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Most polluted cities in South Africa, June 2024

3 cities in South Africa ranked by their average PM2.5 over the 30 days. Worst: Vereeniging at 54.0 µg/m³, #4 of 1,986 cities in the world. Cleanest: Richards Bay at 24.8. A city needs measurements on 70% of the days to be ranked.

  1. 1Vereeniginglow-cost sensorsGauteng
    54.0
  2. 2Shakaskraallow-cost sensorsKwaZulu-Natal
    26.9
  3. 3Richards Baylow-cost sensorsKwaZulu-Natal
    24.8
Good0–9.0
Moderate9.1–35.4
Sensitive groups35.5–55.4
Unhealthy55.5–125.4
Very unhealthy125.5–225.4
Hazardous225.5+

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