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Air quality in South Africa

Air quality index (AQI) and PM2.5 air pollution in South Africa

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LIVE AQI CITY RANKING

Real-time South Africa
Most polluted city ranking

#	city	US AQI
1	Midstream, Gauteng	167
2	Middelburg, Mpumalanga	139
3	Vereeniging, Gauteng	132
4	eMbalenhle, Mpumalanga	71
5	Thabazimbi, Limpopo	70
6	Port Elizabeth, Eastern Cape	53
7	Pretoria, Gauteng	35

(local time)

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LIVE AQI CITY RANKING

Real-time South Africa
Cleanest city ranking

#	city	US AQI
1	Port Elizabeth, Eastern Cape	53
2	Thabazimbi, Limpopo	70
3	eMbalenhle, Mpumalanga	71
4	Pretoria, Gauteng	94
5	Vereeniging, Gauteng	132
6	Middelburg, Mpumalanga	139
7	Midstream, Gauteng	167

(local time)

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