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Most polluted cities in Eastern Cape, South Africa
No city in Eastern Cape, South Africa has enough readings to rank so far this year.
A city joins this ranking with enough days of readings so far this year; none here has that right now, so there is nothing to map or chart.
The UK's Daily Air Quality Index (1 to 10), PM2.5 bands. Show values as: µg/m³ · US AQI · India AQI · China AQI · European AQI · UK DAQI · Canada AQHI+. About the scales
Estimated: cities without a monitor
Eastern Cape cities we can't measure, with model estimates for the last 7 days. Listed by population, not ranked: estimates aren't precise enough to rank. Model estimates from the Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service (CAMS), adjusted to measured cities nearby where there are any. Adjusted, a single day lands within ×1.5 of what a monitor would read about two times in three; unadjusted, it can be off by half or double. Treat them as a guide, not a measurement.
| City | 7-day estimate |
|---|---|
| Gqeberha | ≈ 12 µg/m³ |
| Kariega | ≈ 8 µg/m³ |
| Mdantsane | ≈ 9 µg/m³ |
| Mthatha | ≈ 9 µg/m³ |
| Bhisho | ≈ 9 µg/m³ |
| Queenstown | ≈ 6 µg/m³ |
| Qonce | ≈ 8 µg/m³ |
| Grahamstown | ≈ 7 µg/m³ |
| Graaff Reinet | ≈ 4 µg/m³ |
| Fort Beaufort | ≈ 8 µg/m³ |
| Butterworth | ≈ 8 µg/m³ |
| Aliwal North | ≈ 5 µg/m³ |
| Cradock | ≈ 4 µg/m³ |
| Stutterheim | ≈ 7 µg/m³ |
| Humansdorp | ≈ 8 µg/m³ |
| Whittlesea | ≈ 6 µg/m³ |
| Jeffreys Bay | ≈ 8 µg/m³ |
| Port Alfred | ≈ 8 µg/m³ |
| Dimbaza | ≈ 8 µg/m³ |
| Lady Frere | ≈ 5 µg/m³ |
| Gonubie | ≈ 9 µg/m³ |
| Somerset East | ≈ 6 µg/m³ |
| Middelburg | ≈ 3 µg/m³ |
| Queensdale | ≈ 6 µg/m³ |
| Burgersdorp | ≈ 5 µg/m³ |
| Kruisfontein | ≈ 8 µg/m³ |
| Clydesdale | ≈ 9 µg/m³ |
| Ndevana | ≈ 9 µg/m³ |
| Alice | ≈ 8 µg/m³ |
| Khowa | ≈ 5 µg/m³ |
| Ugie | ≈ 5 µg/m³ |
| Tlokoeng | ≈ 6 µg/m³ |
| Cala | ≈ 6 µg/m³ |
Updated 2026-10-02 06:07 UTC. Values are PM2.5 (fine particles), the median of each city's monitors, as the UK DAQI PM2.5 sub-index.