Carletonville, South Africa Pollen Count
Carletonville, South Africa · Last updated Friday, November 6, 2026
This page shows the most recent reading available for Carletonville — from Friday, November 6, 2026 (1 day ago) — not today's reading.
Pollen Overview
Today's overall pollen level and the dominant type (trees, weeds, grass, or mold).
Total Pollen Index
The combined pollen level across all types (0–100).
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Grass Index
How active grass pollen is today (0–100).
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Pollen Types
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5-Day Carletonville Overall Pollen Forecast
Bars are colored by severity (Low/Moderate/High).
Pollen count Carletonville residents check each morning
The Carletonville pollen count today is 39 (Low). No single plant stands out in today’s readings; the Grass category is the one the index is led by. The full split is tree pollen 19, grass pollen 44, weed pollen 25. The sections below break that headline number down by plant, by day and by what the band means in practice. Pollen Atlas updated this count on Friday, November 6, 2026.
A Low band on the Pollen Atlas index means the Total Pollen Index has stayed in the lower part of the 0–100 scale. Readings in this band are built from low individual category values rather than from one large spike, and the category split above matters more than the headline number: a low total can still contain one category, such as grass pollen, reading noticeably higher than the rest, which is why the split is printed on every Carletonville page.
Outside its main late-spring and early-summer window, grass pollen usually appears as a small background value rather than the driver of the total. A low grass reading alongside a higher weed or mold value is a typical off-peak pattern. Grass should be read from its own value on this page, not assumed from the calendar: the index reports today’s modelled value, and the modelled value outranks any general seasonal expectation.
To see whether today’s pollen level holds, check the 5-day Carletonville pollen forecast below — it is currently mixed, with Friday the highest day in the window.
This is the pollen count Carletonville residents check each morning, built from the day’s tree, grass, weed and mold readings.
What is the Carletonville pollen count today?
The Carletonville pollen count today is 39 out of 100 (Low) on the Pollen Atlas Total Pollen Index, driven mainly by Grass.
Short answer for anyone searching pollen count today Carletonville: this page is updated every morning with the day’s modelled reading.
Carletonville allergies today
Carletonville allergies today are set by the same reading as the pollen count above: the Total Pollen Index is 39 (Low), driven mainly by Grass. When people ask about Carletonville allergies, this is the number that answers them — one daily index built from today’s tree, grass, weed and mold readings for Carletonville.
Allergies in Carletonville follow the South Africa calendar set out below — the chapters, the plants behind them, and the 5-day forecast on this page show whether today is typical for the season or an exception to it. If you are checking allergies today in Carletonville before heading outdoors, the split at the top of this page is the part to read: it shows which pollen is doing the work today, not just how high the total sits.
Read the five-day table on this page as the Carletonville allergy forecast: today reads 39 (Low), and the day-by-day outlook shows whether Carletonville allergies are set to ease or build across the week — the days to plan outdoor time around are the ones where the index steps down, not just today.
In practice, the allergy count Carletonville today records is this same combined reading — tree, grass, weed and mold in one index.
The Carletonville allergy count today is 39 (Low) — the same Total Pollen Index as the pollen count above, in one combined reading.
Pollen count today Carletonville: the 5-day forecast
| Day | Total Pollen Index | Band |
|---|---|---|
| Friday, November 6 | 39 | Moderate |
| Saturday, November 7 | 32 | Low |
| Sunday, November 8 | 39 | Moderate |
| Monday, November 9 | 39 | Moderate |
| Tuesday, November 10 | 39 | Moderate |
Pollen Atlas forecasts Carletonville’s pollen count to peak on Friday at 39 (Moderate) over the next 5 days.
Pollen by type in Carletonville
What is driving Carletonville’s pollen today
The shape of today’s 39 (Low) is set by grass pollen at 44 (Moderate on its own scale) — about 50% of the four category readings added together, 19 points clear of the next category, weed pollen at 25. Grass-led totals tend to hold a level for days at a time rather than spike and clear, because grasses pollinate over an extended period. Grass pollen leading in November is a modelled reading, reported as modelled — no regional calendar is asserted for South Africa, and the modelled value outranks any general seasonal expectation.
