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Clermont

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Air quality index

153Unhealthy
Coordinates-29.79°, 30.90°

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City facts

Time zone
UTC+02:00

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

Clermont is a township of Durban in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa.

Read more on Wikipedia

History & geography

Geography

Latitude
-29.7928
Longitude
30.9047
Water area
—
View on OpenStreetMap

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Climate

Air quality

US AQI — Unhealthy
153
PM2.5 (µg/m³)
57
PM10 (µg/m³)
58.1
Ozone (µg/m³)
22
NO₂ (µg/m³)
22.5

Current readings from Open-Meteo Air Quality API (Copernicus CAMS European reanalysis).

Walkability

Amenities nearby

Wildlife & biodiversity

Observations (last 5 yrs, 10 mi)
298,394
Distinct species (top 10)
10

Most-observed species

  • Hadada Ibis
    Bostrychia hagedash (Latham, 1790) · Aves
    6,912
  • Red-eyed Dove
    Streptopelia semitorquata (Rüppell, 1837) · Aves
    6,124
  • Red-winged Starling
    Onychognathus morio (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
    4,986
  • Bronze mannikin
    Lonchura cucullata (Swainson, 1837) · Aves
    4,611
  • Cape White-eye
    Zosterops virens Sundevall, 1850 · Aves
    4,550
  • Black-collared Barbet
    Lybius torquatus (Dumont, 1805) · Aves
    4,421
  • Egyptian Goose
    Alopochen aegyptiaca (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
    4,068
  • Village Weaver
    Ploceus cucullatus (Statius Muller, 1776) · Aves
    3,876

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Earthquake history

Quakes ≥ 2.5 (25 yrs, 62 mi)
2
Largest magnitude
4.3
Largest event
2015-06-16

Most recent

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

Photos

Sights & places nearby

Notable people from here

S
Siyabonga Nomvethe
South African footballer
Velile
Velile
South African actress
S
Sipho Thwala
South African rapist and serial killer
Jeff Radebe
Jeff Radebe
South African politician
D
Darian Townsend
South African and American swimmer, Olympic gold medalist, world champion, former world record-holder
Diane Cummins
Diane Cummins
Canadian middle-distance runner
B
Brett Sharman
South African rugby union footballer
B
Bruce Evans
Bishop of Port Elizabeth (1929-1993)
C
Craig Bartholomew
author and professor of philosophy
D
Deborah Fraser
South African musician
G
Garth Owen-Smith
Namibian artist
P
Patrick Ngcobo
Indian singer
R
Regardt Dreyer
South African rugby union footballer
R
Ronnie Govender
South African playwright
T
Troy Blacklaws
writer
J
Jethren Barr
footballer

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in KwaZulu-Natal

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Geography & sun

Avg solar (kWh/m²/day)
4.72
Annual solar (kWh/m²)
1,722

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Nearby airports

Public attention

Wikipedia views (last 30 days)
437
Avg daily Wikipedia views
15
Attention level
Obscure

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about this place

Recent natural events nearby

Ground air-quality sensors

Recently spotted species

Verdant Hawkmoth
Verdant Hawkmoth
Euchloron megaera
Seen 2026-07-08
Rhombic Night Adder
Rhombic Night Adder
Causus rhombeatus
Seen 2026-07-07
Eastern Splendid Fig-tree Blue
Eastern Splendid Fig-tree Blue
Myrina silenus ficedula
Seen 2026-07-07
African Spoonbill
African Spoonbill
Platalea alba
Seen 2026-07-07
African Woolly-necked Stork
African Woolly-necked Stork
Ciconia microscelis
Seen 2026-07-07
Egyptian Goose
Egyptian Goose
Alopochen aegyptiaca
Seen 2026-07-07
Variable Skink
Variable Skink
Trachylepis varia
Seen 2026-07-06
Painted Lady
Painted Lady
Vanessa cardui
Seen 2026-07-06
Lucia Widow
Lucia Widow
Palpopleura lucia
Seen 2026-07-06

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).

Events

Gallery

Geotagged photos within ~6 miles of Clermont, from Wikimedia Commons contributors.

Africanis January 2012 — Clermont, South Africa1.5 miArthroleptis wahlbergii 172877670 — Clermont, South Africa1.6 miEuproctis fasciata larva - Sunčana Bradley - 125696727 — Clermont, South Africa1.6 miEuproctis fasciata larva - Sunčana Bradley - 125696647 — Clermont, South Africa1.6 miEuproctis fasciata larva - Sunčana Bradley - 125696664 — Clermont, South Africa1.6 miEuproctis fasciata larva - Sunčana Bradley - 125696682 — Clermont, South Africa1.6 miEuproctis punctifera larva 194628786 — Clermont, South Africa1.6 miLacipa gemmata 175265882 — Clermont, South Africa1.7 miLacipa gemmata 172603462 — Clermont, South Africa1.7 miLacipa gemmata 172603475 — Clermont, South Africa1.7 miLacipa gemmata 172603488 — Clermont, South Africa1.7 miLacipa gemmata 172603498 — Clermont, South Africa1.7 miRuncinia johnstoni 172601089 — Clermont, South Africa1.7 miDiospyros villosa — Clermont, South Africa1.8 miDie ganze Schule — Clermont, South Africa2 miPhyllastrephus terrestris ssp. terrestris — Clermont, South Africa2.2 miFallen Nest of the Village Weaver (Ploceus cucullatus) — Clermont, South Africa2.3 miAfrican Striped Skink (Trachylepis striata) — Clermont, South Africa2.3 miPolistes badius 155430274 — Clermont, South Africa2.5 miNaja mossambica 55783339 — Clermont, South Africa2.5 miEuproctis punctifera 250236022 — Clermont, South Africa2.5 miChalcidoptera thermographa larva — Clermont, South Africa2.5 miUlopeza conigeralis larva — Clermont, South Africa2.5 miMandingoa nitidula nitidula 109211776 — Clermont, South Africa2.5 mi

Photos via Wikimedia Commons — see each image page for license & attribution.

Sources

  • • Wikipedia
  • • Wikimedia Commons
  • • Wikidata
  • • Open-Meteo Air Quality (CAMS)
  • • USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
  • • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
  • • iNaturalist
  • • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
  • • Wikipedia Pageviews API