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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 | 64 |
| 2 | Richards Bay | 63 |
| 3 | Pietermaritzburg | 53 |
| 4 | Berea | 50 |
| 5 | Durban | 40 |
| 6 | Port Shepstone | 25 |
| 7 | eSikhaleni | 19 |
| 8 | Empangeni | 17 |
| 9 | Howick | 15 |
(local time)
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LIVE AQI CITY RANKING
Real-time KwaZulu-Natal
Cleanest city ranking
| # | city | US AQI |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Howick | 15 |
| 2 | Empangeni | 17 |
| 3 | eSikhaleni | 19 |
| 4 | Port Shepstone | 25 |
| 5 | Durban | 40 |
| 6 | Berea | 50 |
| 7 | Pietermaritzburg | 53 |
| 8 | Richards Bay | 63 |
| 9 | KwaMbonambi | 64 |
(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 81
- Dannhauser 72
- Utrecht 70
- Glencoe 66
- Dundee 65
- KwaMbonambi 64
- Richards Bay 63
- Ladysmith 62
- Bergville 61
- Ekuvukeni 59
- Paulpietersburg 57
- Mondlo 55
- Vryheid 55
- Estcourt 53
- Pietermaritzburg 53
- Himeville 52
- Tugela Ferry 51
- Berea 50
- Mooirivier 48
- Impendle 47
- Mpophomeni 46
- Greytown 45
- Hlabisa 45
- Nongoma 45
- Pongola 45
- Ulundi 45
- Wartburg 45
- Camperdown 44
- Creighton 44
- Jozini 44
- Melmoth 44
- Mkuze 44
- Richmond 44
- Ixopo 43
- Harding 42
- Hluhluwe 42
- Kokstad 42
- Matatiele 42
- Mpumalanga 42
- Mtubatuba 42
- Nkandla 42
- Eshowe 41
- Ndwedwe 41
- Durban 40
- Mandeni 38
- Stanger 38
- Sundumbili 38
- Izingolweni 37
- Ballito 35
- eMkhomazi 32
- Scottburgh 31
- Margate 26
- Port Shepstone 25
- eSikhaleni 19
- Empangeni 17
- Howick 15
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