In the plant detail, Grasses (grass) carries the strongest single plant reading, at a Universal Pollen Index of 3 (Moderate). No South Africa allergy season guide is published yet to cross-reference these names against — they are today’s measured plant detail for Carletonville, ranked by plant index.
Across the five-day window the Total Pollen Index runs from 32 to 39, changing band 2 times. Today’s 39 sits 1 point above the window’s average of 37.6 — a moving window, worth reading day by day rather than from the average.
Plants affecting Carletonville now
One plant is listed in today’s detail for Carletonville.
- Grasses (grass): Universal Pollen Index 3 (Moderate) — in season
Every pollen type, with photos and seasons: the pollen directory.
Carletonville pollen through the year
The Carletonville pollen year runs in chapters, set by the Global pattern and the South Africa calendar. Trees come first: tree pollen seasons vary with local climate and vegetation, so this page reports the measured readings first and treats any calendar as background only. Grasses take the middle of the year: grass pollen seasons vary with local climate and vegetation, and the measured value outranks any general seasonal expectation. Weeds close it out: weed pollen seasons vary with local climate and vegetation, and no regional calendar is asserted for this area.
No South Africa allergy season guide is published yet, so this page does not single out signature pollens for Carletonville — the calendar above is the Global regional pattern, and the plant detail on this page names what today’s feed actually records.
November in Carletonville is reported from its modelled readings, not from a regional calendar — no regional calendar is asserted for South Africa, so the calendar alone explains little today, and the modelled split above carries the story. No South Africa allergy season guide is published yet — this calendar follows the Global regional pattern. See Carletonville pollen count rankings and Carletonville on the pollen heatmap.
How to read this index
Pollen Atlas reports the Carletonville pollen count on a Total Pollen Index from 0 to 100, built from separate tree, grass and weed readings. The total is a summary, not an average of the three: a single strong category can lift it, and three quiet categories can hold it down whatever the month. Index values are a modelled pollen risk index computed by Pollen Atlas from open weather, vegetation and phenology data, calibrated against CDC/NAB season data, with plant detail by the Google Pollen API. The index is a modelled 0–100 scale, not a measured count, and figures update through the day, so a morning and an evening visit to this page can legitimately show different numbers.
Carletonville in today’s national picture
At 39 (Low), Carletonville ranks joint 2389th of the 90896 cities Pollen Atlas tracks today — in the middle of the national table. The highest reading in the country today is Beja, Portugal at 52, and the lowest is Los Ángeles de San Rafael, Spain at 5. The whole table spans 47 points today — a wide-open day, when the top and bottom of the table are effectively in different seasons.
Around Carletonville: Soweto, South Africa (47 km away) reads 36 (Low); Krugersdorp, South Africa (49 km away) reads 26 (Low); Evaton, South Africa (49 km away) reads 38 (Low). Carletonville reads 3 points higher than its nearest tracked neighbour today. Across South Africa’s 36 tracked cities, today runs from 10 in Pietermaritzburg to 39 in Carletonville.
Pollen totals are population numbers; symptoms are personal. The same reading can leave one Carletonville resident untouched and floor another, depending on which pollens they are sensitised to. If this pattern finds you every season, allergists in Carletonville, South Africa can test whether tree, grass, weed or mold is the category that matters for you — the four readings at the top of this page are the starting point for that conversation.
Carletonville in its local area
Carletonville is in West Rand District Municipality, Gauteng, South Africa. Its population is 182,304 (GeoNames).
Across South Africa’s 36 tracked cities, Carletonville ranks 1st today.
Like every Pollen Atlas city page, the Carletonville, South Africa pollen count is refreshed each morning.
Nearby cities
- Soweto pollen count (47 km away)
- Krugersdorp pollen count (49 km away)
- Evaton pollen count (49 km away)
- Potchefstroom pollen count (49 km away)
- Roodepoort pollen count (52 km away)
- Vanderbijlpark pollen count (59 km away)
From Pollen Atlas News
See how Carletonville ranks in today's pollen count rankings — the worst cities for allergies today
Pollen indexes: a modelled pollen risk index computed by Pollen Atlas from open weather, vegetation and phenology data, calibrated against CDC/NAB season data. Plant detail: Google Pollen API. Index values are modelled, not measured counts. Sources: CDC/NAB; USA-NPN; GBIF (CC BY); ESA WorldCover (CC BY 4.0).