What is the air quality trend in Durban?

Over the past 7 days, Durban had an average AQI of 138 based on station measurements. The worst day was 2026-07-18 with AQI 201.

How is Durban air quality measured?

Air quality in Durban 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 Durban, South Africa

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

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

Current AQI
Moderate Station

48 Hours 7 Days 14 Days 20 Days

CSV JSON

Air Quality Index Station

74h

PM2.5 Station

74h · 1 station

Temperature GFS model

28pt

Precipitation GFS model

mm/day

Daily Summary Station

Date	AQI	Range	PM2.5 avg	PM10 avg	Hours	Stations
2026-07-21	140	102–224	67.0 µg/m³	82.2	9h	1
2026-07-20	86	13–184	39.0 µg/m³	52.5	10h	1
2026-07-19	162	89–256	82.9 µg/m³	99.0	10h	1
2026-07-18	201	152–356	128.8 µg/m³	146.5	11h	1
2026-07-17	134	93–211	65.7 µg/m³	88.6	10h	1
2026-07-16	95	21–231	48.8 µg/m³	61.2	12h	1
2026-07-15	149	87–213	74.5 µg/m³	90.0	12h	1

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