30 Sep – 6 Oct 2026 · Malaysia

Kota Kinabalu weekly air quality

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

61.6Weekly mean AQI · Moderate

Official DOE API mean: 51.7. 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

149 eligible observations · 0 excluded.

-11.4 AQI compared with the previous week’s eligible mean of 73.

Peak AQI: 91 at Kota Kinabalu · 5 Oct 2026, 09:00 (UTC+8).

Daily US AQI (PM2.5)

Low 37High 91AQI

30 Sept6 Oct

6 OctDaily mean · Peak 6455.4Avg AQI

Based on 20 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	59.4Moderate	61	24 / 0
2026-10-01	52.8Moderate	58	24 / 0
2026-10-02	43.1Good	47	22 / 0
2026-10-03	59.3Moderate	64	12 / 0
2026-10-04	74.6Moderate	87	23 / 0
2026-10-05	83.4Moderate	91	24 / 0
2026-10-06	55.4Moderate	64	20 / 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	56	58	58	59	59	61	61	61	61	61	61	59	59	59	59	59	59	59	59	61	61	59	58	58
2026-10-01	58	57	56	55	55	54	54	54	53	53	53	53	52	53	52	53	51	54	54	52	49	47	47	48
2026-10-02	47	47	47	47	47	47	45	44	42	42	41	42	41	44	45	45	47	38	37	37	38	38	—	—
2026-10-03	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	56	56	56	57	58	58	58	61	62	62	64	64
2026-10-04	—	65	65	67	68	70	70	70	70	70	71	72	74	74	75	77	77	78	80	81	83	86	86	87
2026-10-05	88	88	88	88	87	87	87	88	90	91	91	90	88	87	86	84	83	80	78	75	72	70	68	67
2026-10-06	64	62	62	61	61	59	58	56	54	52	49	49	49	49	52	54	53	54	55	55	—	—	—	—

Observation categories

Good: 30

Moderate: 119

Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups: 0

Unhealthy: 0

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

Kota Kinabalu air quality.
Weekly station review.

30 Sep – 6 Oct 20267 days · Sabah

Laporan mingguan Indeks Pencemaran Udara (IPU) bagi stesen Kota Kinabalu, Sabah

During the week of 30 Sep – 6 Oct 2026, air quality at Kota Kinabalu averaged an Air Pollutant Index (API) of 51.7 (Moderate). Readings peaked at 75.

Station weekly average

51.7API

Moderate · Sederhana

Daily averages32.5 – 69.6 APIWed → Tue

Explore the week

Week's peak reading: 75ModeratePeak during 7-day window
Rank in Sabah: #1of 6 stationsState avg: 61 API
Good to Moderate air: 100%of hourly readings149 readings recorded
National standing: #3of 68 stationsNational avg: 83.4 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 · 0–80 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	53	50	54
Thu, 1 Oct	42.9	35	52
Fri, 2 Oct	32.5	28	35
Sat, 3 Oct	52.6	49	56
Sun, 4 Oct	63.4	57	72
Mon, 5 Oct	69.6	58	75
Tue, 6 Oct	46.4	37	56

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 Kota Kinabalu shows local patterns like traffic peaks and afternoon haze accumulation.

020406080APIBrighter cells ran hazier than the rest of this week (28 – 75 API)

Haziest hour of the week: Mon at 09:00 MYT, averaging API 75 nationwide.

View the hourly figures as a table

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	50	52	52	53	53	54	54	54	54	54	54	53	53	53	53	53	53	53	53	54	54	53	52	52
Thu	52	51	50	48	48	45	45	44	43	42	42	42	41	42	41	42	39	45	44	40	37	35	35	36
Fri	35	35	35	35	35	35	34	33	32	32	31	32	31	33	34	34	35	29	28	28	29	29	—	—
Sat	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	49	49	50	51	52	52	52	54	55	55	56	56
Sun	—	57	57	58	59	60	60	60	60	60	61	62	63	63	64	65	65	66	67	68	69	71	71	72
Mon	73	73	73	73	72	72	72	73	74	75	75	74	73	72	71	70	69	67	66	64	62	60	59	58
Tue	56	55	55	54	54	53	52	49	44	40	37	37	37	37	40	44	43	45	48	48	—	—	—	—

How the readings split

Pecahan bacaan mengikut kategori IPU

GoodBaik41%61
ModerateSederhana59%88
UnhealthyTidak Sihat0%0
Very UnhealthySangat Tidak Sihat0%0
HazardousBerbahaya0%0

Based on 149 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 Kota Kinabalu

Perbandingan purata mingguan dengan stesen berhampiran

Politeknik Kota Kinabalu60.5 API
Moderate27 away
Kimanis55.2 API
Moderate36 away
Keningau61.1 API
Moderate61 away
Labuan58.5 API
Moderate112 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	50	52	52	53	53	54	54	54	54	54	54	53	53	53	53	53	53	53	53	54	54	53	52	52
Thu	52	51	50	48	48	45	45	44	43	42	42	42	41	42	41	42	39	45	44	40	37	35	35	36
Fri	35	35	35	35	35	35	34	33	32	32	31	32	31	33	34	34	35	29	28	28	29	29	—	—
Sat	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	49	49	50	51	52	52	52	54	55	55	56	56
Sun	—	57	57	58	59	60	60	60	60	60	61	62	63	63	64	65	65	66	67	68	69	71	71	72
Mon	73	73	73	73	72	72	72	73	74	75	75	74	73	72	71	70	69	67	66	64	62	60	59	58
Tue	56	55	55	54	54	53	52	49	44	40	37	37	37	37	40	44	43	45	48	48	—	—	—	—

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	50	52	52	53	53	54	54	54	54	54	54	53	53	53	53	53	53	53	53	54	54	53	52	52
Thu	52	51	50	48	48	45	45	44	43	42	42	42	41	42	41	42	39	45	44	40	37	35	35	36
Fri	35	35	35	35	35	35	34	33	32	32	31	32	31	33	34	34	35	29	28	28	29	29	—	—
Sat	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	49	49	50	51	52	52	52	54	55	55	56	56
Sun	—	57	57	58	59	60	60	60	60	60	61	62	63	63	64	65	65	66	67	68	69	71	71	72
Mon	73	73	73	73	72	72	72	73	74	75	75	74	73	72	71	70	69	67	66	64	62	60	59	58
Tue	56	55	55	54	54	53	52	49	44	40	37	37	37	37	40	44	43	45	48	48	—	—	—	—