21 – 27 Oct 2026 · Malaysia

Tawau weekly air quality

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

87.6Weekly mean AQI · Moderate

Official DOE API mean: 72.2. 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

150 eligible observations · 0 excluded.

-40.7 AQI compared with the previous week’s eligible mean of 128.3.

Peak AQI: 105 at Tawau · 23 Oct 2026, 12:00 (UTC+8).

Daily US AQI (PM2.5)

Low 71High 105AQI

21 Oct27 Oct

27 OctDaily mean · Peak 8179.8Avg AQI

Based on 6 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
2026-10-21	73.6Moderate	75	24 / 0
2026-10-22	77.5Moderate	90	24 / 0
2026-10-23	99.2Moderate	105	24 / 0
2026-10-24	88.9Moderate	97	24 / 0
2026-10-25	101.3Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups	105	24 / 0
2026-10-26	87.1Moderate	96	24 / 0
2026-10-27	79.8Moderate	81	6 / 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
2026-10-21	75	75	74	72	71	71	72	72	72	74	74	72	75	74	74	74	75	75	75	74	74	74	74	74
2026-10-22	74	74	74	74	74	75	75	75	75	74	74	74	72	74	75	77	78	80	80	83	84	87	88	90
2026-10-23	91	93	94	96	97	99	99	99	99	101	103	103	105	103	103	105	105	103	103	101	97	96	94	91
2026-10-24	90	90	88	87	86	86	86	86	86	87	87	88	86	88	88	88	88	88	90	91	93	94	96	97
2026-10-25	97	99	99	99	101	101	103	103	105	105	103	105	105	103	103	103	103	103	101	101	99	99	96	96
2026-10-26	96	94	94	93	91	91	90	90	88	88	88	86	86	87	86	86	84	83	83	83	81	81	80	81
2026-10-27	81	80	80	80	80	78	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—

Observation categories

Good: 0

Moderate: 123

Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups: 27

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

Tawau air quality.
Weekly station review.

21 – 27 Oct 20267 days · Sabah

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

During the week of 21 – 27 Oct 2026, air quality at Tawau averaged an Air Pollutant Index (API) of 72.2 (Moderate). Readings peaked at 83.

Station weekly average

72.2API

Moderate · Sederhana

Daily averages62.9 – 81.1 APIWed → Tue

Explore the week

Week's peak reading: 83ModeratePeak during 7-day window
Rank in Sabah: #6of 6 stationsState avg: 60.8 API
Good to Moderate air: 100%of hourly readings150 readings recorded
National standing: #32of 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 · 0–100 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, 21 Oct	62.9	61	64
Thu, 22 Oct	65.5	62	74
Fri, 23 Oct	79.9	75	83
Sat, 24 Oct	73.3	71	79
Sun, 25 Oct	81.1	78	83
Mon, 26 Oct	72	67	78
Tue, 27 Oct	67	66	68

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

0255075100APIBrighter cells ran hazier than the rest of this week (61 – 83 API)

Haziest hour of the week: Fri at 12:00 MYT, averaging API 83 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	64	64	63	62	61	61	62	62	62	63	63	62	64	63	63	63	64	64	64	63	63	63	63	63
Thu	63	63	63	63	63	64	64	64	64	63	63	63	62	63	64	65	66	67	67	69	70	72	73	74
Fri	75	76	77	78	79	80	80	80	80	81	82	82	83	82	82	83	83	82	82	81	79	78	77	75
Sat	74	74	73	72	71	71	71	71	71	72	72	73	71	73	73	73	73	73	74	75	76	77	78	79
Sun	79	80	80	80	81	81	82	82	83	83	82	83	83	82	82	82	82	82	81	81	80	80	78	78
Mon	78	77	77	76	75	75	74	74	73	73	73	71	71	72	71	71	70	69	69	69	68	68	67	68
Tue	68	67	67	67	67	66	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—

How the readings split

Pecahan bacaan mengikut kategori IPU

GoodBaik0%0
ModerateSederhana100%150
UnhealthyTidak Sihat0%0
Very UnhealthySangat Tidak Sihat0%0
HazardousBerbahaya0%0

Based on 150 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

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	64	64	63	62	61	61	62	62	62	63	63	62	64	63	63	63	64	64	64	63	63	63	63	63
Thu	63	63	63	63	63	64	64	64	64	63	63	63	62	63	64	65	66	67	67	69	70	72	73	74
Fri	75	76	77	78	79	80	80	80	80	81	82	82	83	82	82	83	83	82	82	81	79	78	77	75
Sat	74	74	73	72	71	71	71	71	71	72	72	73	71	73	73	73	73	73	74	75	76	77	78	79
Sun	79	80	80	80	81	81	82	82	83	83	82	83	83	82	82	82	82	82	81	81	80	80	78	78
Mon	78	77	77	76	75	75	74	74	73	73	73	71	71	72	71	71	70	69	69	69	68	68	67	68
Tue	68	67	67	67	67	66	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—

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	64	64	63	62	61	61	62	62	62	63	63	62	64	63	63	63	64	64	64	63	63	63	63	63
Thu	63	63	63	63	63	64	64	64	64	63	63	63	62	63	64	65	66	67	67	69	70	72	73	74
Fri	75	76	77	78	79	80	80	80	80	81	82	82	83	82	82	83	83	82	82	81	79	78	77	75
Sat	74	74	73	72	71	71	71	71	71	72	72	73	71	73	73	73	73	73	74	75	76	77	78	79
Sun	79	80	80	80	81	81	82	82	83	83	82	83	83	82	82	82	82	82	81	81	80	80	78	78
Mon	78	77	77	76	75	75	74	74	73	73	73	71	71	72	71	71	70	69	69	69	68	68	67	68
Tue	68	67	67	67	67	66	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—