What is the air quality trend in Cape Town?

Over the past 3 days, Cape Town had an average AQI of 16 based on station measurements. The worst day was 2026-08-08 with AQI 18.

How is Cape Town air quality measured?

Air quality in Cape Town 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 Cape Town, South Africa

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

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

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Current AQI
Unhealthy Station

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CSV JSON

Air Quality Index Station

46h

PM2.5 Station

46h · 2 stations

Temperature GFS model

8pt

Precipitation GFS model

mm/day

Daily Summary Station

Date	AQI	Range	PM2.5 avg	PM10 avg	Hours	Stations
2026-08-08	18	15–21	4.3 µg/m³	9.9	3h	2
2026-08-07	13	5–31	3.0 µg/m³	8.8	24h	2
2026-08-06	17	6–58	4.1 µg/m³	10.5	19h	2

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