14 – 20 Oct 2026 · Malaysia

Balok Baru Kuantan weekly air quality

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

111.1Weekly mean AQI · Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups

Official DOE API mean: 90.5. 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.

-42.3 AQI compared with the previous week’s eligible mean of 153.4.

Peak AQI: 158 at Balok Baru Kuantan · 20 Oct 2026, 02:00 (UTC+8).

Daily US AQI (PM2.5)

Low 78High 158AQI

14 Oct20 Oct

20 OctDaily mean · Peak 158140.9Avg 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	105.9Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups	152	24 / 0
2026-10-15	106.9Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups	130	24 / 0
2026-10-16	111.9Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups	134	24 / 0
2026-10-17	88Moderate	91	24 / 0
2026-10-18	95.4Moderate	111	24 / 0
2026-10-19	128.7Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups	154	24 / 0
2026-10-20	140.9Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups	158	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	152	151	144	136	130	122	117	115	113	111	109	105	101	96	93	90	86	86	84	81	80	81	80	78
2026-10-15	78	80	83	86	87	88	91	93	97	99	103	105	109	115	117	118	122	124	126	128	128	128	130	130
2026-10-16	132	134	132	130	130	128	126	124	120	115	115	111	111	105	103	101	99	99	97	96	96	94	94	94
2026-10-17	91	91	90	90	88	87	88	87	87	88	88	88	86	87	88	90	88	87	87	88	87	87	87	87
2026-10-18	87	87	87	87	87	87	86	86	86	86	86	87	90	91	94	99	105	109	109	111	111	111	111	109
2026-10-19	109	109	107	109	109	115	118	122	126	128	130	132	132	134	132	132	132	134	136	139	146	151	152	154
2026-10-20	155	156	158	158	158	156	155	154	152	151	150	146	141	139	136	132	128	128	126	124	122	118	118	120

Observation categories

Good: 0

Moderate: 69

Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups: 84

Unhealthy: 15

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.

14 – 20 Oct 20267 days · Pahang

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

During the week of 14 – 20 Oct 2026, air quality at Balok Baru Kuantan averaged an Air Pollutant Index (API) of 90.5 (Moderate). Readings peaked at 156.

Station weekly average

90.5API

Moderate · Sederhana

Daily averages72.8 – 124.2 APIWed → Tue

Explore the week

Week's peak reading: 156UnhealthyPeak during 7-day window
Rank in Pahang: #1of 5 stationsState avg: 106.1 API
Good to Moderate air: 87%of hourly readings168 readings recorded
National standing: #30of 68 stationsNational avg: 108.7 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, 14 Oct	87	66	152
Thu, 15 Oct	83.4	66	96
Fri, 16 Oct	86.5	77	98
Sat, 17 Oct	72.8	71	75
Sun, 18 Oct	77	71	86
Mon, 19 Oct	102.3	84	153
Tue, 20 Oct	124.2	90	156

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 (66 – 156 API)

Haziest hour of the week: Tue at 02:00 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	152	151	124	99	96	92	89	88	87	86	85	83	81	78	76	74	71	71	70	68	67	68	67	66
Thu	66	67	69	71	72	73	75	76	79	80	82	83	85	88	89	90	92	93	94	95	95	95	96	96
Fri	97	98	97	96	96	95	94	93	91	88	88	86	86	83	82	81	80	80	79	78	78	77	77	77
Sat	75	75	74	74	73	72	73	72	72	73	73	73	71	72	73	74	73	72	72	73	72	72	72	72
Sun	72	72	72	72	72	72	71	71	71	71	71	72	74	75	77	80	83	85	85	86	86	86	86	85
Mon	85	85	84	85	85	88	90	92	94	95	96	97	97	98	97	97	97	98	99	106	134	151	152	153
Tue	154	155	156	156	156	155	154	153	152	151	148	135	115	105	99	97	95	95	94	93	92	90	90	91

How the readings split

Pecahan bacaan mengikut kategori IPU

GoodBaik0%0
ModerateSederhana87%146
UnhealthyTidak Sihat13%22
Very UnhealthySangat Tidak Sihat0%0
HazardousBerbahaya0%0

Based on 168 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 Kuantan113 API
Unhealthy18 away
Kemaman93.3 API
Moderate34 away
Paka98 API
Moderate71 away
Jerantut95.3 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	152	151	124	99	96	92	89	88	87	86	85	83	81	78	76	74	71	71	70	68	67	68	67	66
Thu	66	67	69	71	72	73	75	76	79	80	82	83	85	88	89	90	92	93	94	95	95	95	96	96
Fri	97	98	97	96	96	95	94	93	91	88	88	86	86	83	82	81	80	80	79	78	78	77	77	77
Sat	75	75	74	74	73	72	73	72	72	73	73	73	71	72	73	74	73	72	72	73	72	72	72	72
Sun	72	72	72	72	72	72	71	71	71	71	71	72	74	75	77	80	83	85	85	86	86	86	86	85
Mon	85	85	84	85	85	88	90	92	94	95	96	97	97	98	97	97	97	98	99	106	134	151	152	153
Tue	154	155	156	156	156	155	154	153	152	151	148	135	115	105	99	97	95	95	94	93	92	90	90	91

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	152	151	124	99	96	92	89	88	87	86	85	83	81	78	76	74	71	71	70	68	67	68	67	66
Thu	66	67	69	71	72	73	75	76	79	80	82	83	85	88	89	90	92	93	94	95	95	95	96	96
Fri	97	98	97	96	96	95	94	93	91	88	88	86	86	83	82	81	80	80	79	78	78	77	77	77
Sat	75	75	74	74	73	72	73	72	72	73	73	73	71	72	73	74	73	72	72	73	72	72	72	72
Sun	72	72	72	72	72	72	71	71	71	71	71	72	74	75	77	80	83	85	85	86	86	86	86	85
Mon	85	85	84	85	85	88	90	92	94	95	96	97	97	98	97	97	97	98	99	106	134	151	152	153
Tue	154	155	156	156	156	155	154	153	152	151	148	135	115	105	99	97	95	95	94	93	92	90	90	91