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Pollen forecast for Cape Town today
Pollen levels in Cape Town today by trees, grasses and weeds, the forecast for the coming days, and when each plant’s pollen season usually starts and peaks.
Cape Town has a winter-rainfall climate, and its grass pollen season comes much earlier in the year than in Johannesburg. Long-term records from the Cape Town pollen station show the main grass season beginning in late September, peaking in October and November and declining quickly in January. In national monitoring by the South African Pollen Monitoring Network in 2019–2021, grass made up more than a fifth of all pollen counted in the city. Cypress pollen was even more abundant, but cypress trees are not included in this forecast, which covers grass pollen only. The calendar below is an estimate for a typical year; actual dates depend on rain and temperature.
Pollen today
- Grasses1 · very low
Data updated Mon, 12 Oct, 04:25, local time.
Pollen forecast for the next days
| Day | Overall | Grasses |
|---|---|---|
| Tomorrow, Tue, 13 Oct | Overall2 · low | Grasses2 · low |
| Wed, 14 Oct | Overall2 · low | Grasses2 · low |
| Thu, 15 Oct | Overall1 · very low | Grasses1 · very low |
| Fri, 16 Oct | Overall1 · very low | Grasses1 · very low |
In bloom now
- Grassesvery low
Pollen season calendar for Cape Town
When pollen of each plant is usually in the air in Cape Town, month by month. The calendar is an estimate for a typical year; the actual start shifts with the weather by a week or two.
| Plant | July | August | September | October | November | December | January | February | March | April | May | June |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grassesseason Sep – Jan, peak Oct – Dec |
On high-pollen days
- Pollen levels are usually highest on warm, dry and windy days; rain washes pollen out of the air for a while.
- Keep windows closed when the level is high and air rooms after rain.
- After a long time outdoors, change clothes and wash your hair; dry laundry indoors.
- Sunglasses help keep pollen out of your eyes.
- If you have allergy symptoms, talk to a doctor — this page does not replace medical advice.
About the data
Current levels and the forecast come from the Google Pollen API. It is a model forecast on the Universal Pollen Index (0–5), not a measurement from a local pollen trap. The season calendar is AllergoRadar’s estimate based on model data and published pollen calendars. Reference information only, not medical advice.
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