30 Sep – 6 Oct 2026 · Malaysia

Balok Baru Kuantan weekly air quality

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

103.7Weekly mean AQI · Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups

Official DOE API mean: 91. 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

154 eligible observations · 0 excluded.

+17.6 AQI compared with the previous week’s eligible mean of 86.1.

Peak AQI: 169 at Balok Baru Kuantan · 30 Sept 2026, 03:00 (UTC+8).

Daily US AQI (PM2.5)

Low 64High 169AQI

30 Sept6 Oct

6 OctDaily mean · Peak 154151.2Avg AQI

Based on 10 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
2026-09-30	161.2Unhealthy	169	24 / 0
2026-10-01	112.4Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups	143	24 / 0
2026-10-02	79.8Moderate	93	24 / 0
2026-10-03	66.9Moderate	68	24 / 0
2026-10-04	71.8Moderate	80	24 / 0
2026-10-05	110.3Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups	147	24 / 0
2026-10-06	151.2Unhealthy	154	10 / 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
2026-09-30	167	166	167	169	167	169	169	167	167	167	166	166	165	163	160	160	158	156	155	154	152	148	145	145
2026-10-01	143	140	136	130	128	124	118	117	111	109	109	107	107	107	105	103	103	103	101	101	101	101	97	96
2026-10-02	93	91	91	90	88	86	86	84	83	83	78	78	75	75	75	74	75	75	74	75	74	71	71	70
2026-10-03	68	68	68	68	68	68	68	68	68	67	68	67	67	68	68	67	65	65	65	64	64	65	67	67
2026-10-04	67	67	67	67	67	68	68	70	70	70	71	71	72	72	74	74	74	75	77	75	75	75	78	80
2026-10-05	84	86	86	87	88	88	90	93	96	101	101	103	105	111	115	118	122	126	130	136	142	147	147	146
2026-10-06	147	148	150	151	152	152	152	152	154	154	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—

Observation categories

Good: 0

Moderate: 83

Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups: 43

Unhealthy: 28

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

Balok Baru Kuantan air quality.
Weekly station review.

30 Sep – 6 Oct 20267 days · Pahang

Laporan mingguan Indeks Pencemaran Udara (IPU) bagi stesen Balok Baru Kuantan, Pahang

During the week of 30 Sep – 6 Oct 2026, air quality at Balok Baru Kuantan averaged an Air Pollutant Index (API) of 91 (Moderate). Readings peaked at 164.

Station weekly average

91API

Moderate · Sederhana

Daily averages58.2 – 157 APIWed → Tue

Explore the week

Week's peak reading: 164UnhealthyPeak during 7-day window
Rank in Pahang: #5of 5 stationsState avg: 81.9 API
Good to Moderate air: 74%of hourly readings154 readings recorded
National standing: #47of 68 stationsNational avg: 82 API

Seven days of station air quality

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, 30 Sep	157	130	164
Thu, 1 Oct	88	78	122
Fri, 2 Oct	67.1	60	76
Sat, 3 Oct	58.2	56	59
Sun, 4 Oct	61.5	58	67
Mon, 5 Oct	89.8	70	137
Tue, 6 Oct	149.2	136	153

The week, hour by hour

Bacaan setiap jam dari tengah malam hingga 11 malam

Read each row from midnight to 11pm, in Malaysia Time. Hourly air quality at Balok Baru Kuantan shows local patterns like traffic peaks and afternoon haze accumulation.

0255075100125150175APIBrighter cells ran hazier than the rest of this week (56 – 164 API)

Haziest hour of the week: Wed at 03:00 MYT, averaging API 164 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	163	162	163	164	163	164	164	163	163	163	162	162	161	160	158	158	156	155	154	153	152	143	131	130
Thu	122	111	99	96	95	93	90	89	86	85	85	84	84	84	83	82	82	82	81	81	81	81	79	78
Fri	76	75	75	74	73	71	71	70	69	69	66	66	64	64	64	63	64	64	63	64	63	61	61	60
Sat	59	59	59	59	59	59	59	59	59	58	59	58	58	59	59	58	57	57	57	56	56	57	58	58
Sun	58	58	58	58	58	59	59	60	60	60	61	61	62	62	63	63	63	64	65	64	64	64	66	67
Mon	70	71	71	72	73	73	74	76	78	81	81	82	83	86	88	90	92	94	96	99	118	136	137	135
Tue	136	143	148	151	152	152	152	152	153	153	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—

How the readings split

Pecahan bacaan mengikut kategori IPU

GoodBaik0%0
ModerateSederhana74%114
UnhealthyTidak Sihat26%40
Very UnhealthySangat Tidak Sihat0%0
HazardousBerbahaya0%0

Based on 154 hourly station readings.

What it meant for this area

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

Nearby monitoring stations around Balok Baru Kuantan

Perbandingan purata mingguan dengan stesen berhampiran

Indera Mahkota Kuantan87.1 API
Moderate18 away
Kemaman82.2 API
Moderate34 away
Paka78.5 API
Moderate71 away
Jerantut76.9 API
Moderate113 away

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	163	162	163	164	163	164	164	163	163	163	162	162	161	160	158	158	156	155	154	153	152	143	131	130
Thu	122	111	99	96	95	93	90	89	86	85	85	84	84	84	83	82	82	82	81	81	81	81	79	78
Fri	76	75	75	74	73	71	71	70	69	69	66	66	64	64	64	63	64	64	63	64	63	61	61	60
Sat	59	59	59	59	59	59	59	59	59	58	59	58	58	59	59	58	57	57	57	56	56	57	58	58
Sun	58	58	58	58	58	59	59	60	60	60	61	61	62	62	63	63	63	64	65	64	64	64	66	67
Mon	70	71	71	72	73	73	74	76	78	81	81	82	83	86	88	90	92	94	96	99	118	136	137	135
Tue	136	143	148	151	152	152	152	152	153	153	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—

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	163	162	163	164	163	164	164	163	163	163	162	162	161	160	158	158	156	155	154	153	152	143	131	130
Thu	122	111	99	96	95	93	90	89	86	85	85	84	84	84	83	82	82	82	81	81	81	81	79	78
Fri	76	75	75	74	73	71	71	70	69	69	66	66	64	64	64	63	64	64	63	64	63	61	61	60
Sat	59	59	59	59	59	59	59	59	59	58	59	58	58	59	59	58	57	57	57	56	56	57	58	58
Sun	58	58	58	58	58	59	59	60	60	60	61	61	62	62	63	63	63	64	65	64	64	64	66	67
Mon	70	71	71	72	73	73	74	76	78	81	81	82	83	86	88	90	92	94	96	99	118	136	137	135
Tue	136	143	148	151	152	152	152	152	153	153	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—