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Most polluted cities in North West, South Africa
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PM2.5 in µg/m³, coloured by the US EPA's PM2.5 categories. 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.
| City | 7-day estimate |
|---|---|
| Rustenburg | ≈ 11 µg/m³ |
| Klerksdorp | ≈ 12 µg/m³ |
| Potchefstroom | ≈ 13 µg/m³ |
| Brits | ≈ 13 µg/m³ |
| Orkney | ≈ 12 µg/m³ |
| Stilfontein | ≈ 12 µg/m³ |
| Ga-Rankuwa | ≈ 15 µg/m³ |
| Mafikeng | ≈ 8 µg/m³ |
| Schweizer-Reneke | ≈ 11 µg/m³ |
| Lichtenburg | ≈ 8 µg/m³ |
| Fochville | ≈ 17 µg/m³ |
| Vryburg | ≈ 9 µg/m³ |
| Letlhabile | ≈ 15 µg/m³ |
| Wolmaransstad | ≈ 10 µg/m³ |
| Bloemhof | ≈ 10 µg/m³ |
| Hartbeestfontein-A | ≈ 13 µg/m³ |
| Ventersdorp | ≈ 11 µg/m³ |
| Christiana | ≈ 9 µg/m³ |
| Itsoseng | ≈ 8 µg/m³ |
| Koster | ≈ 10 µg/m³ |
| Hartbeesfontein | ≈ 11 µg/m³ |
| Ottosdal | ≈ 9 µg/m³ |
| Coligny | ≈ 9 µg/m³ |
| Zeerust | ≈ 8 µg/m³ |
| Leeudoringstad | ≈ 11 µg/m³ |
| Makwassie | ≈ 10 µg/m³ |
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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 in µg/m³.