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Most polluted cities in Free State, South Africa

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Excellent0–50
Good51–100
Lightly polluted101–150
Moderately polluted151–200
Heavily polluted201–300
Severely polluted301+

China's Air Quality Index (HJ 633-2012), PM2.5 individual index. 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

Free State 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
Bloemfontein≈ 8 µg/m³Excellent
Welkom≈ 12 µg/m³Excellent
Botshabelo≈ 8 µg/m³Excellent
Virginia≈ 12 µg/m³Excellent
Kroonstad≈ 12 µg/m³Excellent
Kutloanong≈ 12 µg/m³Excellent
Bethlehem≈ 10 µg/m³Excellent
Phuthaditjhaba≈ 10 µg/m³Excellent
Odendaalsrus≈ 12 µg/m³Excellent
Thaba Nchu≈ 8 µg/m³Excellent
Bothaville≈ 12 µg/m³Excellent
Parys≈ 15 µg/m³Excellent
Viljoenskroon≈ 12 µg/m³Excellent
Ficksburg≈ 12 µg/m³Excellent
Wesselsbron≈ 11 µg/m³Excellent
Senekal≈ 11 µg/m³Excellent
Theunissen≈ 10 µg/m³Excellent
Harrismith≈ 11 µg/m³Excellent
Heilbron≈ 14 µg/m³Excellent
Allanridge≈ 12 µg/m³Excellent
Frankfort≈ 15 µg/m³Excellent
Ladybrand≈ 11 µg/m³Excellent
Bultfontein≈ 9 µg/m³Excellent
Phomolong≈ 12 µg/m³Excellent
Reitz≈ 11 µg/m³Excellent
Deneysville≈ 17 µg/m³Excellent
Hennenman≈ 12 µg/m³Excellent
Vrede≈ 11 µg/m³Excellent
Hlohlolwane≈ 11 µg/m³Excellent
Villiers≈ 13 µg/m³Excellent
Hoopstad≈ 11 µg/m³Excellent
Zastron≈ 7 µg/m³Excellent
Marquard≈ 11 µg/m³Excellent
Tshiame≈ 10 µg/m³Excellent
Vredefort≈ 12 µg/m³Excellent
Winburg≈ 10 µg/m³Excellent
Koppies≈ 13 µg/m³Excellent
Fouriesburg≈ 10 µg/m³Excellent
Winnie Mandela≈ 8 µg/m³Excellent
Mamafubedu≈ 12 µg/m³Excellent

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SmogRank, most polluted cities in Free State, South Africa, PM2.5, this year to 2 Oct 2026, 04:00 UTC, smogrank.com/za/region/free-state?w=year.

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Updated 2026-10-02 04:07 UTC. Values are PM2.5 (fine particles), the median of each city's monitors, as the China AQI PM2.5 sub-index.