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Air quality index (AQI⁺) and PM2.5 air pollution in Cape Town • 106.8K Followers • 20:00, Apr 23 Local time

32

US AQI⁺

Good

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Main pollutant:

PM2.5

5.8 µg/m³

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18°

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9 km/h

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48 %

Hourly forecast

Cape Town air quality index (AQI⁺) forecast

Now

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48%

22:00

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50%

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37

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53%

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39

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55%

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55%

02:00

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53%

03:00

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51%

04:00

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49%

05:00

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48%

06:00

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47%

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46%

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45%

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44%

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43%

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41%

12:00

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41%

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37%

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40%

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46%

16:00

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47%

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45%

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41%

19:00

59

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43%

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66

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43%

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66

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42%

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66

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41%

23:00

73

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44%

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73

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47%

01:00

73

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48%

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70

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46%

03:00

70

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50%

04:00

70

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55%

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62

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62%

06:00

62

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68%

07:00

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69%

08:00

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75%

09:00

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78%

10:00

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78%

11:00

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77%

12:00

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78%

13:00

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81%

14:00

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87%

15:00

44

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91%

16:00

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91%

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92%

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95%

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95%

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95%

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94%

22:00

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94%

23:00

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92%

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92%

01:00

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92%

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33

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92%

03:00

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92%

04:00

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91%

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92%

06:00

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92%

07:00

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92%

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91%

09:00

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86%

10:00

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83%

11:00

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90%

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84%

12:00

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90%

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93%

13:00

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90%

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91%

14:00

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91%

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83%

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82%

17:00

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77%

18:00

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78%

19:00

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78%

20:00

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78%

Daily forecast

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Cape Town air quality index (AQI⁺) forecast

Today

37

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51%

Fri

55

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43%

Sat

50

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85%

Air pollutants

What is the current air quality in Cape Town?

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PM2.5 concentration is currently 1.2 times the World Health Organization annual PM2.5 guideline value.

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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

Cape Point

32

2
The national flag of South Africa

Maitland

26

City ranking

Real-time South Africa AQI⁺ city ranking

#CitiesAQI⁺ US
1
The national flag of South Africa

Saldanha, Western Cape

181

2
The national flag of South Africa

Kraaifontein, Western Cape

67

3
The national flag of South Africa

Ballito, KwaZulu-Natal

58

4
The national flag of South Africa

Berea, KwaZulu-Natal

55

5
The national flag of South Africa

Sunset Beach, Western Cape

48

6
The national flag of South Africa

Johannesburg, Gauteng

46

7
The national flag of South Africa

Gqeberha, Eastern Cape

39

8
The national flag of South Africa

Cape Town, Western Cape

32

9
The national flag of South Africa

Hambanathi, KwaZulu-Natal

31

10
The national flag of South Africa

Pretoria, Gauteng

29

History

Historic air quality graph for Cape Town

32 AQI⁺ US
Good
20:00–21:00 Apr 23 Local time
AQI⁺ US

History

Historic air quality graph for Cape Town

32 AQI⁺ US
Good
20:00–21:00 Apr 23 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

Cape Point

32

2
The national flag of South Africa

Maitland

26

City ranking

Real-time South Africa AQI⁺ city ranking

#CitiesAQI⁺ US
1
The national flag of South Africa

Saldanha, Western Cape

181

2
The national flag of South Africa

Kraaifontein, Western Cape

67

3
The national flag of South Africa

Ballito, KwaZulu-Natal

58

4
The national flag of South Africa

Berea, KwaZulu-Natal

55

5
The national flag of South Africa

Sunset Beach, Western Cape

48

6
The national flag of South Africa

Johannesburg, Gauteng

46

7
The national flag of South Africa

Gqeberha, Eastern Cape

39

8
The national flag of South Africa

Cape Town, Western Cape

32

9
The national flag of South Africa

Hambanathi, KwaZulu-Natal

31

10
The national flag of South Africa

Pretoria, Gauteng

29

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