Is it safe to be outside in Pretoria today?
Take care being outside in Pretoria right now: Mind the air — Very poor air right now — best to keep hard exercise indoors, especially for kids and older folks. (Satellite estimate — other apps may read differently.) It's about 25° (feels like 26°), no rain expected soon, and UV peaks around 8. Air quality is extremely poor (European AQI 119). Fire danger is low (index 11).
Very poor air right now — best to keep hard exercise indoors, especially for kids and older folks. (Satellite estimate — other apps may read differently.)
Updated 12:45, 11 Sep (SAST) · live weather for Pretoria
- 25°now
- 26°feels like
- 1 km/hwind
- 27%humidity
- UV 8peak today
- AQI 119air
- FDI 11fire danger
Today in Pretoria
- Air quality AQI 119Very poor air right now — best to keep hard exercise indoors, especially for kids and older folks. (Satellite estimate — other apps may read differently.)
- UV & sun UV 8High UV around midday — a bit of sunscreen goes a long way.
- Fire danger FDI 11Low fire danger — the veld isn’t dangerously dry today.
Next 7 days
- Fri13° / 25°UV 8
- Sat12° / 25°UV 8
- Sun12° / 27°UV 8
- Mon13° / 26°UV 8
- Tue13° / 26°UV 8
- Wed14° / 29°UV 8
- Thu14° / 27°UV 8
Weather in Pretoria
Pretoria sits high on the Highveld, where summer afternoons often build into sharp thunderstorms with lightning and sometimes hail, while winter days stay dry and sunny with cold, frosty nights. A touch lower and warmer than neighbouring Joburg, Pretoria turns hot and humid before the summer storms arrive.
Open the live Pretoria appHow Pretoria has changed
Roughly 110 hectares of land around Pretoria became built-up between 2017 and 2023.
A hectare is about the size of a rugby field. We measure the same 10 km by 10 km square around every place we cover. How we measured this
Land cover: Impact Observatory, Esri and Microsoft, CC-BY-4.0. Derived from Copernicus Sentinel data.
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Common questions
Is it safe to be outside in Pretoria right now?
Take care being outside in Pretoria right now: Mind the air — Very poor air right now — best to keep hard exercise indoors, especially for kids and older folks. (Satellite estimate — other apps may read differently.) It's about 25° (feels like 26°), no rain expected soon, and UV peaks around 8. Air quality is extremely poor (European AQI 119). Fire danger is low (index 11).
Will it rain in Pretoria today?
No rain is expected in Pretoria in the next few hours. The 7-day outlook shows what's coming.
How hot is it in Pretoria today?
It's about 25° in Pretoria right now, feeling like 26°, with a high near 25° and a low near 13°.
Is the UV high in Pretoria today?
Today's UV in Pretoria peaks around 8 (very high) — wear sunscreen and a hat around midday.
What is the fire danger in Pretoria today?
Fire danger in Pretoria is low right now, at a fire-danger index of 11. The veld is not dangerously dry today. The nearest satellite fire detection is about 62 km west of Pretoria, 10 hours ago.
Overhead is a free guide built on live open weather data from Open-Meteo. It is advisory only — for official warnings and emergencies, follow the South African Weather Service.