Kuala Lumpur air quality today

Kualiti udara Kuala Lumpur hari ini

US AQI (PM2.5): 62 · Moderate.

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.

Kuala Lumpur air quality is moderate with an Air Pollutant Index (API) of 55, measured at 20:00 MYT, 6 Nov 2026 at the Cheras station, 5.0 km from the city centre.

Kualiti udara Kuala Lumpur berada pada tahap sederhana dengan bacaan Indeks Pencemaran Udara (IPU) 55 pada 20:00 MYT, 6 Nov 2026 di stesen Cheras, 5.0 km dari pusat bandar.

US AQI (PM2.5)
62Moderate
Official DOE API / IPU
55
DOE API category
ModerateSederhana
Station
Cheras5.0 km · WP Kuala Lumpur
Observed
20:00 MYT, 6 Nov 2026
Main pollutant
PM2.5

Source: Department of Environment Malaysia (Jabatan Alam Sekitar), nearest station to the Kuala Lumpur city centre. A station reading, not a city average.

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
Malaysia

Kuala Lumpur air quality and haze

US Air Quality Index (AQI) · PM2.5

62
Air qualityModerate
GoodHazardous

PM2.5 · 24-hour average · How this is calculated

Cheras station · 5.0 kmReading time unavailable

Official DOE API: 55

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About Kuala Lumpur air quality

The main number is PM2.5 US AQI calculated from Malaysia’s official Air Pollutant Index (API). We derive the 24-hour PM2.5 concentration from the rounded API and apply US thresholds. It is not an official all-pollutant AQI or a real-time NowCast.

The source API comes from the nearest DOE monitor within 75 km of the city centre. It is a station reading, not a city average. The app checks for updates every five minutes and shows the age of the observation.

The Petronas Twin Towers artwork is an illustration. The haze effect follows the API reading; it is not a camera view.

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