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Most polluted cities in Limpopo, South Africa

6 measured cities, last 7 days; 3 above the WHO 24-hour guideline. Worst: Tzaneen at 34.0 µg/m³, #61 in the world.

North West: 2 measured citiesLimpopo: 8 measured citiesMpumalanga: 7 measured citiesGauteng: 4 measured cities#6 Phalaborwa: 10.9 µg/m³#5 Polokwane: 12.7 µg/m³#4 Amandelbult: 13.9 µg/m³#3 Tshitereke: 16.7 µg/m³#2 Thabazimbi: 18.3 µg/m³#1 Tzaneen: 34.0 µg/m³
Each dot is a measured city, coloured by its PM2.5; tap a dot to open the city.
← Tzaneen 34.0 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 97
  2. 2Thabazimbi 68
  3. 3Tshitereke 65
  4. 4Amandelbult 60
  5. 5Polokwane 58
  6. 6Phalaborwa 54
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 7 days to 2 Oct 2026, 03:00 UTC, smogrank.com/za/region/limpopo?w=7d.

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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 US AQI PM2.5 sub-index.