Air Quality Lab — Pretoria, South Africa
Air Quality Profile
Pretoria reports an annual PM2.5 of 29.1 µg/m³. That's above the EU annual limit of 25 µg/m³ — long-term exposure here carries documented health trade-offs.
Pretoria
South Africa
South AfricaAnnual Average
PoorWHO annual classification
29.1µg/m³
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
PM2.5
2525 µg/m³ — Moderate
2626 µg/m³ — Poor
2626 µg/m³ — Poor
2929 µg/m³ — Poor
3232 µg/m³ — Poor
3737 µg/m³ — Unhealthy
3737 µg/m³ — Unhealthy
3434 µg/m³ — Poor
3434 µg/m³ — Poor
2626 µg/m³ — Poor
2121 µg/m³ — Moderate
2323 µg/m³ — Moderate
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
2525 µg/m³ — Moderate
2626 µg/m³ — Poor
2626 µg/m³ — Poor
2929 µg/m³ — Poor
3232 µg/m³ — Poor
3737 µg/m³ — Unhealthy
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
3737 µg/m³ — Unhealthy
3434 µg/m³ — Poor
3434 µg/m³ — Poor
2626 µg/m³ — Poor
2121 µg/m³ — Moderate
2323 µg/m³ — Moderate
Best months: Jan, Nov–DecWorst months: Jun–Jul, Sep
Moderate15–25 µg/m³Poor25–35 µg/m³Unhealthy35–50 µg/m³
Based on WUSTL PM2.5 dataset (2020–2024) · WHO 2021 thresholds
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How air quality compares
Compared across South Africa
Pretoria: 29.1 µg/m³. Typical range in South Africa: 12.8–23.3 µg/m³. Low anchor: Port Elizabeth, 7.3 µg/m³. High anchor: Diepsloot, 162.1 µg/m³.
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