%

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72%

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74%

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76%

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77%

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71%

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67%

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63%

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53%

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57%

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61%

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 2.9 times the World Health Organization annual PM2.5 guideline value.

Health recommendations

Health recommendations

Most polluted locations near Cape Town

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Station ranking

Real-time AQI⁺ station ranking for stations in Cape Town

#StationsAQI⁺ US
1
The national flag of South Africa

Maitland

79

2
The national flag of South Africa

Cape Point

27

City ranking

Real-time South Africa AQI⁺ city ranking

#CitiesAQI⁺ US
1
The national flag of South Africa

Gqeberha, Eastern Cape

99

2
The national flag of South Africa

Embalenhle, Mpumalanga

83

3
The national flag of South Africa

Centurion, Gauteng

64

4
The national flag of South Africa

Johannesburg, Gauteng

56

5
The national flag of South Africa

Thabazimbi, Limpopo

53

6
The national flag of South Africa

eSikhaleni, KwaZulu-Natal

50

7
The national flag of South Africa

Rustenburg, North West

49

8
The national flag of South Africa

Saldanha, Western Cape

46

9
The national flag of South Africa

Pretoria, Gauteng

41

10
The national flag of South Africa

Sunset Beach, Western Cape

39

History

Historic air quality graph for Cape Town

61 AQI⁺ US
Moderate
23:00–00:00 Oct 01 Local time
AQI⁺ US

History

Historic air quality graph for Cape Town

61 AQI⁺ US
Moderate
23:00–00:00 Oct 01 Local time
AQI⁺ US

Most polluted locations near Cape Town

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Station ranking

Real-time AQI⁺ station ranking for stations in Cape Town

#StationsAQI⁺ US
1
The national flag of South Africa

Maitland

79

2
The national flag of South Africa

Cape Point

27

City ranking

Real-time South Africa AQI⁺ city ranking

#CitiesAQI⁺ US
1
The national flag of South Africa

Gqeberha, Eastern Cape

99

2
The national flag of South Africa

Embalenhle, Mpumalanga

83

3
The national flag of South Africa

Centurion, Gauteng

64

4
The national flag of South Africa

Johannesburg, Gauteng

56

5
The national flag of South Africa

Thabazimbi, Limpopo

53

6
The national flag of South Africa

eSikhaleni, KwaZulu-Natal

50

7
The national flag of South Africa

Rustenburg, North West

49

8
The national flag of South Africa

Saldanha, Western Cape

46

9
The national flag of South Africa

Pretoria, Gauteng

41

10
The national flag of South Africa

Sunset Beach, Western Cape

39

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