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Cape Town Air Quality Index (AQI) | Air Pollution

Real-time PM2.5, PM10 air pollution level in Western Cape

Last Updated: 2025-10-28 02:53:59 AM (Local Time)

Live AQI

101(AQI-US)

Air Quality is

Poor

pm10 : 46 µg/m³

PM2.5 : 35 µg/m³

Good

050

Moderate

100

Poor

150

Unhealthy

200

Severe

300

Hazardous

301+

14 °C

Last Updated: 2025-10-28 02:53:59 AM (Local Time)

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Cape Town

Major Air Pollutants
Cape Town

Particulate Matter(PM2.5)

35µg/m³

Particulate Matter(PM10)

46µg/m³

Carbon Monoxide(CO)

357ppb

Sulfur Dioxide(SO2)

9ppb

Nitrogen Dioxide(NO2)

20ppb

Ozone(O3)

9ppb

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Historical Air Quality Data
Cape Town

24 Hours

AQI

Cape Town

AQI

27-10-2025Time28-10-2025

Time	Cape Town
02 AM	49
03 AM	48
04 AM	53
05 AM	60
06 AM	65
07 AM	64
08 AM	65
09 AM	64
10 AM	63
11 AM	60
12 PM	59
01 PM	57
02 PM	57
03 PM	56
04 PM	56
05 PM	57
06 PM	57
07 PM	59
08 PM	62
09 PM	69
10 PM	79
11 PM	94
12 AM	112
01 AM	114
02 AM	109

Min.at 3:05 AM on 27th Oct

114

Max.at 1:04 AM on 28th Oct

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AQI Trends - Annual Air Quality Changes
Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa

AQI

Year

AQI

AQI	AQI
Mar 2020	118
Apr 2020	52
May 2020	48
Jun 2020	36
Jul 2020	48
Aug 2020	34
Sep 2020	30
Oct 2020	24
Nov 2020	33
Dec 2020	25
Jan 2021	31
Feb 2021	30
Mar 2021	34
Apr 2021	48
May 2021	53
Jun 2021	62
Jul 2021	59
Aug 2021	55
Sep 2021	34
Oct 2021	42
Nov 2021	33
Dec 2021	24
Jan 2022	30
Feb 2022	26
Mar 2022	22
Apr 2022	31
May 2022	48
Jun 2022	51
Jul 2022	37
Aug 2022	50
Sep 2022	49
Oct 2022	32
Nov 2022	31
Dec 2022	23
Jan 2023	25
Feb 2023	20
Mar 2023	27
Apr 2023	32
May 2023	33
Jun 2023	37
Jul 2023	24
Aug 2023	47
Sep 2023	29
Oct 2023	21
Nov 2023	29
Dec 2023	27
Jan 2024	31
Feb 2024	32
Mar 2024	30
Apr 2024	36
May 2024	52
Jun 2024	62
Jul 2024	43
Aug 2024	39
Sep 2024	40
Oct 2024	45
Nov 2024	41
Dec 2024	53
Jan 2025	62
Feb 2025	49
Mar 2025	49
Apr 2025	43
May 2025	49
Jun 2025	46
Jul 2025	45
Aug 2025	53
Sep 2025	45
Oct 2025	60

Annual AQI Trends

2020

39AQI

2021

42AQI

Rise

2022

35AQI

-17%

Fall

2023

29AQI

-17%

Fall

2024

42AQI

45%

Rise

2025

50AQI

19%

Rise

Overall Annual Percentage (%) change of AQI in (2020 to 2025)

Rise (Worsened AQI)

Most & Least Polluted Months

Most PollutedMarch, 2020118AQI

Least PollutedFebruary, 202320AQI

* This data analysis is from year 2020 - 2025

Cape Town's Locations
Real-time Air Pollution Level

Location

Status

AQI

PM2.5(µg/m³)

PM10(µg/m³)

Temp.(°C)

Humi.(%)

Bellville South NAQI

Moderate

Cape Point

Poor

105

Foreshore

Moderate

Goodwood NAQI

Poor

117

Khayelitsha Ct Metro

Moderate

Maitland

Poor

139

Parow

Poor

102

Steenoven Street

Poor

105

Moderate

Moderate

Moderate

Moderate

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Paarl

Polokwane

Pretoria

Air Quality Calendar 2025
Cape Town

2025

AQI

January

Sun.	Mon.	Tue.	Wed.	Thu.	Fri.	Sat.
29 Dec -	30 Dec -	31 Dec -	1 Jan 70	2 Jan 62	3 Jan 67	4 Jan 69
5 Jan 62	6 Jan 64	7 Jan 61	8 Jan 59	9 Jan 58	10 Jan 55	11 Jan 54
12 Jan 56	13 Jan 62	14 Jan 75	15 Jan 60	16 Jan 57	17 Jan 58	18 Jan 57
19 Jan 58	20 Jan 61	21 Jan 68	22 Jan 68	23 Jan 62	24 Jan 63	25 Jan 64
26 Jan 70	27 Jan 75	28 Jan 64	29 Jan 63	30 Jan 62	31 Jan 52	1 Feb 54

