Worst air pollution Benoni Lake Golf Club - Benoni, today and tomorrow
Today (9 August): Air quality in Benoni Lake Golf Club is poor. AQI and SO2 are poor; PM10 is fair; PM2.5, NO2, O3, HCHO, and PM1 are medium; CO is good. Pollution peaks around 2:00 AM (SO2: 70.6/100).
Tomorrow (10 August 2026): Air quality in Benoni Lake Golf Club is fair. AQI improves to medium; PM2.5 decreases to good; PM10 decreases to good; NO2 increases 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: 40.2/100). Airmine updates local air quality forecasts four times daily.
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Benoni Lake Golf Club lies roughly 30 km east of Johannesburg. Benoni Lake Golf Club deals with the same basic air quality drivers as most Highveld towns: vehicle traffic and government, finance, and commercial operations, both of which matter most on calm winter mornings when a low inversion holds emissions close to the ground. Summer generally undoes this with stronger, more consistent winds. The wider Highveld region generally follows this same rough pattern.
Today - 9 August | Pollution peaks at 02:00
AQI:
Poor
70.6/100
PM2.5 (fine particles):
Medium
48.3/100
PM10 (coarse particles):
Fair
21.4/100
NO2 (nitrogen dioxide):
Medium
51.3/100
O3 (ozone):
Medium
57.6/100
SO2 (sulfur dioxide):
Poor
70.6/100
CO (carbon monoxide):
Good
0.0/100
HCHO (formaldehyde):
Medium
52.3/100
PM1 (ultrafine particles):
Medium
54.1/100
Levels show the poorest local air quality during the day
Tomorrow - 10 August | Pollution peaks at 17:00
AQI:
Medium
40.2/100
PM2.5 (fine particles):
Good
17.0/100
PM10 (coarse particles):
Good
4.6/100
NO2 (nitrogen dioxide):
Fair
25.4/100
O3 (ozone):
Fair
24.7/100
SO2 (sulfur dioxide):
Medium
40.2/100
CO (carbon monoxide):
Good
0.0/100
HCHO (formaldehyde):
Fair
22.3/100
PM1 (ultrafine particles):
Fair
22.6/100
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Frequently Asked Questions
Is air quality bad in Benoni Lake Golf Club right now?
On 9 August 2026, overall air quality in Benoni Lake Golf Club is poor. AQI is the main air quality indicator at 70.6/100. Pollution peaks around 2:00 AM (SO2: 70.6/100).
Will air quality be worse tomorrow in Benoni Lake Golf Club?
On 10 August 2026, air quality conditions in Benoni Lake Golf Club will be better than today, with NO2 forecast at fair at 25.4/100. Pollution peaks around 5:00 PM (SO2: 40.2/100).
When is air pollution at its worst in Benoni Lake Golf Club?
Winter mornings are the tricky stretch for golfers at Benoni Lake Golf Club, as emissions from government, finance, and commercial operations build up under a calm, cold inversion typical of the Highveld. Once the rains start around November, conditions on the course generally stay clear into early autumn. This is a familiar pattern across much of the Highveld.
Are air quality levels in Benoni Lake Golf 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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