Johannesburg - Post Report Question and Answers
What is the air quality like at post (good/moderate/bad)? Are there seasonal air quality issues? Does the air quality have an impact on health?
Air quality is generally decent, although burning coal is common here, so it’s not unusual to see a haze during the winter months. - Aug 2022
Be careful of the air quality: while it doesn't get the same bad press as India or China, air quality reports aren't looking for the types of things that make Joburg's air some of the worst in the world. Like arsenic in the air, for example, brought up from all those mines that are kilometers deep and now whose tailings get picked up by the breeze. In winter, it's unbelievably common practice to conduct 'controlled burns' meaning that there are bush fires everywhere and smoke fills the world. - Jun 2022
Air quality is like in any large US city - some pollution due to traffic, very dry air, can be dusty in spring (September-November). - Apr 2017
good (winters are dry). - Aug 2011
Air quality is good/moderate, but it gets really dry in the winter. - Jul 2010
