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Most polluted cities in South Africa, May 2025

1 city in South Africa ranked by their average PM2.5 over the 31 days. Worst: Shakaskraal at 23.2 µg/m³, #211 of 2,451 cities in the world. A city needs measurements on 70% of the days to be ranked.

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SmogRank, most polluted cities in South Africa, PM2.5, May 2025, smogrank.com/za/history/2025-05 (accessed 2 Oct 2026).

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