Randburg, South Africa Pollen Count
Randburg, South Africa · Last updated Friday, November 6, 2026
This page shows the most recent reading available for Randburg — 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 Randburg Overall Pollen Forecast
Bars are colored by severity (Low/Moderate/High).
Pollen count Randburg residents check each morning
The Randburg pollen count today is 22 (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 13, grass pollen 24, weed pollen 15. 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 Randburg 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 Randburg pollen forecast below — it is currently mixed, with Sunday the highest day in the window.
This is the pollen count Randburg residents check each morning, built from the day’s tree, grass, weed and mold readings.
What is the Randburg pollen count today?
The Randburg pollen count today is 22 out of 100 (Low) on the Pollen Atlas Total Pollen Index, driven mainly by Grass.
Short answer for anyone searching pollen count today Randburg: this page is updated every morning with the day’s modelled reading.
Randburg allergies today
Randburg allergies today are set by the same reading as the pollen count above: the Total Pollen Index is 22 (Low), driven mainly by Grass. When people ask about Randburg allergies, this is the number that answers them — one daily index built from today’s tree, grass, weed and mold readings for Randburg.
Allergies in Randburg 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 Randburg 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 Randburg allergy forecast: today reads 22 (Low), and the day-by-day outlook shows whether Randburg 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 Randburg today records is this same combined reading — tree, grass, weed and mold in one index.
The Randburg allergy count today is 22 (Low) — the same Total Pollen Index as the pollen count above, in one combined reading.
Pollen count today Randburg: the 5-day forecast
| Day | Total Pollen Index | Band |
|---|---|---|
| Friday, November 6 | 22 | Low |
| Saturday, November 7 | 22 | Low |
| Sunday, November 8 | 31 | Low |
| Monday, November 9 | 30 | Low |
| Tuesday, November 10 | 30 | Low |
Pollen Atlas forecasts Randburg’s pollen count to peak on Sunday at 31 (Low) over the next 5 days.
Pollen by type in Randburg
What is driving Randburg’s pollen today
The shape of today’s 22 (Low) is set by grass pollen at 24 (Low on its own scale) — about 46% of the four category readings added together, 9 points clear of the next category, weed pollen at 15. 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 Randburg, 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 22 to 31, never changing band. Today’s 22 sits 5 points below the window’s average of 27 — a moving window, worth reading day by day rather than from the average.
Plants affecting Randburg now
Detailed plant-by-plant readings for Randburg 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 13 (Low).
Grass pollen is one of the categories with a non-zero reading today, at 24 (Low).
Weed pollen is one of the categories with a non-zero reading today, at 15 (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.
Randburg pollen through the year
The Randburg 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 Randburg — the calendar above is the Global regional pattern, and the plant detail on this page names what today’s feed actually records.
November in Randburg 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 Randburg pollen count rankings and Randburg on the pollen heatmap.
How to read this index
Pollen Atlas reports the Randburg 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.
Randburg in today’s national picture
At 22 (Low), Randburg ranks joint 43357th 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 Randburg: Johannesburg, South Africa (13 km away) reads 34 (Low); Roodepoort, South Africa (15 km away) reads 37 (Low); Germiston, South Africa (21 km away) reads 24 (Low). Randburg reads 12 points lower 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 Randburg resident untouched and floor another, depending on which pollens they are sensitised to. If this pattern finds you every season, allergists in Randburg, 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.
Randburg in its local area
Randburg is in City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality, Gauteng, South Africa. Its population is 337,053 (GeoNames).
Across South Africa’s 36 tracked cities, Randburg ranks 26th today.
Like every Pollen Atlas city page, the Randburg, South Africa pollen count is refreshed each morning.
Nearby cities
- Johannesburg pollen count (13 km away)
- Roodepoort pollen count (15 km away)
- Germiston pollen count (21 km away)
- Krugersdorp pollen count (23 km away)
- Soweto pollen count (24 km away)
- Thembisa pollen count (25 km away)
From Pollen Atlas News
See how Randburg 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).