What is the air quality trend in Pretoria?

Over the past 8 days, Pretoria had an average AQI of 67 based on station measurements. The worst day was 2026-05-27 with AQI 80.

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.

Current AQI
Moderate Station

48 Hours 7 Days 14 Days 20 Days

CSV JSON

Air Quality Index Station

168h

PM2.5 Station

168h · 1 station

Temperature GFS model

28pt

Precipitation GFS model

mm/day

Daily Summary Station

Date	AQI	Range	PM2.5 avg	PM10 avg	Hours	Stations
2026-05-29	64	16–144	19.1 µg/m³	36.9	15h	10
2026-05-28	59	35–107	16.2 µg/m³	33.5	24h	11
2026-05-27	80	35–239	29.7 µg/m³	29.1	24h	12
2026-05-26	68	38–153	20.2 µg/m³	31.4	24h	12
2026-05-25	69	30–133	20.9 µg/m³	34.4	24h	13
2026-05-24	65	36–117	19.1 µg/m³	37.2	24h	11
2026-05-23	66	41–130	19.5 µg/m³	35.0	24h	12
2026-05-22	67	52–93	19.5 µg/m³	27.7	9h	14

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