14 – 20 Oct 2026 · Malaysia

Taiping weekly air quality

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

96.5Weekly mean AQI · Moderate

Official DOE API mean: 77.4. 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.

-3.5 AQI compared with the previous week’s eligible mean of 100.

Peak AQI: 142 at Taiping · 15 Oct 2026, 21:00 (UTC+8).

Daily US AQI (PM2.5)

Low 65High 142AQI

14 Oct20 Oct

20 OctDaily mean · Peak 132119.6Avg 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	74.5Moderate	90	24 / 0
2026-10-15	112.4Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups	142	24 / 0
2026-10-16	121.1Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups	141	24 / 0
2026-10-17	79.8Moderate	83	24 / 0
2026-10-18	77Moderate	80	24 / 0
2026-10-19	91Moderate	118	24 / 0
2026-10-20	119.6Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups	132	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	65	67	67	67	68	68	68	68	68	70	68	70	74	74	75	78	78	80	83	84	84	86	88	90
2026-10-15	91	93	94	94	94	96	97	99	99	101	107	107	109	111	113	115	122	126	130	134	140	142	142	141
2026-10-16	141	140	139	139	139	139	138	138	138	136	136	136	130	126	122	117	111	105	97	93	90	87	86	84
2026-10-17	83	83	83	83	81	80	78	78	77	77	77	77	78	80	78	80	80	80	81	81	80	80	80	80
2026-10-18	80	80	78	78	78	78	80	80	80	80	78	77	75	74	74	72	74	75	75	75	75	77	77	77
2026-10-19	78	78	78	80	80	80	81	81	81	81	83	84	87	88	93	94	96	97	101	105	109	113	117	118
2026-10-20	120	120	122	124	126	128	128	130	130	130	128	132	128	126	122	120	118	117	113	109	105	101	97	96

Observation categories

Good: 0

Moderate: 107

Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups: 61

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

Taiping air quality.
Weekly station review.

14 – 20 Oct 20267 days · Perak

Laporan mingguan Indeks Pencemaran Udara (IPU) bagi stesen Taiping, Perak

During the week of 14 – 20 Oct 2026, air quality at Taiping averaged an Air Pollutant Index (API) of 77.4 (Moderate). Readings peaked at 117.

Station weekly average

77.4API

Moderate · Sederhana

Daily averages63.4 – 92.7 APIWed → Tue

Explore the week

Week's peak reading: 117UnhealthyPeak during 7-day window
Rank in Perak: #1of 5 stationsState avg: 104.8 API
Good to Moderate air: 93%of hourly readings168 readings recorded
National standing: #25of 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 · 0–125 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	63.4	57	74
Thu, 15 Oct	88.8	75	117
Fri, 16 Oct	92.7	70	113
Sat, 17 Oct	67	65	69
Sun, 18 Oct	65.1	62	67
Mon, 19 Oct	74.2	66	90
Tue, 20 Oct	90.6	78	97

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

0255075100125APIBrighter cells ran hazier than the rest of this week (57 – 117 API)

Haziest hour of the week: Thu at 21:00 MYT, averaging API 117 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	57	58	58	58	59	59	59	59	59	60	59	60	63	63	64	66	66	67	69	70	70	71	73	74
Thu	75	76	77	77	77	78	79	80	80	81	84	84	85	86	87	88	92	94	96	98	108	117	117	115
Fri	113	109	105	104	105	104	103	102	100	99	99	99	96	94	92	89	86	83	79	76	74	72	71	70
Sat	69	69	69	69	68	67	66	66	65	65	65	65	66	67	66	67	67	67	68	68	67	67	67	67
Sun	67	67	66	66	66	66	67	67	67	67	66	65	64	63	63	62	63	64	64	64	64	65	65	65
Mon	66	66	66	67	67	67	68	68	68	68	69	70	72	73	76	77	78	79	81	83	85	87	89	90
Tue	91	91	92	93	94	95	95	96	96	96	95	97	95	94	92	91	90	89	87	85	83	81	79	78

How the readings split

Pecahan bacaan mengikut kategori IPU

GoodBaik0%0
ModerateSederhana93%156
UnhealthyTidak Sihat7%12
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 Taiping

Perbandingan purata mingguan dengan stesen berhampiran

Seberang Perai83.6 API
Moderate55 away
Kulim Hi-Tech71 API
Moderate57 away
Tasek Ipoh109.5 API
Unhealthy57 away
Pegoh Ipoh106.4 API
Unhealthy59 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	57	58	58	58	59	59	59	59	59	60	59	60	63	63	64	66	66	67	69	70	70	71	73	74
Thu	75	76	77	77	77	78	79	80	80	81	84	84	85	86	87	88	92	94	96	98	108	117	117	115
Fri	113	109	105	104	105	104	103	102	100	99	99	99	96	94	92	89	86	83	79	76	74	72	71	70
Sat	69	69	69	69	68	67	66	66	65	65	65	65	66	67	66	67	67	67	68	68	67	67	67	67
Sun	67	67	66	66	66	66	67	67	67	67	66	65	64	63	63	62	63	64	64	64	64	65	65	65
Mon	66	66	66	67	67	67	68	68	68	68	69	70	72	73	76	77	78	79	81	83	85	87	89	90
Tue	91	91	92	93	94	95	95	96	96	96	95	97	95	94	92	91	90	89	87	85	83	81	79	78

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	57	58	58	58	59	59	59	59	59	60	59	60	63	63	64	66	66	67	69	70	70	71	73	74
Thu	75	76	77	77	77	78	79	80	80	81	84	84	85	86	87	88	92	94	96	98	108	117	117	115
Fri	113	109	105	104	105	104	103	102	100	99	99	99	96	94	92	89	86	83	79	76	74	72	71	70
Sat	69	69	69	69	68	67	66	66	65	65	65	65	66	67	66	67	67	67	68	68	67	67	67	67
Sun	67	67	66	66	66	66	67	67	67	67	66	65	64	63	63	62	63	64	64	64	64	65	65	65
Mon	66	66	66	67	67	67	68	68	68	68	69	70	72	73	76	77	78	79	81	83	85	87	89	90
Tue	91	91	92	93	94	95	95	96	96	96	95	97	95	94	92	91	90	89	87	85	83	81	79	78