What is the air quality trend in Richards Bay?

Over the past 15 days, Richards Bay had an average AQI of 49 based on station measurements. The worst day was 2026-06-07 with AQI 66.

How is Richards Bay air quality measured?

Air quality in Richards Bay 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 Richards Bay, South Africa

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

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

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Current AQI
Unhealthy for sensitive groups Station

48 Hours 7 Days 14 Days 20 Days

CSV JSON

Air Quality Index Station

320h

PM2.5 Station

320h · 2 stations

Temperature GFS model

56pt

Precipitation GFS model

mm/day

Daily Summary Station

Date	AQI	Range	PM2.5 avg	Hours	Stations
2026-06-08	50	12–92	14.6 µg/m³	20h	3
2026-06-07	66	12–170	22.3 µg/m³	22h	3
2026-06-06	56	21–136	15.8 µg/m³	22h	3
2026-06-05	50	18–104	13.8 µg/m³	24h	3
2026-06-04	57	8–153	16.9 µg/m³	23h	3
2026-06-03	53	23–129	14.9 µg/m³	23h	3
2026-06-02	62	15–180	21.1 µg/m³	23h	3
2026-06-01	46	13–117	12.8 µg/m³	22h	3
2026-05-31	42	9–170	12.7 µg/m³	24h	3
2026-05-30	41	11–125	11.1 µg/m³	22h	3
2026-05-29	44	9–92	11.8 µg/m³	24h	3
2026-05-28	42	9–83	10.5 µg/m³	23h	3
2026-05-27	47	11–83	12.3 µg/m³	21h	3
2026-05-26	40	19–72	10.1 µg/m³	24h	3
2026-05-25	44	39–47	10.6 µg/m³	3h	3

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