Worst air pollution Benoni Country Club - Benoni, today and tomorrow

Today (9 August): Air quality in Benoni Country Club is very poor. AQI and SO2 are very poor; NO2 is poor; PM10 is fair; PM2.5, O3, HCHO, and PM1 are medium; CO is good. Pollution peaks around 2:00 AM (SO2: 99.2/100).
Tomorrow (10 August 2026): Air quality in Benoni Country Club is fair. AQI improves to medium; PM2.5 decreases to good; PM10 decreases to good; NO2 decreases to fair; O3 increases to fair; SO2 decreases to medium; HCHO increases to fair; PM1 increases to fair; all other pollutants stay as today. Pollution peaks around 5:00 PM (SO2: 47.2/100). Airmine updates local air quality forecasts four times daily.

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Benoni Country Club lies roughly 30 km east of Johannesburg. Vehicle traffic and government, finance, and commercial operations together shape most of what happens to air quality at Benoni Country Club, sitting as it does on the open Highveld plateau. Winter's still, cold mornings are when the two combine most noticeably, before summer's stronger winds take over and clear things out. This is roughly what you'd expect anywhere on the open plateau.

Today - 9 August | Pollution peaks at 02:00

AQI:

Very poor

99.2/100

PM2.5 (fine particles):

Medium

51.4/100

PM10 (coarse particles):

Fair

24.4/100

NO2 (nitrogen dioxide):

Poor

68.6/100

O3 (ozone):

Medium

57.6/100

SO2 (sulfur dioxide):

Very poor

99.2/100

CO (carbon monoxide):

Good

0.0/100

HCHO (formaldehyde):

Medium

52.3/100

PM1 (ultrafine particles):

Medium

58.3/100

Levels show the poorest local air quality during the day

Tomorrow - 10 August | Pollution peaks at 17:00

AQI:

Medium

47.2/100

PM2.5 (fine particles):

Good

20.0/100

PM10 (coarse particles):

Good

5.4/100

NO2 (nitrogen dioxide):

Fair

39.5/100

O3 (ozone):

Fair

24.7/100

SO2 (sulfur dioxide):

Medium

47.2/100

CO (carbon monoxide):

Good

0.0/100

HCHO (formaldehyde):

Fair

22.3/100

PM1 (ultrafine particles):

Fair

25.6/100

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Frequently Asked Questions

Is air quality bad in Benoni Country Club right now?

On 9 August 2026, overall air quality in Benoni Country Club is very poor. AQI is the main air quality indicator at 99.2/100. Pollution peaks around 2:00 AM (SO2: 99.2/100).

Will air quality be worse tomorrow in Benoni Country Club?

On 10 August 2026, air quality conditions in Benoni Country Club will be better than today, with NO2 forecast at fair at 39.5/100. Pollution peaks around 5:00 PM (SO2: 47.2/100).

When is air pollution at its worst in Benoni Country Club?

Ask regulars at Benoni Country Club and they'll point to winter mornings as the worst for air quality, with government, finance, and commercial operations and local traffic sitting trapped under a still inversion layer over the fairways. Spring and summer bring the wind and rain that usually sort it out. This is a familiar pattern across much of the Highveld.

Are air quality levels in Benoni Country Club based on measurements or forecasts?

It is forecasts derived by downscaling forecasts provided by EU’s Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service (CAMS) by taking into account local conditions such as traffic patterns. CAMS bases its forecast on satellite measurements of particles and chemical compounds in the atmosphere. Airmine’s services were developed with support from the European Space Agency (ESA)’s Business Applications and Space Solutions (BASS) team.

Why doesn’t the forecast always reflect wildfire impacts?

Airmine’s forecast uses CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) as its background atmospheric model. While CAMS includes wildfire emissions, these are derived from satellite observations and are not available in real time. During rapidly evolving wildfire events, there may therefore be a delay before increased emissions are incorporated into the model. As a result, the forecast may temporarily underestimate PM₂.₅ and other pollutants associated with wildfire smoke.

During rapidly evolving wildfire events, CAMS may lag by approximately 1–2 days before increased wildfire emissions are fully represented, which can lead to temporary underestimation of PM₂.₅ concentrations in Airmine’s forecast.

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Data provided by Airmine — Last update: 9 August 2026 at 20:27 CEST (Data is updated four times daily.)

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