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Most polluted cities in Eastern Cape, South Africa

0 measured cities, last 7 days.

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Good0–9.0
Moderate9.1–35.4
Sensitive groups35.5–55.4
Unhealthy55.5–125.4
Very unhealthy125.5–225.4
Hazardous225.5+

PM2.5 in µg/m³, coloured by the US EPA's PM2.5 categories. 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.

City7-day estimateBand
Gqeberha≈ 12 µg/m³Moderate
Kariega≈ 8 µg/m³Good
Mdantsane≈ 9 µg/m³Good
Mthatha≈ 9 µg/m³Good
Bhisho≈ 9 µg/m³Good
Queenstown≈ 6 µg/m³Good
Qonce≈ 8 µg/m³Good
Grahamstown≈ 7 µg/m³Good
Graaff Reinet≈ 4 µg/m³Good
Fort Beaufort≈ 8 µg/m³Good
Butterworth≈ 8 µg/m³Good
Aliwal North≈ 5 µg/m³Good
Cradock≈ 4 µg/m³Good
Stutterheim≈ 7 µg/m³Good
Humansdorp≈ 8 µg/m³Good
Whittlesea≈ 6 µg/m³Good
Jeffreys Bay≈ 8 µg/m³Good
Port Alfred≈ 8 µg/m³Good
Dimbaza≈ 8 µg/m³Good
Lady Frere≈ 5 µg/m³Good
Gonubie≈ 9 µg/m³Good
Somerset East≈ 6 µg/m³Good
Middelburg≈ 3 µg/m³Good
Queensdale≈ 6 µg/m³Good
Burgersdorp≈ 5 µg/m³Good
Kruisfontein≈ 8 µg/m³Good
Clydesdale≈ 9 µg/m³Moderate
Ndevana≈ 9 µg/m³Good
Alice≈ 8 µg/m³Good
Khowa≈ 5 µg/m³Good
Ugie≈ 5 µg/m³Good
Tlokoeng≈ 6 µg/m³Good
Cala≈ 6 µg/m³Good

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SmogRank, most polluted cities in Eastern Cape, South Africa, PM2.5, last 7 days to 2 Oct 2026, 02:00 UTC, smogrank.com/za/region/eastern-cape?w=7d.

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Updated 2026-10-02 02:07 UTC. Values are PM2.5 (fine particles), the median of each city's monitors in µg/m³.