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Greenness in Mangaung
October 2026: much greener than a normal October in Mangaung (0.41 on the greenness scale; normal is 0.23). The satellite saw 99% of the area.
The greenness score (NDVI) is how green the land looks from space, from about 0 (bare ground, rock, water) to about 0.9 (dense green growth). It follows rain, season, crops and fire. A month’s figure is the mean over the whole place where the satellite saw the ground (clouds hide some).
October 2026
- 0.41On the greenness scale
- 0.23A normal October
- +3.88Well above normalSteps from normal: 0 is normal
The newest month seen over at least half the place. Digital Earth Africa publishes a month a few weeks after it ends.
The last twelve months against normal
Show the numbers
| When or what | Figure |
|---|---|
| November | NDVI 0.43, normal 0.25 |
| December | NDVI 0.48, normal 0.30 |
| January | NDVI 0.45, normal 0.32 |
| February | NDVI 0.46, normal 0.38 |
| March | NDVI 0.55, normal 0.42 |
| April | NDVI 0.54, normal 0.40 |
| May | NDVI 0.41, normal 0.33 |
| June | NDVI 0.33, normal 0.27 |
| July | NDVI 0.28, normal 0.23 |
| August | NDVI 0.26, normal 0.22 |
| September | NDVI 0.32, normal 0.22 |
| October | NDVI 0.41, normal 0.23 |
| Month | Greenness | Normal | Against normal | Seen | Second reading |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| November 2025 | 0.43 | 0.25 | +3.60 well above normal | 98% | 0.40 |
| December 2025 | 0.48 | 0.30 | +2.30 well above normal | 98% | 0.44 |
| January 2026 | 0.45 | 0.32 | +1.49 well above normal | 98% | 0.42 |
| February 2026 | 0.46 | 0.38 | +0.88 above normal | 98% | 0.41 |
| March 2026 | 0.55 | 0.42 | +1.23 well above normal | 98% | 0.49 |
| April 2026 | 0.54 | 0.40 | +1.48 well above normal | 98% | 0.51 |
| May 2026 | 0.41 | 0.33 | +0.90 above normal | 98% | 0.41 |
| June 2026 | 0.33 | 0.27 | +0.99 above normal | 98% | 0.32 |
| July 2026 | 0.28 | 0.23 | +1.51 well above normal | 98% | 0.27 |
| August 2026 | 0.26 | 0.22 | +1.28 well above normal | 98% | 0.25 |
| September 2026 | 0.32 | 0.22 | +2.51 well above normal | 98% | 0.29 |
| October 2026 | 0.41 | 0.23 | +3.88 well above normal | 99% | 0.40 |
Pale bars: seen over less than half the place, so less sure. The second reading is from a coarser European satellite product; it reads a little lower as a rule.
Every year since 2017
Show the numbers
| When or what | Figure |
|---|---|
| 2017 | +0.28 (12 months) |
| 2018 | +0.40 (12 months) |
| 2019 | +0.40 (12 months) |
| 2020 | +0.77 (12 months) |
| 2021 | +0.69 (12 months) |
| 2022 | +1.28 (12 months) |
| 2023 | +0.82 (12 months) |
| 2024 | +0.44 (12 months) |
| 2025 | +1.36 (12 months) |
| 2026 | +1.61 (10 months) |
| Year | Greenness | Against normal | Months |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 0.40 | +1.61 | 10 |
| 2025 | 0.38 | +1.36 | 12 |
| 2024 | 0.33 | +0.44 | 12 |
| 2023 | 0.36 | +0.82 | 12 |
| 2022 | 0.39 | +1.28 | 12 |
| 2021 | 0.35 | +0.69 | 12 |
| 2020 | 0.36 | +0.77 | 12 |
| 2019 | 0.33 | +0.40 | 12 |
| 2018 | 0.32 | +0.40 | 12 |
| 2017 | 0.33 | +0.28 | 12 |
Greenest against normal: 2026 (+1.61). Least green: 2017 (+0.28). Our monthly record starts in January 2017; the normal reaches back to 1984. A year’s figure is the mean of its months seen over half the place.
