What is the air quality trend in Orkney?

Over the past 15 days, Orkney had an average AQI of 43 based on station measurements. The worst day was 2026-08-01 with AQI 73.

How is Orkney air quality measured?

Air quality in Orkney 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 Orkney, South Africa

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

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

Current AQI
Moderate CAMS model

48 Hours 7 Days 14 Days 20 Days

CSV JSON

Air Quality Index Station

141h

PM2.5 Station

141h · 1 station

Temperature GFS model

56pt

Precipitation GFS model

mm/day

Daily Summary Station

Date	AQI	Range	PM2.5 avg	Hours	Stations
2026-08-08	69	26–112	23.1 µg/m³	2h	1
2026-08-07	50	1–151	15.2 µg/m³	9h	1
2026-08-06	24	11–46	5.8 µg/m³	11h	1
2026-08-05	36	14–66	9.0 µg/m³	12h	1
2026-08-04	45	11–153	13.5 µg/m³	11h	1
2026-08-03	38	11–68	9.8 µg/m³	7h	1
2026-08-02	36	10–63	9.0 µg/m³	9h	1
2026-08-01	73	1–184	32.7 µg/m³	11h	1
2026-07-31	47	29–64	11.8 µg/m³	8h	1
2026-07-30	38	1–72	10.4 µg/m³	9h	1
2026-07-29	36	1–91	10.2 µg/m³	6h	1
2026-07-28	37	10–145	10.7 µg/m³	14h	1
2026-07-27	34	12–59	8.4 µg/m³	14h	1
2026-07-26	40	11–128	11.6 µg/m³	10h	1
2026-07-25	44	25–62	10.8 µg/m³	8h	1

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