Air Quality in Cape Town, South Africa

Windy
22.2°C · 78.7% humidity
22.2°
Feels 22.2°
33
Good
Air quality is satisfactory. Enjoy outdoor activities.
1 station

Nearby Monitoring Stations

AQI Forecast Calibrated
35 4pm
9
46
46 7pm
46
46
66 10pm
66
66
66 1am
66
66
66 4am
66
66
66 7am
66
66
66 10am
46
46
9 1pm
0
0
Station readings
35
46
CAMS model adj -90
99
99
99
136
136
136
156
156
156
156
156
156
156
156
156
156
156
156
156
136
136
99
75
75
AD 728×90

PM2.5 Trend (24h)

25h · 2 stations
78.7%
Humidity
42.6 km/h
Wind ESE
1013.9 hPa
Pressure
0.7
UV Low
GoodModerateUSGUnhealthyVery UnhealthyHazardous

What is the weather forecast for Cape Town?

Temperature & Precipitation

PM2.58.0 µg/m³ ✓ WHO
Good
PM1034.3 µg/m³
Good
UV INDEX0.7
Low
AD 300×250
Station readings (1 station within 25 km)
8.0
Median
8.0
Average
8.0
Low
8.0
High
PM2.5 µg/m³ · Model: 27.9 · Bias: +19.9

What is the 7-day forecast for Cape Town?

04-09
22.2° 19.0°
04-10
19.9° 17.8°
04-11
18.7° 17.5°
1.31 mm
04-12
18.9° 17.0°
04-13
17.6° 16.6°
04-14
16.6° 15.8°
8.31 mm
04-15
17.1° 16.2°
0.19 mm
Both models agree Avg diff: 0.8°C

Where are air quality stations near Cape Town?

114
Foreshore-NAQI, City of Cape Town, South Africa
1.3 km
37
Maitland, None, South Africa
5.5 km
34
Maitland, None, South Africa
5.5 km
53
Goodwood-NAQI, City of Cape Town, South Africa
13.4 km
64
Table View-NAQI, City of Cape Town, South Africa
14.5 km
42
Plattekloof
15.8 km PM2.5: 10.0 µg/m³ PM10: 30.0 µg/m³
1
Bellville South-NAQI, City of Cape Town, South Africa
20.4 km
33
Bellville South-NAQI, City of Cape Town, South Africa
20.4 km

What cities are near Cape Town?

33 Rondebosch 33 Athlone 33 Lansdowne 33 Retreat 41 Muizenberg 33 Durbanville 40 Kuils River 33 Kraaifontein 74 Atlantis 47 Somerset West

Data sources: AQI from ground-level monitoring stations via AQICN. Weather forecast from ECMWF (IFS & CAMS models). AQI calculated using US EPA standard. Updated 2026-04-09T19:23 UTC.