What is the air quality trend in Richmond?

Over the past 15 days, Richmond had an average AQI of 40 based on station measurements. The worst day was 2026-10-18 with AQI 88.

How is Richmond air quality measured?

Air quality in Richmond 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 Richmond, South Africa

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

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

Current AQI
Moderate CAMS model

48 Hours 7 Days 14 Days 20 Days

CSV JSON

Air Quality Index Station

103h

PM2.5 Station

103h · 1 station

Temperature GFS model

56pt

Precipitation GFS model

mm/day

Daily Summary Station

Date	AQI	Range	PM2.5 avg	Hours	Stations
2026-11-01	64	10–204	36.5 µg/m³	5h	1
2026-10-31	67	20–153	20.9 µg/m³	7h	1
2026-10-30	44	9–114	12.7 µg/m³	8h	1
2026-10-29	26	9–50	6.3 µg/m³	5h	1
2026-10-28	39	1–87	11.0 µg/m³	7h	1
2026-10-27	27	4–62	7.1 µg/m³	8h	1
2026-10-26	28	23–34	6.7 µg/m³	5h	1
2026-10-25	21	1–40	5.1 µg/m³	7h	1
2026-10-24	33	12–90	9.5 µg/m³	6h	1
2026-10-23	27	3–46	6.4 µg/m³	9h	1
2026-10-22	23	16–33	5.5 µg/m³	8h	1
2026-10-21	55	21–162	18.5 µg/m³	11h	1
2026-10-20	28	10–52	6.8 µg/m³	7h	1
2026-10-19	42	6–117	13.0 µg/m³	9h	1
2026-10-18	88	88–88	29.7 µg/m³	1h	1

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