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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 118
  2. 2Modimolle 81
  3. 3Tshitereke 79
  4. 4Polokwane 79
  5. 5Amandelbult 77
  6. 6Thabazimbi 76
  7. 7Phalaborwa 64
  8. 8Mokopane 63
Good0–50
Moderate51–100
Sensitive groups101–150
Unhealthy151–200
Very unhealthy201–300
Hazardous301+

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

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/m³Moderate
Bela Bela≈ 10 µg/m³Moderate
Louis Trichardt≈ 9 µg/m³Good
Nkowakowa≈ 11 µg/m³Moderate
Musina≈ 9 µg/m³Good
Mankweng≈ 8 µg/m³Good
Lebowakgomo≈ 10 µg/m³Moderate
Giyani≈ 9 µg/m³Moderate
Dwarsloop≈ 10 µg/m³Moderate
Acornhoek≈ 8 µg/m³Good
Mookgophong≈ 9 µg/m³Moderate
Praktiseer≈ 10 µg/m³Moderate
Duiwelskloof≈ 8 µg/m³Good
Lephalale≈ 9 µg/m³Moderate
Vaalwater≈ 9 µg/m³Moderate
Thulamahashi≈ 10 µg/m³Moderate
Malamulele≈ 9 µg/m³Good
Northam≈ 11 µg/m³Moderate

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SmogRank, most polluted cities in Limpopo, South Africa, PM2.5, last 30 days to 2 Oct 2026, 05:00 UTC, smogrank.com/za/region/limpopo?w=30d.

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Updated 2026-10-02 05:07 UTC. Values are PM2.5 (fine particles), the median of each city's monitors, as the US AQI PM2.5 sub-index.