Is it safe to be outside in Rustenburg today?
Mostly — but keep an eye on conditions in Rustenburg right now: Mind the air — Poor for sensitive people — asthma and older folks, take it easy outside. (Satellite estimate — other apps may read differently.) It's about 24° (feels like 25°), no rain expected soon, and UV peaks around 8. Air quality is poor (European AQI 77). Fire danger is low (index 9).
Poor for sensitive people — asthma and older folks, take it easy outside. (Satellite estimate — other apps may read differently.)
Updated 12:45, 11 Sep (SAST) · live weather for Rustenburg
- 24°now
- 25°feels like
- 8 km/hwind
- 35%humidity
- UV 8peak today
- AQI 77air
- FDI 9fire danger
Today in Rustenburg
- Air quality AQI 77Poor for sensitive people — asthma and older folks, take it easy outside. (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 9Low fire danger — the veld isn’t dangerously dry today.
Next 7 days
- Fri10° / 25°UV 8
- Sat9° / 25°UV 8
- Sun11° / 26°UV 8
- Mon12° / 28°UV 7
- Tue13° / 25°UV 8
- Wed13° / 27°UV 8
- Thu15° / 27°UV 8
Weather in Rustenburg
Rustenburg lies in the warm bushveld — hot summers broken by afternoon thundershowers, and dry, mild winters when veld-fire danger climbs. Sheltered below the Magaliesberg, Rustenburg stays warm most of the year, with hot and thundery summers.
Open the live Rustenburg appHow Rustenburg has changed
Roughly 410 hectares of land around Rustenburg became built-up between 2017 and 2023. That is about 7% more built-up land than Rustenburg had in 2017.
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 Rustenburg right now?
Mostly — but keep an eye on conditions in Rustenburg right now: Mind the air — Poor for sensitive people — asthma and older folks, take it easy outside. (Satellite estimate — other apps may read differently.) It's about 24° (feels like 25°), no rain expected soon, and UV peaks around 8. Air quality is poor (European AQI 77). Fire danger is low (index 9).
Will it rain in Rustenburg today?
No rain is expected in Rustenburg in the next few hours. The 7-day outlook shows what's coming.
How hot is it in Rustenburg today?
It's about 24° in Rustenburg right now, feeling like 25°, with a high near 25° and a low near 10°.
Is the UV high in Rustenburg today?
Today's UV in Rustenburg peaks around 8 (very high) — wear sunscreen and a hat around midday.
What is the fire danger in Rustenburg today?
Fire danger in Rustenburg is low right now, at a fire-danger index of 9. The veld is not dangerously dry today. The nearest satellite fire detection is about 37 km east of Rustenburg, 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.