What is the air quality trend in Rustenburg?

Over the past 8 days, Rustenburg had an average AQI of 84 based on station measurements. The worst day was 2026-08-07 with AQI 101.

How is Rustenburg air quality measured?

Air quality in Rustenburg 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 Rustenburg, South Africa

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

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

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Current AQI
Unhealthy for sensitive groups Station

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CSV JSON

Air Quality Index Station

157h

PM2.5 Station

157h · 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	89	68–119	29.9 µg/m³	114.7	3h	2
2026-08-07	101	12–174	38.5 µg/m³	155.7	21h	2
2026-08-06	87	32–160	29.3 µg/m³	142.1	24h	2
2026-08-05	81	43–186	28.4 µg/m³	157.0	24h	2
2026-08-04	90	50–154	30.1 µg/m³	148.8	24h	2
2026-08-03	74	33–153	23.5 µg/m³	127.1	23h	2
2026-08-02	85	22–166	29.4 µg/m³	113.4	22h	2
2026-08-01	65	28–173	21.9 µg/m³	87.6	16h	2

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