The Real Pollen Count

19/09/2025

Weekly Update 🌿

Plane trees led the pollen charts across SA, except in Joburg where oak took the lead 🍂.
🌾 Grass was only moderate in Pretoria.
🍃 Durban had mould spikes.

For full report visit www.pollencount.co.za

12/09/2025

🌸 Weekly Pollen Summary 🌸
Tree pollen has surged at coastal sites, with plane, hackberry & oak dominating across the country 🌳.
⚠️ Durban recorded a strong peak of allergenic mould (Cladosporium).
✨ Cape Town:
Pine & plane are the dominant trees, with oak, birch, cypress, mulberry, olive, lemon & sumac also active. Weeds (daisy, goosefoot, sedges, erica, nettle) were present. Moulds remained low.
📍 Other Cities:
Johannesburg, Pretoria, Bloemfontein, Kimberley → very high tree counts
Durban → allergenic mould spike + significant tree pollen
Gqeberha & George → tree pollen rising, with pine, plane & acacia
🔗 Full details: pollencount.co.za

05/09/2025

🌳🌿 Weekly Pollen Update | 5 Sept 2025 🌿🌳

Tree pollen is peaking, especially inland. Dominant trees: hackberry, plane, mulberry, with peaks for cypress, birch, and false olive.

🌍 Inland (JHB, Pretoria, Bloem, Kimberley): Very high tree counts.
🌍 Cape Town & Durban: Increasing variety (plane, pine, birch, mulberry, cypress, gum, oak).
🌍 George & Gqeberha: Low levels, diversity rising.
🌱 Grasses, weeds & moulds: Mostly low.

Full report: pollencount.co.za

30/08/2025

🌳 Pollen Update 🌳
Tree season is in full swing!

🔹 Inland: Plane & cypress dominate, with mulberry, oak & ash also high.
🔹 Cape Town: Rising tree pollen – cypress, pine, olive & mulberry.
🔹 Coastal: Lower counts but more variety appearing.

🌿 Weeds & 🍄 moulds remain low nationwide.

📌 Check the full report 👉 pollencount.co.za

08/08/2025

🌿Weekly Pollen Allert-South Africa
Allergy season is kicking in! 🌳

Gauteng & Bloemfontein – High tree pollen.
Pretoria – Grass & tree pollen rising.
Cape Town, Gqeberha & George – Low after rain.
Durban – Low pollen, but mould spikes.
🚨 See what’s in the air in YOUR city:

👉 Full report pollencount.co.za/report/

01/08/2025

🌿 Pollen Update – 1 Aug 2025

Tree pollen is high in Gauteng (Jo’burg, Pretoria, Vanderbijlpark) and Bloemfontein, with cypress and olive dominant.

🌧️ Low levels in Cape Town, Durban, George & Gqeberha due to cold and rain.

👃 Allergies? See full city breakdown here:
👉 pollencount.co.za

01/08/2025

Good news for allergy sufferers! 🌿

Our pollen report for 1 August 2025 shows low pollen and mould levels across South Africa.

📍 See what was detected in your city:
🔗 pollencount.co.za/report/01-august-2025

21/12/2023

Here is the pollen report update for 15 December 2023
Small spikes were seen for tree pollen at some sites and moulds have increased in Durban after considerable rain.
Full report in here:

Summary Small spikes were seen for tree pollen at some sites and moulds have increased in Durban after considerable rain. Cape Town Pollen and moulds were found in low concentrations. Trees included the sumac family (Anacardiaceae), elm (Ulmaceae), olive (Oleaceae), gum (Myrtaceae), poplar (Populace...

14/04/2023

Here is the pollen report update for 14 April 2023:

Pollen counts were low at all sampling sites with spikes for weeds in Potchefstroom, where significant ragweed counts were recorded and Johannesburg, where mugwort counts were moderate.

Find the full report here:https://pollencount.co.za/report/14-april-2023/

13/04/2023

Join us on Friday morning to hear about the latest pollen report from Prof Jonny Peter and Mienke van Rooyen on Smile 90.4FM, just after the 10am news!

08/04/2023

🌻May you all have a wonderful and peaceful Easter weekend!✨

The latest pollen report is now available:

Moderate grass counts were found in Potchefstroom. A significant concentration of ragweed pollen was detected at that site as well as spikes for Alternaria, Epicoccum and Cladosporium, all allergenic moulds. Moderate mould levels were also found in Pretoria.

Read the full report here: https://pollencount.co.za/report/7-april-2023/

03/04/2023

This morning Prof Jonny Peter and Mienke van Rooyen will discuss how allergies can increase the risk of future infections. Catch the conversation on Smile 90.4FM just after 10:00.