What is the air quality trend in Pretoria?

Over the past 8 days, Pretoria had an average AQI of 75 based on station measurements. The worst day was 2026-07-14 with AQI 92.

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

48 Hours 7 Days 14 Days 20 Days

CSV JSON

Air Quality Index Station

168h

PM2.5 Station

168h · 10 stations

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	76	33–154	24.0 µg/m³	35.8	23h	14
2026-07-20	64	34–112	18.7 µg/m³	34.9	24h	13
2026-07-19	71	29–135	21.9 µg/m³	33.5	24h	14
2026-07-18	76	34–191	26.3 µg/m³	37.5	24h	13
2026-07-17	83	56–125	27.1 µg/m³	60.9	24h	13
2026-07-16	73	40–154	22.7 µg/m³	37.2	24h	13
2026-07-15	66	46–90	19.3 µg/m³	29.8	24h	13
2026-07-14	92	92–92	31.4 µg/m³	45.5	1h	12

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