Air quality in Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa today

Mr. Duck’s Air Quality Score

Good air today for Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

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Categories follow US EPA AQI breakpoints for PM (estimate from latest valid measurements; this project does not compute EPA NowCast/24-hour AQI yet).

This friendly indicator summarizes the latest city readings. For health guidance, please see: EPA AirNow or WHO.

Air quality today

The air quality in Durban today is classified as Good. The primary pollutant measured is PM2.5 (fine particles).

Measurements show a PM2.5 concentration of 6.39 µg/m³ based on ten valid observations recorded by OpenAQ. This page is informational; for health guidance, use official sources such as EPA AirNow or WHO.

Latest sensor values

PM categories follow US EPA AQI breakpoints, shown here as an estimate derived from the latest valid measurements (this project does not compute EPA NowCast/24-hour AQI yet).

What the data includes

Durban’s OpenAQ feed contains eight monitoring sites that together provide 34 recent data rows covering nine measured variables: nitrogen dioxide (NO₂), particulate matter 1 (PM₁), PM₂.5, PM₁₀, sulfur dioxide (SO₂), relative humidity, temperature, and the particle count UM003. The newest observations are from early February 2026 for most parameters – PM₂.5, PM₁, relative humidity, temperature, and UM003 were all last updated on 2026‑02‑10 18:00 UTC, while PM₁₀ data is a little older at 2025‑01‑13 23:00 UTC. The only very old entry is the single NO₂ reading from 2021‑05‑28 20:00 UTC and the SO₂ measurement from 2024‑03‑12 11:00 UTC.

Across the dataset, PM₁₀ values range from a minimum of 0 µg/m³ to a maximum of about 63.9 µg/m³, with a median near 16.6 µg/m³ and the central 80 % falling between roughly 1.4 and 47.7 µg/m³. PM₂.5 shows a tighter spread, from 0 to 30 µg/m³, median 10.1 µg/m³ and the 10‑90 percentile band of 0 to 29.3 µg/m³. SO₂ concentrations are low, varying between 0.000632 ppm and 0.007369 ppm, with a median of about 0.00138 ppm. The particle count UM003 is the most variable, ranging from 87.5 to 963.1 particles/cm³, median roughly 914, and the bulk of readings (10‑90 percentile) between 253 and 953 particles/cm³.

The data set is unevenly distributed: while PM₁, PM₂.5, humidity, temperature and UM003 have recent updates from all eight stations, NO₂ is represented by a single historic row and SO₂ by only five older rows. Consequently, the picture of Durban’s air quality is most current for fine particulate matter and meteorological conditions, but less complete for gaseous pollutants such as nitrogen dioxide and sulfur dioxide. Users should keep in mind that conditions can differ across neighbourhoods and over time, especially where recent measurements are lacking.

Learn more about sources and filtering: About the data.

Trusted references: WHO (Air pollution) · US EPA AirNow · European Environment Agency (Air)

Latest sensor values (bars)

PM categories follow US EPA AQI breakpoints, shown here as an estimate derived from the latest valid measurements (this project does not compute EPA NowCast/24-hour AQI yet).

Data notes

The data shown reflect ten valid measurements and were updated within 3 days, with the most recent reading recorded at 2026‑02‑10T18:00:00+00:00. This snapshot provides a brief view of Durban’s air quality; conditions can differ across neighborhoods and change throughout the day, so values may not represent every location or moment in the city.

OpenAQ station rows