14 – 20 Oct 2026 · Malaysia

Kuching weekly air quality

US AQI · PM2.5 · 24-hour source averages

112.2Weekly mean AQI · Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups

Official DOE API mean: 92.7. Calculated separately from reported official observations.

Each DOE observation identified as PM2.5 is converted using the published API formula and US AQI breakpoints. This is not an official all-pollutant AQI or NowCast. Calculation details

168 eligible observations · 0 excluded.

-12.5 AQI compared with the previous week’s eligible mean of 124.7.

Peak AQI: 158 at Kuching · 18 Oct 2026, 22:00 (UTC+8).

Daily US AQI (PM2.5)

Low 75High 158AQI

14 Oct20 Oct

20 OctDaily mean · Peak 12099.2Avg AQI

Based on 24 hourly readings.

Daily and hourly means use eligible observations across the selected locations. Each observation uses a 24-hour PM2.5 average.

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Means and peaks use only converted observations. Missing days remain gaps.

Day	Mean AQI	Peak AQI	Eligible / excluded
2026-10-14	118.2Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups	122	24 / 0
2026-10-15	119.8Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups	126	24 / 0
2026-10-16	86.8Moderate	103	24 / 0
2026-10-17	82Moderate	94	24 / 0
2026-10-18	139Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups	158	24 / 0
2026-10-19	140.4Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups	158	24 / 0
2026-10-20	99.2Moderate	120	24 / 0

Hourly means (UTC+8)

Day	0	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23
2026-10-14	122	122	120	120	120	118	118	118	120	120	122	122	122	120	117	115	115	115	113	113	115	115	117	118
2026-10-15	118	120	120	120	122	124	124	124	124	126	124	126	122	122	120	120	118	118	117	118	117	113	111	107
2026-10-16	103	101	99	97	94	93	90	88	87	86	86	86	87	84	84	83	80	80	80	80	80	78	78	78
2026-10-17	78	78	77	77	77	75	77	77	77	77	77	77	78	81	81	83	86	86	88	90	90	93	93	94
2026-10-18	97	103	107	111	115	120	124	128	134	138	144	148	152	154	154	155	156	156	156	156	156	156	158	158
2026-10-19	158	156	156	156	155	155	155	154	154	152	151	144	139	134	132	128	126	126	126	126	124	120	122	120
2026-10-20	120	118	115	113	113	111	109	107	107	107	103	101	97	96	93	91	90	88	87	86	84	83	81	80

Observation categories

Good: 0

Moderate: 59

Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups: 86

Unhealthy: 23

Very Unhealthy: 0

Hazardous: 0

US AQI scale
AQI	Category
0–50	Good
51–100	Moderate
101–150	Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups
151–200	Unhealthy
201–300	Very Unhealthy
301+	Hazardous

Kuching air quality.
Weekly city review.

14 – 20 Oct 20267 days · Sarawak

Laporan mingguan Indeks Pencemaran Udara (IPU) bagi bandar Kuching, Sarawak

Kuching air quality averaged an Air Pollutant Index (API) of 92.7 (Moderate) during the week of 14 – 20 Oct 2026, monitored via the Kuching station.

City weekly average

92.7API

Moderate · Sederhana

Daily averages68.5 – 125.8 APIWed → Tue

Explore the week

Week's highest reading: 156UnhealthyPeak reading during period
Monitoring station: KuchingSarawakRepresentative station
Good to Moderate air: 84%of hourly readings168 readings recorded
State & National context: 75.6 APISarawak avgNational avg: 108.7 API

Seven days of air quality in Kuching

Pergerakan purata harian dan julat bacaan sepanjang minggu

Archived API · Malaysia TimePoint, tap or use ← → to inspect

National averageStation peakMin–max rangeAPI bands7 of 7 points · 0–175 API

The average follows all available readings each day. The range spans the lowest and highest station readings; a national average can hide local peaks.

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Archived national API, daily
Date / time	Average	Minimum	Peak
Wed, 14 Oct	89.9	87	92
Thu, 15 Oct	90.8	84	94
Fri, 16 Oct	71.7	66	82
Sat, 17 Oct	68.5	64	77
Sun, 18 Oct	125.8	79	156
Mon, 19 Oct	123.2	91	156
Tue, 20 Oct	79.2	67	91

The week, hour by hour

Purata setiap jam sepanjang tujuh hari di stesen berkaitan

Hourly readings at Kuching indicate typical diurnal trends such as morning traffic and afternoon dispersion in Kuching.

