What is the air quality trend in Northam?

Over the past 8 days, Northam had an average AQI of 125 based on station measurements. The worst day was 2026-08-08 with AQI 169.

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.

168

Current AQI
Unhealthy Station

48 Hours 7 Days 14 Days 20 Days

CSV JSON

Air Quality Index Station

137h

PM2.5 Station

137h · 1 station

Temperature GFS model

28pt

Precipitation GFS model

mm/day

Daily Summary Station

Date	AQI	Range	PM2.5 avg	PM10 avg	Hours	Stations
2026-08-08	169	156–194	89.7 µg/m³	211.8	3h	1
2026-08-07	143	91–187	67.8 µg/m³	142.3	18h	2
2026-08-06	133	61–289	63.3 µg/m³	168.7	24h	2
2026-08-05	132	68–194	61.4 µg/m³	169.9	24h	2
2026-08-04	116	66–187	50.3 µg/m³	137.3	24h	2
2026-08-03	110	57–198	48.1 µg/m³	121.1	21h	2
2026-08-02	117	69–169	45.8 µg/m³	91.3	13h	2
2026-08-01	87	53–155	29.0 µg/m³	63.6	10h	2

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