What is the air quality trend in Durban?

Over the past 7 days, Durban had an average AQI of 97 based on station measurements. The worst day was 2026-08-05 with AQI 162.

How is Durban air quality measured?

Air quality in Durban 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 Durban, South Africa

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

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

Current AQI
Moderate Station

48 Hours 7 Days 14 Days 20 Days

CSV JSON

Air Quality Index Station

109h

PM2.5 Station

109h · 1 station

Temperature GFS model

28pt

Precipitation GFS model

mm/day

Daily Summary Station

Date	AQI	Range	PM2.5 avg	PM10 avg	Hours	Stations
2026-08-07	101	29–208	43.5 µg/m³	47.4	15h	1
2026-08-06	143	82–197	68.1 µg/m³	88.3	22h	1
2026-08-05	162	78–225	86.1 µg/m³	113.3	21h	1
2026-08-04	128	9–207	58.9 µg/m³	75.1	21h	1
2026-08-03	104	21–442	58.9 µg/m³	58.3	16h	1
2026-08-02	37	8–70	9.9 µg/m³	10.5	8h	1
2026-08-01	8	4–13	1.8 µg/m³	1.7	6h	1

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