What is the air quality trend in Brakpan?

Over the past 8 days, Brakpan had an average AQI of 81 based on station measurements. The worst day was 2026-08-07 with AQI 91.

How is Brakpan air quality measured?

Air quality in Brakpan is measured by ground-level monitoring stations that report PM2.5 and PM10 concentrations hourly. CERNS.IO aggregates readings from nearby stations and converts PM2.5 to the US EPA Air Quality Index (AQI) scale.

Air Quality History for Brakpan, South Africa

Name: Brakpan Air Quality History
Creator: CERNS.IO
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Historical PM2.5 and AQI trend from monitoring stations near Brakpan, South Africa.

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Current AQI
Unhealthy Station

48 Hours 7 Days 14 Days 20 Days

CSV JSON

Air Quality Index Station

166h

PM2.5 Station

166h · 8 stations

Temperature GFS model

28pt

Precipitation GFS model

mm/day

Daily Summary Station

Date	AQI	Range	PM2.5 avg	PM10 avg	Hours	Stations
2026-08-08	82	63–104	26.5 µg/m³	35.6	4h	8
2026-08-07	91	54–154	30.7 µg/m³	44.5	24h	8
2026-08-06	85	53–154	28.2 µg/m³	53.3	24h	14
2026-08-05	89	45–158	30.4 µg/m³	54.9	24h	14
2026-08-04	80	47–108	25.7 µg/m³	47.0	24h	12
2026-08-03	69	32–120	21.7 µg/m³	43.2	24h	6
2026-08-02	82	48–153	26.7 µg/m³	53.1	24h	7
2026-08-01	74	31–105	23.5 µg/m³	31.1	18h	10

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