Kedah API today

• Sungai Petani53
  Moderate
• Kulim Hi-Tech47
  Good
• Alor Setar39
  Good
• Langkawi35
  Good

Common questions: Kedah API

What is the API in Kedah right now?

The highest reading in Kedah is 53 (Moderate) at the Sungai Petani station, as of 06:00 MYT, 4 Nov. Sensitive people (asthma, elderly, children) should cut back on long or strenuous outdoor activity.

How many stations monitor Kedah?

4 Department of Environment stations report in Kedah: Alor Setar, Kulim Hi-Tech, Langkawi, Sungai Petani. None is at an unhealthy level right now.

Are schools in Kedah closed because of haze?

Since October 2026, schools in an affected area close when the API goes above 180, or stays above 150 for three days in a row, on the instruction of the Ministry of Education or the State Education Department, not from this number alone. The current reading of 53 is well below that level.

When is haze season in Kedah?

The Peninsula's west coast has two risky windows: February to April, when haze is more local, and July to October, the worst window, when the southwest monsoon carries smoke from regional forest and peatland fires. El Niño years are usually worse.

• Good

  0–50
• Moderate

  51–100
• Unhealthy

  101–200
• Very Unhealthy

  201–300
• Hazardous

  301–500
• Emergency

  500+