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Balik Pulau air quality today

Kualiti udara Balik Pulau, Penang hari ini · Indeks Pencemaran Udara (IPU)

US AQI · PM2.5

59Moderate

Official DOE API: 53

Calculated from DOE’s rounded PM2.5 API using a 24-hour average and US AQI breakpoints. Not an official all-pollutant US AQI or real-time NowCast. Calculation details

Official DOE API reading

Bacaan semasa

Air quality at Balik Pulau, Penang is moderate with an Air Pollutant Index (API) of 53 at 08:00 MYT, 20 Oct 2026, driven by PM2.5.

Kualiti udara di Balik Pulau, Penang berada pada tahap sederhana dengan bacaan IPU 53 pada 08:00 MYT, 20 Oct 2026, disebabkan oleh PM2.5.

API / IPU
53
Category
ModerateSederhana
Observed
08:00 MYT, 20 Oct 2026
Main pollutant
PM2.5
Location
Balik Pulau, PULAU PINANG5.337, 100.217

Source: Department of Environment Malaysia (Jabatan Alam Sekitar). Hourly station measurement, updated as DOE publishes it.

Understanding the official DOE API

Maksud bacaan ini

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
APICategoryKategori
0–50GoodBaik
51–100ModerateSederhana
101–200UnhealthyTidak Sihat
201–300Very UnhealthySangat Tidak Sihat
301+HazardousBerbahaya
US AQI scale
AQICategory
0–50Good
51–100Moderate
101–150Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups
151–200Unhealthy
201–300Very Unhealthy
301+Hazardous