Grass Pollen Count in Polokwane, South Africa

Last updated Friday, November 6, 2026

This page shows the most recent reading available for Polokwane — from Friday, November 6, 2026 (1 day ago) — not today's reading.

Pollen by type in Polokwane

What is the grass pollen count in Polokwane today?

The Polokwane grass pollen index today is 38 (Low) on Pollen Atlas’s modelled 0–100 scale. Low

Modelled pollen risk index — not a measured count.

Grass pollen is the dominant allergen in Polokwane today. See the full Polokwane pollen count for the overall index and every type together.

Polokwane is in Capricorn District Municipality, Limpopo, South Africa. Its population is 272,461 (GeoNames).

Polokwane Grass Pollen Count: 5-Day Forecast

DayOverall indexCategory
Friday, November 634Low
Saturday, November 724Low
Sunday, November 834Low
Monday, November 934Low
Tuesday, November 1034Low

Pollen Atlas models the daily detail as an overall index: day-by-day splits by individual pollen type are not part of the modelled data, so this table shows Polokwane’s overall trend across the week. Today’s grass pollen reading is the headline above.

Species driving Polokwane’s grass pollen

The modelled data reports grass as one combined index — there is no species-by-species split for grass anywhere in the data, so this page does not invent one. Today’s modelled grass index for Polokwane is 38 (Low), and the 5-day overall trend above shows the shape of the week.

As regional context only — not as today’s readings — 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.

Plants affecting Polokwane now — grass pollen

Detailed plant-by-plant readings for the grass pollen category were not returned in today’s source data for Polokwane. The type summary stands: grass pollen reads 38 (Low) today.

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’s readings.

Plant detail returns here automatically on any day the feed includes it.

What this grass pollen level means

Low risk. Keep windows open; consider allergy meds only if sensitive.

Enjoy outdoor activities.

Grass pollen seasons vary with local climate and vegetation, and the measured value outranks any general seasonal expectation. No regional calendar is asserted for this area, so today’s grass pollen reading is reported as a modelled index value, without placing this month inside or outside a regional window. No South Africa allergy season guide is published yet, so the seasonal context here follows the Global regional pattern.

Polokwane allergies today

Polokwane allergies today are set by the same reading as the Polokwane pollen count today: the Total Pollen Index is 34 (Low), and the grass pollen index on this page is 38 (Low) of it. When people ask about Polokwane allergies, this is the number that answers them — one daily modelled index built from today’s tree, grass and weed index values for Polokwane.

Allergies in Polokwane follow the South Africa calendar set out on the full Polokwane page — the chapters, the plants behind them, and the 5-day forecast show whether today is typical for the season or an exception to it. If you are checking allergies today in Polokwane before heading outdoors, the grass pollen split on this page is the part to read: it shows whether this pollen type is doing the work today, not just how high the total sits.

Read the five-day overall trend above as the Polokwane allergy forecast for the grass pollen season: it shows whether Polokwane allergies are set to ease or build across the week, day by day — the days to plan outdoor time around are the ones where the overall index steps down, not just today.

See the full Polokwane pollen count — all types, the overall index and today’s ranking context

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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).