What is the air quality trend in Brakpan?

Over the past 5 days, Brakpan had an average AQI of 131 based on station measurements. The worst day was 2026-07-18 with AQI 140.

How is Brakpan air quality measured?

Air quality in Brakpan 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 Brakpan, South Africa

Name: Brakpan Air Quality History
Creator: CERNS.IO
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Historical PM2.5 and AQI trend from monitoring stations near Brakpan, South Africa.

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Current AQI
Unhealthy CAMS model

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CSV JSON

Air Quality Index Station

55h

PM2.5 Station

55h · 1 station

Temperature GFS model

28pt

Precipitation GFS model

mm/day

Daily Summary Station

Date	AQI	Range	PM2.5 avg	PM10 avg	Hours	Stations
2026-07-19	125	63–173	52.2 µg/m³	87.6	8h	1
2026-07-18	140	55–256	78.5 µg/m³	128.4	15h	1
2026-07-17	122	68–194	56.7 µg/m³	106.3	13h	1
2026-07-16	135	50–214	69.9 µg/m³	119.9	14h	1
2026-07-15	136	89–208	72.6 µg/m³	115.4	5h	1

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