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Most polluted cities in South Africa, June 2026

3 cities in South Africa ranked by their average PM2.5 over the 30 days. Worst: Tongaat at 28.6 µg/m³, #94 of 1,918 cities in the world. Cleanest: Richards Bay at 17.9. A city needs measurements on 70% of the days to be ranked.

  1. 1Tongaatlow-cost sensorsKwaZulu-Natal
    28.6
  2. 2Shakaskraallow-cost sensorsKwaZulu-Natal
    25.7
  3. 3Richards Baylow-cost sensorsKwaZulu-Natal
    17.9
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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