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Most polluted cities in South Africa, August 2026

4 cities in South Africa ranked by their average PM2.5 over the 31 days. Worst: Vereeniging at 40.5 µg/m³, #26 of 2,312 cities in the world. Cleanest: Richards Bay at 12.0. A city needs measurements on 70% of the days to be ranked.

  1. 1Vereeniginglow-cost sensorsGauteng
    40.5
  2. 2Tongaatlow-cost sensorsKwaZulu-Natal
    16.8
  3. 3Shakaskraallow-cost sensorsKwaZulu-Natal
    14.7
  4. 4Richards Baylow-cost sensorsKwaZulu-Natal
    12.0
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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