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21 – 27 Oct 2026 · Malaysia

Kuching weekly air quality

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

121.6Weekly mean AQI · Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups

Official DOE API mean: 107.8. 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

148 eligible observations · 0 excluded.

+9.4 AQI compared with the previous week’s eligible mean of 112.2.

Peak AQI: 203 at Kuching · 25 Oct 2026, 09:00 (UTC+8).

Daily US AQI (PM2.5)

Low 70High 203AQI
0112.5225
21 Oct27 Oct
27 OctDaily mean · Peak 118113.3Avg AQI

Based on 4 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.

DayMean AQIPeak AQIEligible / excluded
2026-10-2171.7Moderate7824 / 0
2026-10-2280.1Moderate8724 / 0
2026-10-2393.6Moderate11124 / 0
2026-10-24140.8Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups17424 / 0
2026-10-25192.3Unhealthy20324 / 0
2026-10-26152.5Unhealthy17924 / 0
2026-10-27113.3Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups1184 / 0

Hourly means (UTC+8)

Day01234567891011121314151617181920212223
2026-10-21787775747272717070707070717272717170707070717172
2026-10-22747474757575757777777878777881848687878787878786
2026-10-2386868686868686868686868890909397101103103103105107109111
2026-10-24111113113115117118120122124126132139146152154154156159162165167170171174
2026-10-25178181185188190193196198200203203203200198197196194193190189188185184182
2026-10-26179177175173170167165162160159159156155155152152145138132130130126122120
2026-10-27118115111109————————————————————

Observation categories

Good: 0

Moderate: 64

Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups: 33

Unhealthy: 48

Very Unhealthy: 3

Hazardous: 0

US AQI scale
AQICategory
0–50Good
51–100Moderate
101–150Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups
151–200Unhealthy
201–300Very Unhealthy
301+Hazardous
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Kuching air quality.
Weekly station review.

7 days · Sarawak

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

During the week of 21 – 27 Oct 2026, air quality at Kuching averaged an Air Pollutant Index (API) of 107.8 (Unhealthy). Readings peaked at 188.

Station weekly average

107.8API

Unhealthy · Tidak Sihat

Daily averages61.4 – 181.3 APIWed → Tue
Explore the week
Week's peak reading
188UnhealthyPeak during 7-day window
Rank in Sarawak
#10of 13 stationsState avg: 87.3 API
Good to Moderate air
64%of hourly readings148 readings recorded
National standing
#49of 68 stationsNational avg: 83.8 API

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 Kuching shows local patterns like traffic peaks and afternoon haze accumulation.

