What is the air quality trend in Pretoria?

Over the past 4 days, Pretoria had an average AQI of 89 based on station measurements. The worst day was 2026-07-07 with AQI 151.

How is Pretoria air quality measured?

Air quality in Pretoria 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 Pretoria, South Africa

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

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

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Current AQI
Unhealthy Station

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CSV JSON

Air Quality Index Station

PM2.5 Station

8h · 1 station

Temperature GFS model

80pt

Precipitation GFS model

mm/day

Daily Summary Station

Date	AQI	Range	PM2.5 avg	PM10 avg	Hours	Stations
2026-07-08	68	68–68	20.0 µg/m³	20.2	1h	1
2026-07-07	151	151–151	55.5 µg/m³	—	1h	1
2026-07-06	93	85–101	31.7 µg/m³	33.8	3h	2
2026-07-02	46	20–75	13.0 µg/m³	3.1	3h	2

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