Pollen Count in South Africa — Today

Updated Friday, November 6, 2026

The South Africa pollen count today spans 36 tracked cities, from Pietermaritzburg at 10 (Low) up to Carletonville at 39 (Low). The allergen doing most of the work across South Africa is Grass, the dominant pollen in 33 of its cities.

Read the pollen count in South Africa together with the South Africa allergy forecast: the five-day outlook for Carletonville, today’s highest South Africa city, is holding, and 36 of 36 South Africa cities carry a full five-day trend in the table below. South Africa is tracked as part of Africa in the Pollen Atlas region index.

South Africa pollen count today — at a glance

Cities tracked: 36
Highest today: Carletonville — 39 (Low)
Lowest today: Pietermaritzburg — 10 (Low)
Most common dominant allergen: Grass — in 33 of 36 cities
Band distribution: Low: 36
Data date: Friday, November 6, 2026

Worst in South Africa today

Ranked by the Total Pollen Index, highest first. Tap a city for its full count, split and forecast.

Every South Africa city — today’s pollen count

City	Today	Dominant	Tree	Grass	Weed
Carletonville pollen count · Carletonville allergies	39 (Low)	Grass	19	44	25
Botshabelo pollen count · Botshabelo allergies	38 (Low)	Grass	19	42	31
Evaton pollen count · Evaton allergies	38 (Low)	Grass	19	43	28
Potchefstroom pollen count · Potchefstroom allergies	37 (Low)	Grass	19	42	26
Roodepoort pollen count · Roodepoort allergies	37 (Low)	Grass	19	42	25
Welkom pollen count · Welkom allergies	37 (Low)	Grass	19	41	25
Klerksdorp pollen count · Klerksdorp allergies	36 (Low)	Grass	19	41	23
Soweto pollen count · Soweto allergies	36 (Low)	Grass	19	40	27
Vanderbijlpark pollen count · Vanderbijlpark allergies	36 (Low)	Grass	19	40	25
Bloemfontein pollen count · Bloemfontein allergies	34 (Low)	Grass	19	37	25
Johannesburg pollen count · Johannesburg allergies	34 (Low)	Grass	19	37	25
Polokwane pollen count · Polokwane allergies	34 (Low)	Grass	19	38	26
Rustenburg pollen count · Rustenburg allergies	34 (Low)	Grass	19	38	23
Cape Town pollen count · Cape Town allergies	28 (Low)	Grass	24	30	23
Paarl pollen count · Paarl allergies	28 (Low)	Ragweed	26	26	29
Brakpan pollen count · Brakpan allergies	27 (Low)	Grass	13	30	18
Newcastle pollen count · Newcastle allergies	27 (Low)	Grass	13	31	17
Krugersdorp pollen count · Krugersdorp allergies	26 (Low)	Grass	13	29	16
Benoni pollen count · Benoni allergies	25 (Low)	Grass	13	28	17
Thembisa pollen count · Thembisa allergies	25 (Low)	Grass	14	28	19
Centurion pollen count · Centurion allergies	24 (Low)	Grass	14	26	17
Germiston pollen count · Germiston allergies	24 (Low)	Grass	13	27	17
Somerset West pollen count · Somerset West allergies	24 (Low)	Ragweed	20	25	25
Soshanguve pollen count · Soshanguve allergies	24 (Low)	Grass	13	27	18
Pretoria pollen count · Pretoria allergies	23 (Low)	Grass	14	25	16
Randburg pollen count · Randburg allergies	22 (Low)	Grass	13	24	15
Gqeberha pollen count · Gqeberha allergies	21 (Low)	Grass	13	23	17
Kariega pollen count · Kariega allergies	21 (Low)	Grass	13	23	17
Middelburg pollen count · Middelburg allergies	17 (Low)	Grass	8	19	11
Emalahleni pollen count · Emalahleni allergies	16 (Low)	Grass	8	18	11
Durban pollen count · Durban allergies	14 (Low)	Grass	8	16	11
East London pollen count · East London allergies	14 (Low)	Grass	8	16	10
Mdantsane pollen count · Mdantsane allergies	14 (Low)	Grass	8	16	9
Richards Bay pollen count · Richards Bay allergies	14 (Low)	Grass	8	16	10
George pollen count · George allergies	11 (Low)	Ragweed	9	12	10
Pietermaritzburg pollen count · Pietermaritzburg allergies	10 (Low)	Grass	7	11	9

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