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Most polluted cities in North West, South Africa

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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

North West 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
Rustenburg≈ 11 µg/m³Excellent
Klerksdorp≈ 12 µg/m³Excellent
Potchefstroom≈ 13 µg/m³Excellent
Brits≈ 13 µg/m³Excellent
Orkney≈ 12 µg/m³Excellent
Stilfontein≈ 12 µg/m³Excellent
Ga-Rankuwa≈ 15 µg/m³Excellent
Mafikeng≈ 8 µg/m³Excellent
Schweizer-Reneke≈ 11 µg/m³Excellent
Lichtenburg≈ 8 µg/m³Excellent
Fochville≈ 17 µg/m³Excellent
Vryburg≈ 9 µg/m³Excellent
Letlhabile≈ 15 µg/m³Excellent
Wolmaransstad≈ 10 µg/m³Excellent
Bloemhof≈ 10 µg/m³Excellent
Hartbeestfontein-A≈ 13 µg/m³Excellent
Ventersdorp≈ 11 µg/m³Excellent
Christiana≈ 9 µg/m³Excellent
Itsoseng≈ 8 µg/m³Excellent
Koster≈ 10 µg/m³Excellent
Hartbeesfontein≈ 11 µg/m³Excellent
Ottosdal≈ 9 µg/m³Excellent
Coligny≈ 9 µg/m³Excellent
Zeerust≈ 8 µg/m³Excellent
Leeudoringstad≈ 11 µg/m³Excellent
Makwassie≈ 10 µg/m³Excellent

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SmogRank, most polluted cities in North West, South Africa, PM2.5, last 24 hours to 2 Oct 2026, 03:00 UTC, smogrank.com/za/region/north-west.

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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.