What is the air quality trend in Marikana?

Over the past 8 days, Marikana had an average AQI of 100 based on station measurements. The worst day was 2026-07-22 with AQI 136.

How is Marikana air quality measured?

Air quality in Marikana 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 Marikana, South Africa

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

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

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Current AQI
Unhealthy Station

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CSV JSON

Air Quality Index Station

93h

PM2.5 Station

93h · 1 station

Temperature GFS model

28pt

Precipitation GFS model

mm/day

Daily Summary Station

Date	AQI	Range	PM2.5 avg	PM10 avg	Hours	Stations
2026-07-22	136	110–161	56.5 µg/m³	132.5	2h	1
2026-07-21	93	50–129	31.6 µg/m³	126.2	13h	1
2026-07-20	86	29–161	29.5 µg/m³	117.5	13h	1
2026-07-19	98	33–152	33.5 µg/m³	121.6	14h	1
2026-07-18	107	38–165	41.1 µg/m³	137.9	14h	1
2026-07-17	115	68–155	41.5 µg/m³	123.4	12h	1
2026-07-16	86	38–161	29.5 µg/m³	109.7	13h	1
2026-07-15	82	46–142	26.3 µg/m³	92.6	12h	1

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