Air quality in Beaufort West today
South Africa · Updated Friday 05:00 (local time) · Model data from the Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service
Good European AQI
Clean air. A great time to be outside.
Pollutants right now
| Pollutant | Value | Level |
|---|---|---|
| PM2.5 | 5 µg/m³ | Good |
| PM10 | 6 µg/m³ | Good |
| NO₂ | 4 µg/m³ | Good |
| O₃ | 24 µg/m³ | Good |
The pollutant that matters most in Beaufort West right now is PM2.5.
Forecast: next 24 hours
Over the next 24 hours the air in Beaufort West is expected to be worst around Fri 12:00 (AQI 43, moderate). The cleanest hour is expected around Fri 06:00.
| Time | AQI | Level | PM2.5 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 06:00 | 21 | Fair | 5 |
| Fri 09:00 | 24 | Fair | 7 |
| Fri 12:00 | 43 | Moderate | 7 |
| Fri 15:00 | 39 | Fair | 6 |
| Fri 18:00 | 38 | Fair | 6 |
| Fri 21:00 | 33 | Fair | 8 |
| Sat 00:00 | 23 | Fair | 6 |
| Sat 03:00 | 21 | Fair | 5 |
The last 30 days
Over the last 30 days the average daily AQI in Beaufort West was 26, with 0 day(s) rated poor or worse. The cleanest day was 17 Sept, the most polluted 20 Sept.
Questions and answers
- Is the air in Beaufort West good today?
- Right now the European Air Quality Index in Beaufort West is 20, which is good. Clean air. A great time to be outside.
- What pollutes the air in Beaufort West?
- At the moment PM2.5 contributes most to the air quality index in Beaufort West. The index takes the worst of fine particles (PM2.5), coarser particles (PM10), nitrogen dioxide, ozone and sulphur dioxide.
- When will the air in Beaufort West be cleanest?
- Over the next 24 hours the air in Beaufort West is expected to be worst around Fri 12:00 (AQI 43, moderate). The cleanest hour is expected around Fri 06:00.
- Where does this data come from?
- Wheezair shows model estimates from the Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service (CAMS), served by Open-Meteo: about 11 km resolution in Europe and 40 km elsewhere, updated daily. They are not station measurements, so a busy street can be worse than its city's value.