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Most polluted cities in South Africa, August 2023

1 city in South Africa ranked by their average PM2.5 over the 31 days. Worst: Shakaskraal at 22.1 µg/m³, #90 of 1,683 cities in the world. A city needs measurements on 70% of the days to be ranked.

  1. 1Shakaskraallow-cost sensorsKwaZulu-Natal
    75
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

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SmogRank, most polluted cities in South Africa, PM2.5, August 2023, smogrank.com/za/history/2023-08 (accessed 2 Oct 2026).

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