Air quality in Cape Town today
South Africa · Updated Friday 03:00 (local time) · Model data from the Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service
Fair European AQI
Fine for almost everyone.
Pollutants right now
| Pollutant | Value | Level |
|---|---|---|
| PM2.5 | 12 µg/m³ | Fair |
| PM10 | 15 µg/m³ | Good |
| NO₂ | 8 µg/m³ | Good |
| O₃ | 55 µg/m³ | Fair |
The pollutant that matters most in Cape Town right now is PM2.5.
Forecast: next 24 hours
Over the next 24 hours the air in Cape Town is expected to be worst around Fri 15:00 (AQI 51, moderate). The cleanest hour is expected around Fri 05:00.
| Time | AQI | Level | PM2.5 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 04:00 | 32 | Fair | 11 |
| Fri 07:00 | 32 | Fair | 11 |
| Fri 10:00 | 46 | Moderate | 25 |
| Fri 13:00 | 48 | Moderate | 29 |
| Fri 16:00 | 50 | Moderate | 32 |
| Fri 19:00 | 44 | Moderate | 22 |
| Fri 22:00 | 48 | Moderate | 28 |
| Sat 01:00 | 44 | Moderate | 22 |
The last 30 days
Over the last 30 days the average daily AQI in Cape Town was 48, with 3 day(s) rated poor or worse. The cleanest day was 14 Sept, the most polluted 8 Sept.
Questions and answers
- Is the air in Cape Town good today?
- Right now the European Air Quality Index in Cape Town is 33, which is fair. Fine for almost everyone.
- What pollutes the air in Cape Town?
- At the moment PM2.5 contributes most to the air quality index in Cape Town. The index takes the worst of fine particles (PM2.5), coarser particles (PM10), nitrogen dioxide, ozone and sulphur dioxide.
- When will the air in Cape Town be cleanest?
- Over the next 24 hours the air in Cape Town is expected to be worst around Fri 15:00 (AQI 51, moderate). The cleanest hour is expected around Fri 05:00.
- 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.