KwaDukuza air quality now

South Africa · The summary is refreshed every 15 minutes.

November 12

The air is moderate now

KwaDukuza

21°C

Partly cloudy

71AQI

1016

hPa

Atmospheric
pressure

99%

Humidity

KwaDukuza, November 10, 2026: daily mean PM2.5 6 µg/m³ (4 sensors), level “Low” — as in the Atmy Data Hub. Now (00:00 local time): 20.0 µg/m³. Open methodology and data in JSON: Methodology and data sources · JSON

Right now in KwaDukuza, PM2.5 averages 20.0 µg/m³ — “moderate” on the US EPA scale (approximate, from hourly readings). Mean of 4 sensors from AirGradient, readings from 23:47–23:48 local time (21:47–21:48 UTC), summary prepared at 00:00 local time. Median: 21.1 µg/m³; range across sensors: 13.9–24.0 µg/m³.

In KwaDukuza the air is moderate 🟡 AQI 71. Higher than three hours ago. ⛅ +21 °C · No precipitation · Wind 4 m/s

In KwaDukuza the air is moderate right now (approximate, US EPA scale). From 11:00 to 00:00 local time the city mean PM2.5 rose from 7.3 to 20.0 µg/m³.

High humidity (99%) possibly makes optical sensors read somewhat higher.

Weather now: partly cloudy, 21°C, wind 4 m/s, humidity 99%. No major change in the wind is expected in the coming hours. By 11:00 the temperature will be about 24°C.

Written automatically at 00:00 local time (22:00 UTC) from sensor measurements and the weather forecast. Values are approximate; hypotheses are marked.

4 m/s

Wind, SW

0 mm

Precipitation today

KwaDukuza: air quality for the completed day

Metric: PM2.5, µg/m³ · Color scale: EPA AQI · November 10, 2026 · 00:00–24:00 UTC = 02:00–02:00 UTC+2

6 µg/m³ Low

Daily mean PM2.5 on November 10, 2026 (00:00–24:00 UTC = 02:00–02:00 UTC+2): 6 µg/m³ from 4 sensors that passed the quality check — the same value as in the Atmy Data Hub.

No. 3 of 4 cities in South Africa and No. 602 of 676 worldwide, from the most polluted.

LowModerateElevatedHighVery highExtremely high

KwaDukuza: PM2.5 by month

Metric: PM2.5, µg/m³ · Color scale: EPA AQI

Mean
Nov
Dec
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
This month
14
9
7
9
9
7
11
16
26
29
15
16
13
5

Monthly means of quality-checked sensors, as in the Data Hub trend; the current month is still incomplete, “-” means no data.

KwaDukuza: air quality over the year

  • Yesterday, November 10, 2026, the daily mean PM2.5 in KwaDukuza was 5.8 µg/m³ — 48% below the 30-day mean of 11.2 µg/m³, within the WHO 24-hour guideline (15 µg/m³).
  • Cleanest day of the last year: September 28, 2026, 1.9 µg/m³.
  • Most polluted day of the last year: October 16, 2026, 33.3 µg/m³.

Pollution accumulation index now

27/100Low · An estimate of weather conditions · not a PM2.5 forecast

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Pollution accumulation forecast

Today — November 12

25°/21°

Index by time of day

37/100Moderate

  1. 37/100Night
  2. 28/100Morning
  3. 8/100Day
  4. 25/100Evening

Friday — November 13

29°/20°

Index by time of day

52/100Moderate

  1. 52/100Night
  2. 38/100Morning
  3. 7/100Day
  4. 20/100Evening

Saturday — November 14

21°/20°

Index by time of day

39/100Moderate

  1. 39/100Night
  2. 29/100Morning
  3. 8/100Day
  4. 24/100Evening

Sunday — November 15

25°/19°

Index by time of day

52/100Moderate

  1. 52/100Night
  2. 32/100Morning
  3. 8/100Day
  4. 23/100Evening

Monday — November 16

24°/20°

Index by time of day

47/100Moderate

  1. 47/100Night
  2. 29/100Morning
  3. 7/100Day
  4. 28/100Evening

Tuesday — November 17

25°/20°

Index by time of day

56/100Moderate

  1. 56/100Night
  2. 37/100Morning
  3. 6/100Day
  4. 20/100Evening

Forecast of conditions that trap pollution near the surface

Weather

21°

Partly cloudy. Feels like 23°C

  1. MorningCloudy23°C69%
  2. DayClear24°C71%
  3. EveningCloudy21°C89%

Wind

4m/sWind from the SW

7m/sWind gusts

Wind force: 3

Gusts up to 11 m/s are expected.

