SmogRank / South Africa

Air quality in Phuthaditjhaba, estimated

Free State, South Africa. No ground monitor we can use is in this city, so these numbers are model estimates, not measurements.

≈10µg/m³
Low risk, estimated

Estimated PM2.5, 7-day average to 2026-09-30, about 0.7× the WHO 24-hour guideline. 30-day average ≈ 16 µg/m³.

Model estimate from the Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service (CAMS). No measured city is within 300 km, too few to adjust it, so this is the raw model value, which can be off by half or double. Not ranked on SmogRank's boards.

Last 30 days, estimated

152026-09-01: ≈ 16 µg/m³ (estimate)09-012026-09-02: ≈ 21 µg/m³ (estimate)2026-09-03: ≈ 10 µg/m³ (estimate)2026-09-04: ≈ 12 µg/m³ (estimate)2026-09-05: ≈ 28 µg/m³ (estimate)2026-09-06: ≈ 25 µg/m³ (estimate)2026-09-07: ≈ 16 µg/m³ (estimate)2026-09-08: ≈ 19 µg/m³ (estimate)09-082026-09-09: ≈ 24 µg/m³ (estimate)2026-09-10: ≈ 23 µg/m³ (estimate)2026-09-11: ≈ 31 µg/m³ (estimate)2026-09-12: ≈ 31 µg/m³ (estimate)2026-09-13: ≈ 27 µg/m³ (estimate)2026-09-14: ≈ 27 µg/m³ (estimate)2026-09-15: ≈ 5 µg/m³ (estimate)09-152026-09-16: ≈ 5 µg/m³ (estimate)2026-09-17: ≈ 4 µg/m³ (estimate)2026-09-18: ≈ 3 µg/m³ (estimate)2026-09-19: ≈ 9 µg/m³ (estimate)2026-09-20: ≈ 27 µg/m³ (estimate)2026-09-21: ≈ 26 µg/m³ (estimate)2026-09-22: ≈ 14 µg/m³ (estimate)09-222026-09-23: ≈ 17 µg/m³ (estimate)2026-09-24: ≈ 17 µg/m³ (estimate)2026-09-25: ≈ 16 µg/m³ (estimate)2026-09-26: ≈ 21 µg/m³ (estimate)2026-09-27: ≈ 9 µg/m³ (estimate)2026-09-28: ≈ 3 µg/m³ (estimate)2026-09-29: ≈ 3 µg/m³ (estimate)09-292026-09-30: ≈ 4 µg/m³ (estimate)
Daily means, UTC days. Dashed line: WHO 24-hour guideline (15 µg/m³).

Measured cities nearby

CityDistance7-day average
Standerton182 km–
Pietermaritzburg196 km13.5 µg/m³
Balfour208 km14.0 µg/m³
Sasolburg214 km19.7 µg/m³
Secunda222 km15.4 µg/m³
eMbalenhle223 km14.7 µg/m³

Estimates contain modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information 2026. How estimates are made.