George Town API today
The latest API reading for George Town, Penang, refreshed every hour.
Sensitive people (asthma, elderly, children) should cut back on long or strenuous outdoor activity.
Official Department of Environment readings, updated hourly. Each city is represented by a single monitoring station. For all 68 stations, see the official APIMS.
Official APIMS readings3-day forecastForecast
Modelled estimate, not an official reading.
- Today49APIGood
PM2.5 ≈ 11.7 µg/m³
- Tomorrow61APIModerate
PM2.5 ≈ 19.6 µg/m³
- 21 Sep63APIModerate
PM2.5 ≈ 21.2 µg/m³
This forecast comes from the Open-Meteo (CAMS) model, not from Department of Environment readings. It shows the expected direction of travel, not an official value. For health decisions, use the current reading above.
Forecast by Open-Meteo.com · CC BY 4.0 · Modified: modelled concentrations are converted to the Malaysian Air Pollutant Index.
Daily history
Not enough daily data yet. History builds up day by day.
Stations in Penang
All stations- Seberang Jaya54Moderate
- Seberang Perai54Moderate
- Balik Pulau40Good
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The API scale
0 to 500. Higher is worse.
- Good0–50
- Moderate51–100
- Unhealthy101–200
- Very Unhealthy201–300
- Hazardous301–500
- Emergency500+