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Most polluted cities in South Africa, July 2026

4 cities in South Africa ranked by their average PM2.5 over the 31 days. Worst: Vereeniging at 60.6 µg/m³, #11 of 2,256 cities in the world. Cleanest: Richards Bay at 24.3. A city needs measurements on 70% of the days to be ranked.

  1. 1VereenigingGauteng
    60.6
  2. 2TongaatKwaZulu-Natal
    31.5
  3. 3Shakaskraallow-cost sensorsKwaZulu-Natal
    28.9
  4. 4Richards BayKwaZulu-Natal
    24.3
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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