Air quality in Vereeniging today
South Africa · Updated Friday 06:00 (local time) · Model data from the Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service
Moderate European AQI
Sensitive people may want to take it easier outdoors.
Pollutants right now
| Pollutant | Value | Level |
|---|---|---|
| PM2.5 | 23 µg/m³ | Moderate |
| PM10 | 23 µg/m³ | Fair |
| NO₂ | 19 µg/m³ | Good |
| O₃ | 49 µg/m³ | Good |
The pollutant that matters most in Vereeniging right now is PM2.5.
Forecast: next 24 hours
Over the next 24 hours the air in Vereeniging is expected to be worst around Fri 15:00 (AQI 72, poor). The cleanest hour is expected around Fri 08:00.
| Time | AQI | Level | PM2.5 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 07:00 | 45 | Moderate | 24 |
| Fri 10:00 | 46 | Moderate | 18 |
| Fri 13:00 | 67 | Poor | 20 |
| Fri 16:00 | 72 | Poor | 21 |
| Fri 19:00 | 56 | Moderate | 42 |
| Fri 22:00 | 60 | Moderate | 50 |
| Sat 01:00 | 56 | Moderate | 43 |
| Sat 04:00 | 51 | Moderate | 34 |
The last 30 days
Over the last 30 days the average daily AQI in Vereeniging was 49, with 3 day(s) rated poor or worse. The cleanest day was 18 Sept, the most polluted 12 Sept.
Questions and answers
- Is the air in Vereeniging good today?
- Right now the European Air Quality Index in Vereeniging is 44, which is moderate. Sensitive people may want to take it easier outdoors.
- What pollutes the air in Vereeniging?
- At the moment PM2.5 contributes most to the air quality index in Vereeniging. The index takes the worst of fine particles (PM2.5), coarser particles (PM10), nitrogen dioxide, ozone and sulphur dioxide.
- When will the air in Vereeniging be cleanest?
- Over the next 24 hours the air in Vereeniging is expected to be worst around Fri 15:00 (AQI 72, poor). The cleanest hour is expected around Fri 08:00.
- 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.