SmogRank / South Africa

Air quality in Vredendal, estimated

Western Cape, South Africa. No ground monitor we can use is in this city, so these numbers are model estimates, not measurements.

≈5µg/m³
Good, estimated

Estimated PM2.5, 7-day average to 2026-09-30, about 0.4× the WHO 24-hour guideline. 30-day average ≈ 7 µg/m³.

Model estimate from the Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service (CAMS). No measured city is within 300 km, too few to adjust it, so this is the raw model value, which can be off by half or double. Not ranked on SmogRank's boards.

Last 30 days, estimated

152026-09-01: ≈ 11 µg/m³ (estimate)09-012026-09-02: ≈ 9 µg/m³ (estimate)2026-09-03: ≈ 4 µg/m³ (estimate)2026-09-04: ≈ 4 µg/m³ (estimate)2026-09-05: ≈ 7 µg/m³ (estimate)2026-09-06: ≈ 7 µg/m³ (estimate)2026-09-07: ≈ 9 µg/m³ (estimate)2026-09-08: ≈ 9 µg/m³ (estimate)09-082026-09-09: ≈ 9 µg/m³ (estimate)2026-09-10: ≈ 10 µg/m³ (estimate)2026-09-11: ≈ 8 µg/m³ (estimate)2026-09-12: ≈ 8 µg/m³ (estimate)2026-09-13: ≈ 7 µg/m³ (estimate)2026-09-14: ≈ 2 µg/m³ (estimate)2026-09-15: ≈ 3 µg/m³ (estimate)09-152026-09-16: ≈ 3 µg/m³ (estimate)2026-09-17: ≈ 2 µg/m³ (estimate)2026-09-18: ≈ 3 µg/m³ (estimate)2026-09-19: ≈ 12 µg/m³ (estimate)2026-09-20: ≈ 19 µg/m³ (estimate)2026-09-21: ≈ 10 µg/m³ (estimate)2026-09-22: ≈ 14 µg/m³ (estimate)09-222026-09-23: ≈ 10 µg/m³ (estimate)2026-09-24: ≈ 8 µg/m³ (estimate)2026-09-25: ≈ 6 µg/m³ (estimate)2026-09-26: ≈ 5 µg/m³ (estimate)2026-09-27: ≈ 7 µg/m³ (estimate)2026-09-28: ≈ 3 µg/m³ (estimate)2026-09-29: ≈ 2 µg/m³ (estimate)09-292026-09-30: ≈ 6 µg/m³ (estimate)
Daily means, UTC days. Dashed line: WHO 24-hour guideline (15 µg/m³).

Measured cities nearby

CityDistance7-day average
Saldanha158 km9.0 µg/m³
Malmesbury200 km7.6 µg/m³
Paarl234 km9.2 µg/m³
Worcester237 km11.2 µg/m³
Durbanville241 km7.1 µg/m³
Kraaifontein243 km17.7 µg/m³

Estimates contain modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information 2026. How estimates are made.