0255075100125150175APIBrighter cells ran hazier than the rest of this week (64 – 156 API)

Haziest hour of the week: Sun at 22:00 MYT, averaging API 156 nationwide.

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National average API by hour, Malaysia Time
Day	00	01	02	03	04	05	06	07	08	09	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23
Wed	92	92	91	91	91	90	90	90	91	91	92	92	92	91	89	88	88	88	87	87	88	88	89	90
Thu	90	91	91	91	92	93	93	93	93	94	93	94	92	92	91	91	90	90	89	90	89	87	86	84
Fri	82	81	80	79	77	76	74	73	72	71	71	71	72	70	70	69	67	67	67	67	67	66	66	66
Sat	66	66	65	65	65	64	65	65	65	65	65	65	66	68	68	69	71	71	73	74	74	76	76	77
Sun	79	82	84	86	88	91	93	95	98	100	125	143	152	153	153	154	155	155	155	155	155	155	156	156
Mon	156	155	155	155	154	154	154	153	153	152	151	126	105	98	97	95	94	94	94	94	93	91	92	91
Tue	91	90	88	87	87	86	85	84	84	84	82	81	79	78	76	75	74	73	72	71	70	69	68	67

How readings split

Pecahan bacaan mengikut kategori IPU

GoodBaik0%0
ModerateSederhana84%141
UnhealthyTidak Sihat16%27
Very UnhealthySangat Tidak Sihat0%0
HazardousBerbahaya0%0

Based on 168 hourly station readings.

Health advisory

Panduan kesihatan mengikut kategori kualiti udara

Air quality is acceptable. People with asthma, heart or lung conditions should reduce prolonged or heavy outdoor exertion.

Kualiti udara sederhana. Pesakit asma, jantung atau paru-paru dinasihatkan mengurangkan aktiviti berat di luar bangunan.

Malaysia API scale · Skala IPU Malaysia
API	Category	Kategori
0–50	Good	Baik
51–100	Moderate	Sederhana
101–200	Unhealthy	Tidak Sihat
201–300	Very Unhealthy	Sangat Tidak Sihat
301+	Hazardous	Berbahaya

Comparison with nearby cities

Perbandingan purata kualiti udara mingguan dengan bandar berdekatan

Johor Bahru172.6 API
UnhealthyLive status →
Kuala Lumpur163.5 API
UnhealthyLive status →
Alor Setar61.3 API
ModerateLive status →

Day	00	01	02	03	04	05	06	07	08	09	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23
Wed	92	92	91	91	91	90	90	90	91	91	92	92	92	91	89	88	88	88	87	87	88	88	89	90
Thu	90	91	91	91	92	93	93	93	93	94	93	94	92	92	91	91	90	90	89	90	89	87	86	84
Fri	82	81	80	79	77	76	74	73	72	71	71	71	72	70	70	69	67	67	67	67	67	66	66	66
Sat	66	66	65	65	65	64	65	65	65	65	65	65	66	68	68	69	71	71	73	74	74	76	76	77
Sun	79	82	84	86	88	91	93	95	98	100	125	143	152	153	153	154	155	155	155	155	155	155	156	156
Mon	156	155	155	155	154	154	154	153	153	152	151	126	105	98	97	95	94	94	94	94	93	91	92	91
Tue	91	90	88	87	87	86	85	84	84	84	82	81	79	78	76	75	74	73	72	71	70	69	68	67

Day	00	01	02	03	04	05	06	07	08	09	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23
Wed	92	92	91	91	91	90	90	90	91	91	92	92	92	91	89	88	88	88	87	87	88	88	89	90
Thu	90	91	91	91	92	93	93	93	93	94	93	94	92	92	91	91	90	90	89	90	89	87	86	84
Fri	82	81	80	79	77	76	74	73	72	71	71	71	72	70	70	69	67	67	67	67	67	66	66	66
Sat	66	66	65	65	65	64	65	65	65	65	65	65	66	68	68	69	71	71	73	74	74	76	76	77
Sun	79	82	84	86	88	91	93	95	98	100	125	143	152	153	153	154	155	155	155	155	155	155	156	156
Mon	156	155	155	155	154	154	154	153	153	152	151	126	105	98	97	95	94	94	94	94	93	91	92	91
Tue	91	90	88	87	87	86	85	84	84	84	82	81	79	78	76	75	74	73	72	71	70	69	68	67