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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 µg/m³ 40 µg/m³15 WHO 24-hour guideline0
Every measured city in Limpopo, South Africa, one column each, worst on the left and cleanest on the right; height is PM2.5 in µg/m³. Point at it to read a city; tap to open it.
  1. 1Tzaneen 42.6
  2. 2Modimolle 25.2
  3. 3Tshitereke 24.2
  4. 4Polokwane 23.9
  5. 5Amandelbult 22.8
  6. 6Thabazimbi 22.5
  7. 7Phalaborwa 16.0
  8. 8Mokopane 15.6
Good0–5
Fair6–15
Moderate16–50
Poor51–90
Very poor91–140
Extremely poor141+

The European Environment Agency's air quality index bands for PM2.5 (2024 revision); it has bands, not numbers, so values stay in µg/m³. 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/m³Fair
Bela Bela≈ 10 µg/m³Fair
Louis Trichardt≈ 9 µg/m³Fair
Nkowakowa≈ 11 µg/m³Fair
Musina≈ 9 µg/m³Fair
Mankweng≈ 8 µg/m³Fair
Lebowakgomo≈ 10 µg/m³Fair
Giyani≈ 9 µg/m³Fair
Dwarsloop≈ 10 µg/m³Fair
Acornhoek≈ 8 µg/m³Fair
Mookgophong≈ 9 µg/m³Fair
Praktiseer≈ 10 µg/m³Fair
Duiwelskloof≈ 8 µg/m³Fair
Lephalale≈ 9 µg/m³Fair
Vaalwater≈ 9 µg/m³Fair
Thulamahashi≈ 10 µg/m³Fair
Malamulele≈ 9 µg/m³Fair
Northam≈ 11 µg/m³Fair

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SmogRank, most polluted cities in Limpopo, South Africa, PM2.5, last 30 days to 2 Oct 2026, 07:00 UTC, smogrank.com/za/region/limpopo?w=30d.

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