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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 5
  2. 2Modimolle 3
  3. 3Tshitereke 3
  4. 4Polokwane 3
  5. 5Amandelbult 2
  6. 6Thabazimbi 2
  7. 7Phalaborwa 2
  8. 8Mokopane 2
Low1–3
Moderate4–6
High7–9
Very high10

The UK's Daily Air Quality Index (1 to 10), PM2.5 bands. 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/m³Low
Bela Bela≈ 10 µg/m³Low
Louis Trichardt≈ 9 µg/m³Low
Nkowakowa≈ 11 µg/m³Low
Musina≈ 9 µg/m³Low
Mankweng≈ 8 µg/m³Low
Lebowakgomo≈ 10 µg/m³Low
Giyani≈ 9 µg/m³Low
Dwarsloop≈ 10 µg/m³Low
Acornhoek≈ 8 µg/m³Low
Mookgophong≈ 9 µg/m³Low
Praktiseer≈ 10 µg/m³Low
Duiwelskloof≈ 8 µg/m³Low
Lephalale≈ 9 µg/m³Low
Vaalwater≈ 9 µg/m³Low
Thulamahashi≈ 10 µg/m³Low
Malamulele≈ 9 µg/m³Low
Northam≈ 11 µg/m³Low

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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, as the UK DAQI PM2.5 sub-index.