WedWed 00:00 MYT — API 66Wed 01:00 MYT — API 65Wed 02:00 MYT — API 64Wed 03:00 MYT — API 63Wed 04:00 MYT — API 62Wed 05:00 MYT — API 62Wed 06:00 MYT — API 61Wed 07:00 MYT — API 60Wed 08:00 MYT — API 60Wed 09:00 MYT — API 60Wed 10:00 MYT — API 60Wed 11:00 MYT — API 60Wed 12:00 MYT — API 61Wed 13:00 MYT — API 62Wed 14:00 MYT — API 62Wed 15:00 MYT — API 61Wed 16:00 MYT — API 61Wed 17:00 MYT — API 60Wed 18:00 MYT — API 60Wed 19:00 MYT — API 60Wed 20:00 MYT — API 60Wed 21:00 MYT — API 61Wed 22:00 MYT — API 61Wed 23:00 MYT — API 62ThuThu 00:00 MYT — API 63Thu 01:00 MYT — API 63Thu 02:00 MYT — API 63Thu 03:00 MYT — API 64Thu 04:00 MYT — API 64Thu 05:00 MYT — API 64Thu 06:00 MYT — API 64Thu 07:00 MYT — API 65Thu 08:00 MYT — API 65Thu 09:00 MYT — API 65Thu 10:00 MYT — API 66Thu 11:00 MYT — API 66Thu 12:00 MYT — API 65Thu 13:00 MYT — API 66Thu 14:00 MYT — API 68Thu 15:00 MYT — API 70Thu 16:00 MYT — API 71Thu 17:00 MYT — API 72Thu 18:00 MYT — API 72Thu 19:00 MYT — API 72Thu 20:00 MYT — API 72Thu 21:00 MYT — API 72Thu 22:00 MYT — API 72Thu 23:00 MYT — API 71FriFri 00:00 MYT — API 71Fri 01:00 MYT — API 71Fri 02:00 MYT — API 71Fri 03:00 MYT — API 71Fri 04:00 MYT — API 71Fri 05:00 MYT — API 71Fri 06:00 MYT — API 71Fri 07:00 MYT — API 71Fri 08:00 MYT — API 71Fri 09:00 MYT — API 71Fri 10:00 MYT — API 71Fri 11:00 MYT — API 73Fri 12:00 MYT — API 74Fri 13:00 MYT — API 74Fri 14:00 MYT — API 76Fri 15:00 MYT — API 79Fri 16:00 MYT — API 81Fri 17:00 MYT — API 82Fri 18:00 MYT — API 82Fri 19:00 MYT — API 82Fri 20:00 MYT — API 83Fri 21:00 MYT — API 84Fri 22:00 MYT — API 85Fri 23:00 MYT — API 86SatSat 00:00 MYT — API 86Sat 01:00 MYT — API 87Sat 02:00 MYT — API 87Sat 03:00 MYT — API 88Sat 04:00 MYT — API 89Sat 05:00 MYT — API 90Sat 06:00 MYT — API 91Sat 07:00 MYT — API 92Sat 08:00 MYT — API 93Sat 09:00 MYT — API 94Sat 10:00 MYT — API 97Sat 11:00 MYT — API 104Sat 12:00 MYT — API 135Sat 13:00 MYT — API 152Sat 14:00 MYT — API 153Sat 15:00 MYT — API 153Sat 16:00 MYT — API 155Sat 17:00 MYT — API 157Sat 18:00 MYT — API 159Sat 19:00 MYT — API 161Sat 20:00 MYT — API 163Sat 21:00 MYT — API 165Sat 22:00 MYT — API 166Sat 23:00 MYT — API 168SunSun 00:00 MYT — API 171Sun 01:00 MYT — API 173Sun 02:00 MYT — API 176Sun 03:00 MYT — API 178Sun 04:00 MYT — API 180Sun 05:00 MYT — API 182Sun 06:00 MYT — API 184Sun 07:00 MYT — API 186Sun 08:00 MYT — API 187Sun 09:00 MYT — API 188Sun 10:00 MYT — API 188Sun 11:00 MYT — API 188Sun 12:00 MYT — API 187Sun 13:00 MYT — API 186Sun 14:00 MYT — API 185Sun 15:00 MYT — API 184Sun 16:00 MYT — API 183Sun 17:00 MYT — API 182Sun 18:00 MYT — API 180Sun 19:00 MYT — API 179Sun 20:00 MYT — API 178Sun 21:00 MYT — API 176Sun 22:00 MYT — API 175Sun 23:00 MYT — API 174MonMon 00:00 MYT — API 172Mon 01:00 MYT — API 170Mon 02:00 MYT — API 169Mon 03:00 MYT — API 167Mon 04:00 MYT — API 165Mon 05:00 MYT — API 163Mon 06:00 MYT — API 161Mon 07:00 MYT — API 159Mon 08:00 MYT — API 158Mon 09:00 MYT — API 157Mon 10:00 MYT — API 157Mon 11:00 MYT — API 155Mon 12:00 MYT — API 154Mon 13:00 MYT — API 154Mon 14:00 MYT — API 152Mon 15:00 MYT — API 152Mon 16:00 MYT — API 130Mon 17:00 MYT — API 100Mon 18:00 MYT — API 97Mon 19:00 MYT — API 96Mon 20:00 MYT — API 96Mon 21:00 MYT — API 94Mon 22:00 MYT — API 92Mon 23:00 MYT — API 91TueTue 00:00 MYT — API 90Tue 01:00 MYT — API 88Tue 02:00 MYT — API 86Tue 03:00 MYT — API 85Tue 04:00 — no readingTue 05:00 — no readingTue 06:00 — no readingTue 07:00 — no readingTue 08:00 — no readingTue 09:00 — no readingTue 10:00 — no readingTue 11:00 — no readingTue 12:00 — no readingTue 13:00 — no readingTue 14:00 — no readingTue 15:00 — no readingTue 16:00 — no readingTue 17:00 — no readingTue 18:00 — no readingTue 19:00 — no readingTue 20:00 — no readingTue 21:00 — no readingTue 22:00 — no readingTue 23:00 — no reading0003060912151821
050100150200APIBrighter cells ran hazier than the rest of this week (60 – 188 API)

Haziest hour of the week: Sun at 09:00 MYT, averaging API 188 nationwide.

View the hourly figures as a table
National average API by hour, Malaysia Time
Day000102030405060708091011121314151617181920212223
Wed666564636262616060606060616262616160606060616162
Thu636363646464646565656666656668707172727272727271
Fri717171717171717171717173747476798182828283848586
Sat8687878889909192939497104135152153153155157159161163165166168
Sun171173176178180182184186187188188188187186185184183182180179178176175174
Mon172170169167165163161159158157157155154154152152130100979696949291
Tue90888685————————————————————

How the readings split

Pecahan bacaan mengikut kategori IPU

Moderate: 64% (94 readings)Unhealthy: 36% (54 readings)64%Moderate
  • GoodBaik0%0
  • ModerateSederhana64%94
  • UnhealthyTidak Sihat36%54
  • Very UnhealthySangat Tidak Sihat0%0
  • HazardousBerbahaya0%0

Based on 148 hourly station readings.

What it meant for this area

Panduan kesihatan mengikut kategori kualiti udara

Limit prolonged outdoor activity. Children, older adults, pregnant women and people with respiratory or heart conditions should stay indoors where possible. A well-fitted N95 mask helps outdoors.

Hadkan aktiviti luar yang berpanjangan. Kanak-kanak, warga emas, ibu mengandung dan pesakit pernafasan atau jantung dinasihatkan berada di dalam bangunan. Pelitup muka N95 membantu di luar.

Malaysia API scale · Skala IPU Malaysia
APICategoryKategori
0–50GoodBaik
51–100ModerateSederhana
101–200UnhealthyTidak Sihat
201–300Very UnhealthySangat Tidak Sihat
301+HazardousBerbahaya

Nearby monitoring stations around Kuching

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