What is the air quality trend in Northam?

Over the past 3 days, Northam had an average AQI of 152 based on station measurements. The worst day was 2026-08-08 with AQI 182.

How is Northam air quality measured?

Air quality in Northam 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 Northam, South Africa

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

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

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Current AQI
Unhealthy Station

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CSV JSON

Air Quality Index Station

41h

PM2.5 Station

41h · 1 station

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	182	156–228	111.7 µg/m³	284.6	6h	1
2026-08-07	143	91–187	67.8 µg/m³	142.3	18h	2
2026-08-06	132	87–289	62.2 µg/m³	147.3	17h	2

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