What is the air quality trend in Soweto?

Over the past 8 days, Soweto had an average AQI of 81 based on station measurements. The worst day was 2026-08-08 with AQI 90.

How is Soweto air quality measured?

Air quality in Soweto 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 Soweto, South Africa

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

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

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Current AQI
Unhealthy CAMS model

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CSV JSON

Air Quality Index Station

165h

PM2.5 Station

165h · 5 stations

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	90	71–110	30.4 µg/m³	38.0	2h	6
2026-08-07	88	54–152	29.2 µg/m³	44.5	24h	10
2026-08-06	84	52–154	27.6 µg/m³	53.3	24h	15
2026-08-05	88	50–154	29.3 µg/m³	54.9	24h	15
2026-08-04	78	52–117	24.8 µg/m³	47.0	24h	12
2026-08-03	67	35–149	20.3 µg/m³	43.2	24h	8
2026-08-02	78	48–153	24.7 µg/m³	53.1	24h	8
2026-08-01	77	37–153	24.9 µg/m³	30.3	19h	11

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