SmogRank / World / South Africa / KwaZulu-Natal / January 2026
Most polluted cities in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, January 2026
1 city in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa ranked by their average PM2.5 over the 31 days. The only one: Shakaskraal at 8.2 µg/m³, #1,430 of 2,593 cities in the world. A city needs measurements on 70% of the days to be ranked.
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Low-cost sensors: consumer units, counted only in cities with no government-grade monitor; they read close to reference monitors on the whole, but 15 to 25% high in humid air. How we use them.
The US EPA's Air Quality Index for PM2.5 (2024 breakpoints). Show values as: µg/m³ · US AQI · India AQI · China AQI · European AQI · UK DAQI · Canada AQHI+. About the scales
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SmogRank, most polluted cities in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, PM2.5, January 2026, smogrank.com/za/region/kwazulu-natal/history/2026-01 (accessed 7 Oct 2026).
You're welcome to reuse a single chart, image or figure with this citation and a link. Terms. Raw monitor readings in bulk are published by OpenAQ, under each provider's licence.