February

Sun.	Mon.	Tue.	Wed.	Thu.	Fri.	Sat.
26 Jan 70	27 Jan 75	28 Jan 64	29 Jan 63	30 Jan 62	31 Jan 52	1 Feb 54
2 Feb 49	3 Feb 53	4 Feb 53	5 Feb 50	6 Feb 48	7 Feb 52	8 Feb 51
9 Feb 55	10 Feb 59	11 Feb 54	12 Feb 59	13 Feb 53	14 Feb 53	15 Feb 48
16 Feb 47	17 Feb 46	18 Feb 46	19 Feb 49	20 Feb 54	21 Feb 49	22 Feb 42
23 Feb 39	24 Feb 39	25 Feb 42	26 Feb 42	27 Feb 45	28 Feb 44	1 Mar 46

March

Sun.	Mon.	Tue.	Wed.	Thu.	Fri.	Sat.
23 Feb 39	24 Feb 39	25 Feb 42	26 Feb 42	27 Feb 45	28 Feb 44	1 Mar 46
2 Mar 42	3 Mar 56	4 Mar 44	5 Mar 36	6 Mar 37	7 Mar 40	8 Mar 49
9 Mar 50	10 Mar 58	11 Mar 57	12 Mar 56	13 Mar 56	14 Mar 64	15 Mar 60
16 Mar 49	17 Mar 44	18 Mar 46	19 Mar 57	20 Mar 50	21 Mar 53	22 Mar 42
23 Mar 39	24 Mar 43	25 Mar 44	26 Mar 55	27 Mar 46	28 Mar 49	29 Mar 47
30 Mar 45	31 Mar 44	1 Apr 42	2 Apr 46	3 Apr 50	4 Apr 53	5 Apr 49

April

Sun.	Mon.	Tue.	Wed.	Thu.	Fri.	Sat.
30 Mar 45	31 Mar 44	1 Apr 42	2 Apr 46	3 Apr 50	4 Apr 53	5 Apr 49
6 Apr 46	7 Apr 46	8 Apr 38	9 Apr 35	10 Apr 36	11 Apr 45	12 Apr 35
13 Apr 37	14 Apr 40	15 Apr 32	16 Apr 38	17 Apr 40	18 Apr 48	19 Apr 46
20 Apr 37	21 Apr 34	22 Apr 33	23 Apr 39	24 Apr 43	25 Apr 55	26 Apr 54
27 Apr 54	28 Apr 44	29 Apr 47	30 Apr 36	1 May 37	2 May 44	3 May 46

May

Sun.	Mon.	Tue.	Wed.	Thu.	Fri.	Sat.
27 Apr 54	28 Apr 44	29 Apr 47	30 Apr 36	1 May 37	2 May 44	3 May 46
4 May 58	5 May 57	6 May 49	7 May 55	8 May 52	9 May 52	10 May 43
11 May 42	12 May 41	13 May 52	14 May 52	15 May 61	16 May 63	17 May 65
18 May 56	19 May 47	20 May 45	21 May 45	22 May 40	23 May 45	24 May 56
25 May 54	26 May 46	27 May 44	28 May 45	29 May 38	30 May 40	31 May 43

June

Sun.	Mon.	Tue.	Wed.	Thu.	Fri.	Sat.
1 Jun 50	2 Jun 50	3 Jun 40	4 Jun 45	5 Jun 52	6 Jun 43	7 Jun 38
8 Jun 43	9 Jun 45	10 Jun 52	11 Jun 53	12 Jun 60	13 Jun 58	14 Jun 63
15 Jun 55	16 Jun 53	17 Jun 49	18 Jun 47	19 Jun 46	20 Jun 45	21 Jun 43
22 Jun 44	23 Jun 43	24 Jun 40	25 Jun 37	26 Jun 38	27 Jun 37	28 Jun 35
29 Jun 35	30 Jun 43	1 Jul 41	2 Jul 39	3 Jul 47	4 Jul 43	5 Jul 40

July

Sun.	Mon.	Tue.	Wed.	Thu.	Fri.	Sat.
29 Jun 35	30 Jun 43	1 Jul 41	2 Jul 39	3 Jul 47	4 Jul 43	5 Jul 40
6 Jul 38	7 Jul 40	8 Jul 48	9 Jul 48	10 Jul 44	11 Jul 41	12 Jul 51
13 Jul 54	14 Jul 50	15 Jul 46	16 Jul 44	17 Jul 40	18 Jul 42	19 Jul 49
20 Jul 57	21 Jul 48	22 Jul 44	23 Jul 38	24 Jul 37	25 Jul 37	26 Jul 42
27 Jul 43	28 Jul 51	29 Jul 54	30 Jul 48	31 Jul 45	1 Aug 45	2 Aug 51

