East London, South Africa Pollen Count
East London, South Africa · Last updated Friday, November 6, 2026
This page shows the most recent reading available for East London — 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 East London Overall Pollen Forecast
Bars are colored by severity (Low/Moderate/High).
Pollen count East London residents check each morning
The East London pollen count today is 14 (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 8, grass pollen 16, weed pollen 10. 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 East London 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 East London pollen forecast below — it is currently mixed, with Monday the highest day in the window.
This is the pollen count East London residents check each morning, built from the day’s tree, grass, weed and mold readings.
What is the East London pollen count today?
The East London pollen count today is 14 out of 100 (Low) on the Pollen Atlas Total Pollen Index, driven mainly by Grass.
Short answer for anyone searching pollen count today East London: this page is updated every morning with the day’s modelled reading.
East London allergies today
East London allergies today are set by the same reading as the pollen count above: the Total Pollen Index is 14 (Low), driven mainly by Grass. When people ask about East London allergies, this is the number that answers them — one daily index built from today’s tree, grass, weed and mold readings for East London.
Allergies in East London 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 East London 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 East London allergy forecast: today reads 14 (Low), and the day-by-day outlook shows whether East London 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 East London today records is this same combined reading — tree, grass, weed and mold in one index.
The East London allergy count today is 14 (Low) — the same Total Pollen Index as the pollen count above, in one combined reading.
Pollen count today East London: the 5-day forecast
| Day | Total Pollen Index | Band |
|---|---|---|
| Friday, November 6 | 14 | Low |
| Saturday, November 7 | 23 | Low |
| Sunday, November 8 | 26 | Low |
| Monday, November 9 | 32 | Low |
| Tuesday, November 10 | 31 | Low |
Pollen Atlas forecasts East London’s pollen count to peak on Monday at 32 (Low) over the next 5 days.
Pollen by type in East London
What is driving East London’s pollen today
The shape of today’s 14 (Low) is set by grass pollen at 16 (Low on its own scale) — about 47% of the four category readings added together, 6 points clear of the next category, weed pollen at 10. 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.
Plant-level detail is not in today’s feed for East London, so the drivers have to be read from the category split above — it shows how much of today’s total each category is actually carrying, and plant detail returns here automatically on any day the feed includes it.
Across the five-day window the Total Pollen Index runs from 14 to 32, never changing band. Today’s 14 sits 11 points below the window’s average of 25.2 — a moving window, worth reading day by day rather than from the average.
Plants affecting East London now
Detailed plant-by-plant readings for East London were not returned in today\u2019s source data, so this section summarises the pollen types the index above is built from instead of listing individual plants.
Tree pollen is one of the categories with a non-zero reading today, at 8 (Low).
Grass pollen is one of the categories with a non-zero reading today, at 16 (Low).
Weed pollen is one of the categories with a non-zero reading today, at 10 (Low).
In the Global pattern, the plants that shape this city’s year vary with its local climate and vegetation, and no single regional calendar is published for this area — named here as regional context only, not as today\u2019s measurements.
Plant detail returns here automatically on any day the source data includes it.
Every pollen type, with photos and seasons: the pollen directory.
East London pollen through the year
The East London 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 East London — the calendar above is the Global regional pattern, and the plant detail on this page names what today’s feed actually records.
November in East London 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 East London pollen count rankings and East London on the pollen heatmap.
How to read this index
Pollen Atlas reports the East London 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.
East London in today’s national picture
At 14 (Low), East London ranks joint 71898th 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 East London: Mdantsane, South Africa (16 km away) reads 14 (Low); Gqeberha, South Africa (238 km away) reads 21 (Low); Kariega, South Africa (247 km away) reads 21 (Low). East London reads exactly level with 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 East London resident untouched and floor another, depending on which pollens they are sensitised to. If this pattern finds you every season, allergists in East London, 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.
East London in its local area
East London is in Buffalo City Metropolitan Municipality, Eastern Cape, South Africa. Its population is 478,676 (GeoNames).
Across South Africa’s 36 tracked cities, East London ranks joint 31st today.
Like every Pollen Atlas city page, the East London, South Africa pollen count is refreshed each morning.
Nearby cities
- Mdantsane pollen count (16 km away)
- Gqeberha pollen count (238 km away)
- Kariega pollen count (247 km away)
- Botshabelo pollen count (432 km away)
- Pietermaritzburg pollen count (445 km away)
- Durban pollen count (459 km away)
From Pollen Atlas News
See how East London 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).