Worst air pollution Apartheid Museum - Johannesburg, today and tomorrow
Today (9 August): Air quality in Apartheid Museum is poor. AQI, HCHO, and PM1 are poor; PM10 is fair; PM2.5 and O3 are medium; NO2, SO2, and CO are good. Pollution peaks around 2:00 AM (HCHO: 68.2/100).
Tomorrow (10 August 2026): Air quality in Apartheid Museum is fair. AQI improves to fair; PM2.5 increases to fair; PM10 decreases to good; O3 increases to fair; HCHO decreases to fair; PM1 decreases to fair; all other pollutants stay as today. Pollution peaks around 9:00 AM (PM1: 30.4/100). Airmine updates local air quality forecasts four times daily.
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Vehicle traffic and government, finance, and commercial operations together shape most of what happens to air quality at Apartheid Museum, 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:
Poor
68.2/100
PM2.5 (fine particles):
Medium
56.1/100
PM10 (coarse particles):
Fair
28.8/100
NO2 (nitrogen dioxide):
Good
3.8/100
O3 (ozone):
Medium
59.8/100
SO2 (sulfur dioxide):
Good
7.1/100
CO (carbon monoxide):
Good
0.0/100
HCHO (formaldehyde):
Poor
68.2/100
PM1 (ultrafine particles):
Poor
64.4/100
Levels show the poorest local air quality during the day
Tomorrow - 10 August | Pollution peaks at 09:00
AQI:
Fair
30.4/100
PM2.5 (fine particles):
Fair
24.1/100
PM10 (coarse particles):
Good
6.7/100
NO2 (nitrogen dioxide):
Good
1.2/100
O3 (ozone):
Fair
29.2/100
SO2 (sulfur dioxide):
Good
1.7/100
CO (carbon monoxide):
Good
0.0/100
HCHO (formaldehyde):
Fair
26.8/100
PM1 (ultrafine particles):
Fair
30.4/100
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Frequently Asked Questions
Is air quality bad in Apartheid Museum right now?
On 9 August 2026, overall air quality in Apartheid Museum is poor. AQI is the main air quality indicator at 68.2/100. Pollution peaks around 2:00 AM (HCHO: 68.2/100).
Will air quality be worse tomorrow in Apartheid Museum?
On 10 August 2026, air quality conditions in Apartheid Museum will be better than today, with AQI forecast at fair at 30.4/100. Pollution peaks around 9:00 AM (PM1: 30.4/100).
When is air pollution at its worst in Apartheid Museum?
Ask anyone at Apartheid Museum and they'll say winter mornings are when the air is at its worst, as government, finance, and commercial operations and local traffic emissions sit trapped under a still, cold inversion layer. Spring and summer bring the wind and rain that usually clears things up again. This is a familiar pattern across much of the Highveld.
Are air quality levels in Apartheid Museum 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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