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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 | 75 |
| 2 | Richards Bay | 74 |
| 3 | Berea | 53 |
| 4 | Pietermaritzburg | 53 |
| 5 | Durban | 52 |
| 6 | Howick | 47 |
| 7 | Empangeni | 45 |
| 8 | eSikhaleni | 41 |
| 9 | Port Shepstone | 34 |
(local time)
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LIVE AQI CITY RANKING
Real-time KwaZulu-Natal
Cleanest city ranking
| # | city | US AQI |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Port Shepstone | 34 |
| 2 | eSikhaleni | 41 |
| 3 | Empangeni | 45 |
| 4 | Howick | 47 |
| 5 | Durban | 52 |
| 6 | Berea | 53 |
| 7 | Pietermaritzburg | 53 |
| 8 | Richards Bay | 74 |
| 9 | KwaMbonambi | 75 |
(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?
- KwaMbonambi 75
- Richards Bay 74
- Himeville 59
- Melmoth 59
- Nkandla 59
- Ulundi 58
- Impendle 56
- Paulpietersburg 55
- Tugela Ferry 54
- Berea 53
- Ekuvukeni 53
- Eshowe 53
- Estcourt 53
- Greytown 53
- Ladysmith 53
- Mooirivier 53
- Pietermaritzburg 53
- Durban 52
- Mondlo 52
- Mpophomeni 52
- Vryheid 52
- Bergville 51
- Creighton 51
- Hlabisa 51
- Utrecht 51
- Wartburg 51
- Camperdown 49
- Dundee 49
- Glencoe 49
- Richmond 49
- Dannhauser 48
- Mpumalanga 48
- Howick 47
- Ixopo 47
- Nongoma 47
- Ballito 46
- Ndwedwe 46
- eMkhomazi 45
- Empangeni 45
- Harding 45
- Hluhluwe 44
- Kokstad 44
- Mandeni 44
- Newcastle 44
- Scottburgh 44
- Stanger 44
- Sundumbili 44
- Izingolweni 43
- Mtubatuba 43
- Margate 42
- Mkuze 42
- Pongola 42
- eSikhaleni 41
- Jozini 40
- Matatiele 40
- Port Shepstone 34
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