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Air quality in KwaZulu-Natal
Air quality index (AQI) and PM2.5 air pollution in KwaZulu-Natal
LIVE AQI CITY RANKING
Real-time KwaZulu-Natal
Most polluted city ranking
| # | city | US AQI |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | KwaMbonambi | 51 |
| 2 | Pietermaritzburg | 50 |
| 3 | Richards Bay | 50 |
| 4 | Durban | 42 |
| 5 | Berea | 34 |
| 6 | Port Shepstone | 26 |
| 7 | Howick | 25 |
| 8 | Empangeni | 8 |
| 9 | eSikhaleni | 4 |
(local time)
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LIVE AQI CITY RANKING
Real-time KwaZulu-Natal
Cleanest city ranking
| # | city | US AQI |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | eSikhaleni | 4 |
| 2 | Empangeni | 8 |
| 3 | Howick | 25 |
| 4 | Port Shepstone | 26 |
| 5 | Berea | 34 |
| 6 | Durban | 42 |
| 7 | Pietermaritzburg | 50 |
| 8 | Richards Bay | 50 |
| 9 | KwaMbonambi | 51 |
(local time)
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KwaZulu-Natal air quality data attribution
3Contributors
- Richards Bay Clean Air Association
7 stations
- South African Air Quality Information System
7 stations
2 Government Contributors
- 1 Anonymous contributor
1 station
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Which is the most polluted city in KwaZulu-Natal?
- Newcastle 52
- KwaMbonambi 51
- Pietermaritzburg 50
- Richards Bay 50
- Bergville 47
- Dannhauser 47
- Ladysmith 45
- Glencoe 44
- Utrecht 44
- Dundee 43
- Durban 42
- Ekuvukeni 42
- Himeville 42
- Estcourt 41
- Impendle 41
- Mooirivier 40
- Tugela Ferry 37
- Creighton 36
- Mpophomeni 35
- Berea 34
- Matatiele 33
- Mondlo 33
- Paulpietersburg 33
- Greytown 29
- Richmond 29
- Vryheid 29
- Ixopo 28
- Kokstad 27
- Port Shepstone 26
- Wartburg 26
- Howick 25
- Camperdown 22
- Nongoma 21
- Pongola 20
- Harding 18
- Nkandla 16
- Ulundi 16
- Mpumalanga 15
- Hlabisa 13
- Jozini 12
- Melmoth 12
- Mkuze 12
- Ndwedwe 10
- Eshowe 9
- Empangeni 8
- Mandeni 8
- Stanger 8
- Sundumbili 8
- Ballito 4
- eMkhomazi 4
- eSikhaleni 4
- Hluhluwe 4
- Izingolweni 4
- Margate 4
- Mtubatuba 4
- Scottburgh 4
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