A normal year here (1984 to 2020)
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NDVI | 0.32 | 0.38 | 0.42 | 0.40 | 0.33 | 0.27 | 0.23 | 0.22 | 0.22 | 0.23 | 0.25 | 0.30 |
Each ward
- Ward 1 (Batho, White City)
- Ward 2 (Bochabela)
- Ward 3 (Bochabela, Phahameng)
- Ward 4 (Joe Slovo, Phahameng)
- Ward 5 (Zonisele Xeza Hills, Kagisanong)
- Ward 6 (Freedom Park)
- Ward 7 (Rocklands)
- Ward 8 (Ashbury)
- Ward 9 (Blomanda, Fauna)
- Ward 10 (Bainsvlei, Bonnievale small holdings)
- Ward 11 (Chris Hani, Turflaagte)
- Ward 12 (Kopanong)
- Ward 13 (Rocklands, Kagisanong)
- Ward 14 (J B Mafora)
- Ward 15 (Kagisanong)
- Ward 16 (Ashbury, Buitesig)
- Ward 17 (Fairview Kleinplase, Bloemdustria)
- Ward 18 (Bredekamp, Lourierpark)
- Ward 19 (Bloemfontein, Bloemfontein CBD)
- Ward 20 (Dan Pienaar, Westdene)
- Ward 21 (Arboretum, Bob Rogers Park)
- Ward 22 (Langenhovenpark)
- Ward 23 (Brandwag, Tempe)
- Ward 24 (Fleurdal, Generaal de Wet)
- Ward 25 (Fichardtpark, Pellissier)
- Ward 26 (Gardenia Park, Wilgehof)
- Ward 27 (Botshabelo Rural)
- Ward 28 (Botshabelo-K)
- Ward 29 (Botshabelo-F, Botshabelo-J)
- Ward 30 (Botshabelo-H, Botshabelo-IA)
- Ward 31 (Botshabelo-BA, Botshabelo-C)
- Ward 32 (Botshabelo-E)
- Ward 33 (Botshabelo-A, Botshabelo-B)
- Ward 34 (Botshabelo-T)
- Ward 35 (Botshabelo-D, Botshabelo-L)
- Ward 36 (Botshabelo-W)
- Ward 37 (Botshabelo-R, Botshabelo-S)
- Ward 38 (Botshabelo-N)
- Ward 39
- Ward 40 (Selosesha-IA)
- Ward 41 (Bultfontein, Middeldeel)
- Ward 42 (Selosesha, Rooifontein)
- Ward 43 (Botshabelo, Dewetsdorp)
- Ward 44 (Bayswater, Noordhoek)
- Ward 45 (Sonskyn)
- Ward 46 (Grootvlei, Rodenbeck)
- Ward 47 (Heidedal)
- Ward 48 (Helikonhoogte, Heuwelsig)
- Ward 49 (Thaba Nchu, Mokwena)
- Ward 50 (Wepener, Ebenaeser Heights)
- Ward 51 (Lakeview, Grasslands)
Places in each ward: © OpenStreetMap contributors.
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Source
Measured from space: not a crop or grazing assessment.
How we worked this out
Two readings: Digital Earth Africa (Landsat and Sentinel-2, 30 m) and, as a check, Copernicus’s 300 m NDVI. Ward by ward they move together (median correlation 0.98). From 2022 Digital Earth Africa reads about 0.01 NDVI further above CLMS than it did in 2018 to 2021, so part of a recent “above normal” may be the sensors rather than the land; CLMS, read on its own, shows the same greener years (2022, 2025 and 2026).
The normal for each month is Digital Earth Africa’s 1984 to 2020 average from Landsat. Above or below normal is measured in standard deviations of that month over those years: half a standard deviation or more is “above” or “below”, one or more “well above” or “well below”.
What we changed: we averaged Digital Earth Africa’s monthly NDVI over each 2026 ward at 240 m (its own 8 by 8 averages of the 30 m pixels) and wards up to municipalities, districts and provinces by area; CLMS’s three 10-day NDVI images a month averaged the same way.
NDVI Anomaly and NDVI Climatology, Digital Earth Africa (CC BY 4.0), modified; Landsat imagery courtesy of the U.S. Geological Survey; contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2017 to 2026. Second reading: generated using European Union’s Copernicus Land Monitoring Service information (NDVI 300 m, version 3), modified.
Dataset: greenness by ward, release of 12 November 2026.