SmogRank / South Africa / Grootvlei

Grootvlei, month by month

Grootvlei has a measured daily mean on 40 days since 9 January 2024.

Every month since 2024

2026too few days for a mean (a year needs 199)24 days measured
JannoneFebnoneMarnoneAprnoneMaynoneJunnoneJulnoneAug20 daysSep4 daysOctnone
2025too few days for a mean (a year needs 256)0 days measured
JannoneFebnoneMarnoneAprnoneMaynoneJunnoneJulnoneAugnoneSepnoneOctnoneNovnoneDecnone
2024too few days for a mean (a year needs 257)16 days measured
Jan13 daysFeb3 daysMarnoneAprnoneMaynoneJunnoneJulnoneAugnoneSepnoneOctnoneNovnoneDecnone
Each square is a month's mean PM2.5 in US AQI from Grootvlei's measured days, with its place on that month's world ranking under it. A month has a mean once 70% of its days are measured, the rule the monthly rankings use; under that, the square gives the days measured. Each square opens that month's ranking with Grootvlei marked; each year, the year's.
Good0–50
Moderate51–100
Sensitive groups101–150
Unhealthy151–200
Very unhealthy201–300
Hazardous301+

The US EPA's Air Quality Index for PM2.5 (2024 breakpoints). Show values as: µg/m³ · US AQI · India AQI · China AQI · European AQI · UK DAQI · Canada AQHI+. About the scales

Months without a mean, and why

34 months
MonthWhy
Oct 2026No day measured. The others: 11 with under 18 hours of readings or readings that failed our checks.
Sep 20264 of 30 days measured; a month needs 21. The others: 26 with under 18 hours of readings or readings that failed our checks.
Aug 202620 of 31 days measured; a month needs 22. The others: 11 with under 18 hours of readings or readings that failed our checks.
Jul 2026No day measured. The others: 31 with under 18 hours of readings or readings that failed our checks.
Jun 2026No day measured. The others: 30 with under 18 hours of readings or readings that failed our checks.
May 2026No day measured. The others: 31 with under 18 hours of readings or readings that failed our checks.
Apr 2026No day measured. The others: 30 with under 18 hours of readings or readings that failed our checks.
Mar 2026No day measured. The others: 31 with under 18 hours of readings or readings that failed our checks.
Feb 2026No day measured. The others: 28 with under 18 hours of readings or readings that failed our checks.
Jan 2026No day measured. The others: 31 with under 18 hours of readings or readings that failed our checks.
Dec 2025No day measured.
Nov 2025No day measured.
Oct 2025No day measured.
Sep 2025No day measured.
Aug 2025No day measured.
Jul 2025No day measured.
Jun 2025No day measured.
May 2025No day measured.
Apr 2025No day measured.
Mar 2025No day measured.
Feb 2025No day measured.
Jan 2025No day measured.
Dec 2024No day measured. The others: 31 with under 18 hours of readings or readings that failed our checks.
Nov 2024No day measured. The others: 30 with under 18 hours of readings or readings that failed our checks.
Oct 2024No day measured. The others: 31 with under 18 hours of readings or readings that failed our checks.
Sep 2024No day measured. The others: 30 with under 18 hours of readings or readings that failed our checks.
Aug 2024No day measured. The others: 31 with under 18 hours of readings or readings that failed our checks.
Jul 2024No day measured. The others: 31 with under 18 hours of readings or readings that failed our checks.
Jun 2024No day measured. The others: 30 with under 18 hours of readings or readings that failed our checks.
May 2024No day measured. The others: 31 with under 18 hours of readings or readings that failed our checks.
Apr 2024No day measured. The others: 30 with under 18 hours of readings or readings that failed our checks.
Mar 2024No day measured. The others: 31 with under 18 hours of readings or readings that failed our checks.
Feb 20243 of 29 days measured; a month needs 21. The others: 1 missing from OpenAQ's archive, 25 with under 18 hours of readings or readings that failed our checks.
Jan 202413 of 31 days measured; a month needs 22. The others: 10 with under 18 hours of readings or readings that failed our checks.

A day counts once 18 hours of it are measured; a month needs 70% of its days.

Grootvlei's worst days

DayUS AQI
28 Jan 2024 7823.5 µg/m³
26 Jan 2024 7421.7 µg/m³
4 Feb 2024 7320.9 µg/m³
5 Feb 2024 7220.5 µg/m³
25 Jan 2024 6919.0 µg/m³
27 Jan 2024 6919.0 µg/m³
13 Jan 2024 6918.5 µg/m³
22 Jan 2024 6717.9 µg/m³
24 Jan 2024 6717.6 µg/m³
19 Aug 2026 6617.4 µg/m³

Daily means, the highest since 9 Jan 2024; the WHO's daily guideline is 15 µg/m³. Each date opens that day's world ranking, and each episode the bad-air spell it was part of.

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SmogRank, PM2.5 monthly and daily means, Grootvlei, South Africa, 9 Jan 2024 – 4 Sep 2026. Monitor data from national networks via OpenAQ and the publishers listed at smogrank.com/sources. smogrank.com/za/grootvlei/history (accessed 12 Oct 2026).

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Grootvlei now: the last 24 hours, its ranks today and the last 12 months day by day.

Updated 2026-10-12 19:07 UTC. Values are PM2.5 (fine particles), the median of each city's monitors, as the US AQI PM2.5 sub-index. Some low-cost readings: Sensor.Community, ODbL (data and licence). Some readings: Uzhydromet (Uzbekistan's Hydrometeorological Service); Department of Environment, Nepal; Vietnam's government monitors; Aurassure; Umhverfisstofnun (Environment Agency of Iceland); RMCAB (Secretaría Distrital de Ambiente, Bogotá); Love My Air (City and County of Denver), no reuse terms published (why we use them).