14 – 20 Oct 2026 · Malaysia

Sabah weekly air quality

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

93Weekly mean AQI · Moderate

Official DOE API mean: 78.1. 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

1008 eligible observations · 0 excluded.

+10 AQI compared with the previous week’s eligible mean of 83.

Peak AQI: 159 at Sandakan · 17 Oct 2026, 11:00 (UTC+8).

Daily US AQI (PM2.5)

Low 34High 159AQI

14 Oct20 Oct

20 OctDaily mean · Peak 11162Avg AQI

Based on 144 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	102.5Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups	138	144 / 0
2026-10-15	108.7Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups	152	144 / 0
2026-10-16	99.2Moderate	155	144 / 0
2026-10-17	100.7Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups	159	144 / 0
2026-10-18	96.6Moderate	158	144 / 0
2026-10-19	81.3Moderate	136	144 / 0
2026-10-20	62Moderate	111	144 / 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	105.5	104.3	104.7	104.3	105	105.3	105.8	105.7	105.5	104.8	103.5	102	101.2	100.2	99.3	99.8	99.8	99.8	99.5	99.7	99.8	100.3	101	102
2026-10-15	103.2	103.5	104	104.3	104.3	104.3	104.7	105.8	106.5	108.5	109.2	110	110.7	112.7	113.2	113.2	113.2	113.3	112.3	111.5	111.2	110.2	109.7	109.2
2026-10-16	107.8	106.8	106	105.2	104	103	101.7	100.5	99.7	97.8	96.8	96	95.7	95	94.8	94.5	95.2	95.8	96.8	97	97.3	97.5	97.2	97.7
2026-10-17	99	99.3	100.7	101	101	101.2	101.3	102.2	102.2	101.8	102.5	102.2	101.8	102.2	102	101.3	100.7	100.5	99.5	99.5	99	99.2	98.8	99
2026-10-18	98.8	98.8	98.7	98.3	98.2	98.5	98.8	98.5	98.3	98.7	98.5	98.5	97.7	97.5	96.3	95.8	94.5	94	93.8	93.7	93.5	93.3	93.2	92.7
2026-10-19	92	91.5	90.3	89.7	88.8	88.2	87.5	86.7	85.7	84.5	83.8	82.3	81.5	80.2	78.7	77.7	76.3	75.2	74.8	73.5	72.2	70.8	70.8	69.5
2026-10-20	68.5	67.8	66.8	66	66.5	65.3	64.5	63.5	62.5	61.7	61	60.2	59.2	59.7	59.5	59.3	58.8	58.5	58.5	59.2	60.2	61.2	60	60.3

Observation categories

Good: 22

Moderate: 638

Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups: 281

Unhealthy: 67

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

Stations by US AQI

Sorted by eligible mean AQI. Counts show the available coverage.

Location	Mean AQI	Peak AQI	Official DOE API mean	Eligible / excluded
Tawau	128.3Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups	155	107.3	168 / 0
Sandakan	120.4Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups	159	103.4	168 / 0
Keningau	86.1Moderate	124	70.8	168 / 0
Politeknik Kota Kinabalu	82.8Moderate	126	68.2	168 / 0
Kota Kinabalu	71.1Moderate	88	60.6	168 / 0
Kimanis	69.3Moderate	93	58.2	168 / 0

Sabah air quality.
Weekly state review.

14 – 20 Oct 20267 days · 6 monitoring stations

Laporan mingguan Indeks Pencemaran Udara (IPU) bagi negeri Sabah

Across Sabah, air quality for the week of 14 – 20 Oct 2026 averaged an Air Pollutant Index (API) of 78.1 (Moderate).

State weekly average

78.1API

Moderate · Sederhana

Daily averages52.2 – 91.4 APIWed → Tue

Explore the week

State's peak reading: 157SandakanPeak reading across state
Cleanest area in state: 58.2KimanisLowest weekly average
Good to Moderate air: 87%of all readings1,008 readings
National standing: #7of 16 states/territoriesNational avg: 108.7 API

Seven days of air quality in Sabah

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	81	66	100
Thu, 15 Oct	86.9	66	152
Fri, 16 Oct	87	53	154
Sat, 17 Oct	91.4	52	157
Sun, 18 Oct	81.4	51	156
Mon, 19 Oct	66.8	40	99
Tue, 20 Oct	52.2	26	86

Monitoring stations in Sabah

Kedudukan stesen pemantauan di seluruh negeri mengikut purata mingguan

Scale 0 – 175

Tawau107.3avg
Sabah
65Unhealthy154
Sandakan103.4avg
Sabah
51Unhealthy157
Kota Kinabalu60.6avg
Sabah
39Moderate73
Kimanis58.2avg
Sabah
26Moderate76
Keningau70.8avg
Sabah
55Moderate93
Politeknik Kota Kinabalu68.2avg
Sabah
42Moderate94

The week, hour by hour

Purata negeri bagi setiap jam sepanjang tujuh hari

Read each row from midnight to 11pm, in Malaysia Time. Hourly state averages show when air quality shifted during each day of the week.

0255075100125APIBrighter cells ran hazier than the rest of this week (48.5 – 96.8 API)

Haziest hour of the week: Thu at 23:00 MYT, averaging API 96.8 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	82	81.3	81.7	81.7	82	82.3	82.7	82.7	82.5	82.2	81.5	80.7	80.3	79.8	79.5	79.7	79.8	80	79.8	79.8	79.8	80	80.3	80.8
Thu	81.5	81.7	81.8	82	82	82	82.2	82.8	83.2	84.3	84.7	85.2	85.7	87.3	88	88.7	89.3	90.5	90.8	91.5	93.3	94.3	95.7	96.8
Fri	96.7	96.5	96.2	94.8	93.3	91	88.3	86.5	85.3	84.3	83.5	83	82.7	82.2	82.2	82.5	83.3	84.5	85.7	85.8	85.2	84.5	84	85.8
Sat	88	90.3	93	93.3	93.3	93.2	93.3	94.2	94.2	93.8	94	93.5	92.8	92.2	93.2	91.3	89.5	90.2	88.7	88.3	87.8	87.8	88	88.5
Sun	88.3	88	87.8	86.8	86.5	86.8	86.7	85.7	85	84.7	84.5	84.5	82.2	82.2	79.8	78.3	74.8	74.7	74.7	74.5	74.7	75	74.5	74
Mon	73.8	73.3	72.8	72.5	72	71.7	71.2	70.7	70	69.3	68.8	67.7	67.2	66.3	65.2	64.3	63	62.5	62.2	61.2	60.2	59.2	59.2	58.2
Tue	57.5	56.8	56.3	55.8	56	55.3	54.7	54.2	53	52.3	51.2	50.3	49.5	49.7	49.2	49.2	48.8	48.5	48.7	49.7	51.2	52.2	51.5	52

How readings split

Pecahan bacaan mengikut kategori IPU

GoodBaik7%71
ModerateSederhana80%803
UnhealthyTidak Sihat13%134
Very UnhealthySangat Tidak Sihat0%0
HazardousBerbahaya0%0

Based on 1,008 hourly station readings.

Health guidelines

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