Air Quality in Cape Town, South Africa

Drizzle
14.2°C · 69.3% humidity
14.2°
Feels 14.2°
18
Good
Air quality is satisfactory. Enjoy outdoor activities.
6 stations

Nearby Monitoring Stations

AQI Forecast Calibrated
8 1am
8
0
18 4am
21
15
11 7am
16
14
12 10am
11
22
21 1pm
21
38
38 4pm
37
37
20 7pm
20
37
37 10pm
37
37
Station readings 6h ago
AQI 7
PM2.5 1.6 µg/m³ · 6h ago
CAMS model adj -46
54
54
34
34
34
34
34
54
54
54
54
66
66
66
83
83
83
83
66
66
83
83
83
83
AD 728×90

Air Quality Index Trend

3h · 1 stn

Cape Town's air quality is influenced by vehicle emissions, biomass burning, dust, and industrial activity. Dry seasons and Harmattan winds can significantly elevate particulate pollution levels.

69.3%
Humidity
35.6 km/h
Wind SW
1019.5 hPa
Pressure
0.7
UV Low
GoodModerateUSGUnhealthyVery UnhealthyHazardous
PM2.5
18
4.17 µg/m³
PM10
13
13.7 µg/m³
050100150200300500

Temperature & Precipitation

PM2.5 Trend

3h · 1 station
PM2.54.17 µg/m³ ✓ WHO
Good
PM1013.7 µg/m³
Good
UV INDEX0.7
Low
AD 300×250
4.17
Median
7.08
Average
1.7
Low
11.0
High
PM2.5 µg/m³ · Model: 7.1 · Bias: +2.9
06-09
16.7° 14.2°
1.31 mm
06-10
15.4° 14.4°
06-11
17.4° 14.2°
4.63 mm
06-12
16.2° 14.9°
3.88 mm
06-13
15.3° 13.9°
8.19 mm
06-14
16.0° 13.7°
3.62 mm
06-15
15.5° 13.5°
2.19 mm
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Data sources: AQI from ground-level monitoring stations via AQICN. Weather forecast from ECMWF (IFS & CAMS models). AQI calculated using US EPA standard. Updated 2026-06-09T02:21 UTC.