10-day weather forecast for KwaDukuza

South Africa

  1. TodayNov 12Rain25°C21°C
  2. FriNov 13Rain29°C20°C
  3. SatNov 14Rain21°C20°C
  4. SunNov 15Rain25°C19°C
  5. MonNov 16Rain24°C20°C
  6. TueNov 17Rain25°C20°C
  7. WedNov 18Rain25°C21°C
  8. ThuNov 19Rain31°C22°C
  9. FriNov 20Rain25°C21°C

Where in KwaDukuza is the air worse?

See all sensors

Highest current reading: 24.0 µg/m³ (Brettenwood Coastal Estate). Lowest: 13.9 µg/m³ (CAP / ISI, KZN, ZA.). The list shows every sensor, highest first.

  1. Brettenwood Coastal Estate →24 µg/m³
  2. DOC / CAP CE, KZN, ZA. →23 µg/m³
  3. CAP / PLE, KZN, ZA. →20 µg/m³
  4. CAP / ISI, KZN, ZA. →14 µg/m³

Source: atmy.ai monitoring network

Who provides the data

Sensors in the summary by network: AirGradient — 4 sensors.

Atmy shows the networks’ readings after the Data Hub’s quality check: test devices and sensors that fail it are left out.

South Africa: sensors in total

33

  1. Cape TownSouth Africa

    5
  2. KwaDukuzaSouth Africa

    4
  3. Richards BaySouth Africa

    4

Cities with the most sensors

All sensors on the map, by city as the map assigns them; the city’s values count only the sensors that pass the Data Hub’s quality check.

Air quality calendar: KwaDukuza

Daily mean PM2.5 of the city sensors, µg/m³

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Questions

What was the air quality in KwaDukuza over the last completed day?

Daily mean PM2.5 on November 10, 2026 (00:00–24:00 UTC = 02:00–02:00 UTC+2): 6 µg/m³ from 4 sensors that passed the quality check — the same value as in the Atmy Data Hub. No. 3 of 4 cities in South Africa and No. 602 of 676 worldwide, from the most polluted.

What is the air quality in KwaDukuza right now?

Right now in KwaDukuza, PM2.5 averages 20.0 µg/m³ — “moderate” on the US EPA scale (approximate, from hourly readings). Mean of 4 sensors from AirGradient, readings from 23:47–23:48 local time (21:47–21:48 UTC), summary prepared at 00:00 local time. Median: 21.1 µg/m³; range across sensors: 13.9–24.0 µg/m³.

Is it safe to be outdoors in KwaDukuza now?

The current level is “moderate” (US EPA scale, approximate). Unusually sensitive people should consider reducing prolonged or heavy exertion outdoors. This is the standard guidance of the scale, not medical advice.

Where in KwaDukuza is the air worse?

Highest current reading: 24.0 µg/m³ (Brettenwood Coastal Estate). Lowest: 13.9 µg/m³ (CAP / ISI, KZN, ZA.). The list shows every sensor, highest first.

Where do these data come from?

From Atmy sensors and connected public networks (citizen, experimental and government monitors), aggregated by Atmy. Values are approximate; see the methodology.

How often is this page updated?

The summary is rebuilt every 15 minutes from the latest reading of each sensor, each no older than one hour.

Data

Where do these data come from?

The daily value is the Data Hub’s: the mean of the city’s sensors that passed the nightly quality check, each with at least 12 valid hours, and only with sensors at four places 500 m apart; days are UTC.

“Now” uses the same sensors and rule: the mean of their latest readings, each at most 60 minutes old, shown only with sensors at four places 500 m apart reporting.

Source: public Atmy monitoring data. Methodology and data sources · Data terms