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Most polluted cities in Limpopo, South Africa

8 measured cities, last 30 days; 8 above the WHO 24-hour guideline. Worst: Tzaneen at 42.6 µg/m³, #139 in the world.

North West: 2 measured citiesLimpopo: 8 measured citiesMpumalanga: 7 measured citiesGauteng: 4 measured cities#8 Mokopane: 15.6 µg/m³#7 Phalaborwa: 16.0 µg/m³#6 Thabazimbi: 22.5 µg/m³#5 Amandelbult: 22.8 µg/m³#4 Polokwane: 23.9 µg/m³#3 Tshitereke: 24.2 µg/m³#2 Modimolle: 25.2 µg/m³#1 Tzaneen: 42.6 µg/m³
Each dot is a measured city, coloured by its PM2.5; tap a dot to open the city.
← Tzaneen 42.6 WHO 24-hour guideline
Every measured city in Limpopo, South Africa, one column each, worst on the left and cleanest on the right. Point at it to read a city; tap to open it.
  1. 1Tzaneen 60
  2. 2Modimolle 36
  3. 3Tshitereke 35
  4. 4Polokwane 35
  5. 5Amandelbult 33
  6. 6Thabazimbi 33
  7. 7Phalaborwa 23
  8. 8Mokopane 23
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

Limpopo 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
Thohoyandou≈ 10 µg/m³Excellent
Bela Bela≈ 10 µg/m³Excellent
Louis Trichardt≈ 9 µg/m³Excellent
Nkowakowa≈ 11 µg/m³Excellent
Musina≈ 9 µg/m³Excellent
Mankweng≈ 8 µg/m³Excellent
Lebowakgomo≈ 10 µg/m³Excellent
Giyani≈ 9 µg/m³Excellent
Dwarsloop≈ 10 µg/m³Excellent
Acornhoek≈ 8 µg/m³Excellent
Mookgophong≈ 9 µg/m³Excellent
Praktiseer≈ 10 µg/m³Excellent
Duiwelskloof≈ 8 µg/m³Excellent
Lephalale≈ 9 µg/m³Excellent
Vaalwater≈ 9 µg/m³Excellent
Thulamahashi≈ 10 µg/m³Excellent
Malamulele≈ 9 µg/m³Excellent
Northam≈ 11 µg/m³Excellent

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SmogRank, most polluted cities in Limpopo, South Africa, PM2.5, last 30 days to 2 Oct 2026, 03:00 UTC, smogrank.com/za/region/limpopo?w=30d.

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Updated 2026-10-02 03:07 UTC. Values are PM2.5 (fine particles), the median of each city's monitors, as the China AQI PM2.5 sub-index.