August

Sun.	Mon.	Tue.	Wed.	Thu.	Fri.	Sat.
27 Jul 43	28 Jul 51	29 Jul 54	30 Jul 48	31 Jul 45	1 Aug 45	2 Aug 51
3 Aug 61	4 Aug 57	5 Aug 51	6 Aug 50	7 Aug 49	8 Aug 47	9 Aug 53
10 Aug 45	11 Aug 57	12 Aug 60	13 Aug 60	14 Aug 65	15 Aug 63	16 Aug 56
17 Aug 57	18 Aug 58	19 Aug 56	20 Aug 56	21 Aug 48	22 Aug 48	23 Aug 49
24 Aug 48	25 Aug 51	26 Aug 44	27 Aug 50	28 Aug 53	29 Aug 56	30 Aug 55
31 Aug 59	1 Sep 53	2 Sep 54	3 Sep 53	4 Sep 48	5 Sep 52	6 Sep 53

September

Sun.	Mon.	Tue.	Wed.	Thu.	Fri.	Sat.
31 Aug 59	1 Sep 53	2 Sep 54	3 Sep 53	4 Sep 48	5 Sep 52	6 Sep 53
7 Sep 54	8 Sep 51	9 Sep 54	10 Sep 51	11 Sep 50	12 Sep 41	13 Sep 38
14 Sep 38	15 Sep 40	16 Sep 44	17 Sep 48	18 Sep 46	19 Sep 46	20 Sep 48
21 Sep 52	22 Sep 39	23 Sep 42	24 Sep 35	25 Sep 32	26 Sep 34	27 Sep 46
28 Sep 32	29 Sep 28	30 Sep 48	1 Oct 45	2 Oct 47	3 Oct 51	4 Oct 62

October

Sun.	Mon.	Tue.	Wed.	Thu.	Fri.	Sat.
28 Sep 32	29 Sep 28	30 Sep 48	1 Oct 45	2 Oct 47	3 Oct 51	4 Oct 62
5 Oct 59	6 Oct 56	7 Oct 79	8 Oct 86	9 Oct 60	10 Oct 61	11 Oct 60
12 Oct 58	13 Oct 65	14 Oct 58	15 Oct 62	16 Oct 56	17 Oct 65	18 Oct 70
19 Oct 55	20 Oct 56	21 Oct 58	22 Oct 71	23 Oct 59	24 Oct 57	25 Oct 51
26 Oct 47	27 Oct 67	28 Oct -	29 Oct -	30 Oct -	31 Oct -	1 Nov -

Health Advice For People Living In
Cape Town

0Cigarettes per day

Weekly 0 Cigarettes

Monthly 0 Cigarettes

Breathe easy and get active! The air quality is perfect for enjoying outdoor activities.

Source:

Berkeley Earth

Disclaimer: This cigarette-equivalent estimate is based on the average PM2.5 concentration over the last 24 hours, assuming continuous exposure during that time.

Solutions for Current AQI

Air PurifierTurn On
Car FilterMust
N95 MaskMust
Stay IndoorMust

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Prevent Health Problems: Understand Your Risks

Cape Town

Asthma
Heart Issues
Allergies
Sinus
Cold/Flu
Chronic (COPD)

Mild Chances of Asthma

Asthma

Risk of Asthma symptoms is Mild when AQI is Poor (50-150)

Moderate symptoms including frequent wheezing, noticeable shortness of breath, chest tightness, and persistent cough.

Do's :

Limit outdoor activities when AQI is poor.
Clean indoor air with an air purifier to reduce exposure.
Soothe the respiratory tract with herbal teas or warm water to help alleviate symptoms.

Don'ts :

Exercise outdoors without a mask.
Stay in smoky areas with strong fumes.

Disclaimer: The above health risks are precautionary suggestions based on current AQI levels. You may not feel the effects immediately, but prolonged exposure to air pollution can contribute to these health conditions over time. AQI.IN is neither a medical expert nor a provider of medical advice. Please consult a doctor if you experience any of the above similar symptoms.

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Standard Value

Cape Town, South Africa

Poor

7xabove Standard

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Moderate

5xabove Standard

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Moderate

5xabove Standard

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Moderate

5xabove Standard

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Moderate

5xabove Standard

10.

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Moderate

5xabove Standard

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Air Quality FAQs
at Cape Town

Frequently Asked Questions About Air Quality

What is the current AQI level in Cape Town?

The current real-time AQI level in Cape Town is 101 (Poor). This was last updated 2025-10-28 02:53:59 AM (Local Time).

When was the best AQI level in Cape Town in the last 24 hours?

The best AQI level was 48 (Good) at 3:05 AM, Oct 27, 2025 (Local Time) during the last 24 hours.

When was the worst AQI level in Cape Town in the last 24 hours?

The worst AQI level was 114 (Poor) at 1:04 AM (Local Time) during the last 24 hours.

What is the current trend of AQI levels in Cape Town during last 24 hours?

The AQI levels in Cape Town have been fluctuating throughout the last 24 hours. The levels have increased by highest 114 at 1:04 AM (Local Time), lowest 48 at 3:05 AM, Oct 27, 2025 (Local Time).

What actions are recommended as per the current AQI level in Cape Town?

Current AQI levels are unhealthy for Sensitive individuals, they should reduce prolonged or heavy outdoor exertion.