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53API
Station Kuching, SARAWAK · 06:00 MYT

Kuching API today

ModeratePM2.5 ≈ 13.7 µg/m³ · 24-hour average≈ US AQI 60 (Moderate) · estimate, for comparison with international apps

Sensitive people (asthma, elderly, children) should cut back on long or strenuous outdoor activity.

Last 24 hours41 – 53

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 readings

3-day forecastForecast

Modelled estimate, not an official reading.

  1. Tomorrow
    55API
    Moderate

    PM2.5 ≈ 14.9 µg/m³

  2. 5 Nov
    42API
    Good

    PM2.5 ≈ 10 µg/m³

  3. 6 Nov
    31API
    Good

    PM2.5 ≈ 7.5 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 and weather by Open-Meteo.com · CC BY 4.0 · Modified: modelled concentrations are converted to the Malaysian Air Pollutant Index.How accurate is the forecast?

Daily history

The highest reading each day over the last 30 days.

4 Nov53HighAverage 53 · Low 52
6 Oct0 – 2004 Nov

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Stations in Sarawak

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Other cities

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Ipoh
7
0
3
ModerateTasek Ipoh, PERAK
Kota Bharu
7
0
11
ModerateKota Bharu, KELANTAN
Shah Alam
7
0
2
ModerateShah Alam, SELANGOR
Klang
6
9
7
ModerateKlang, SELANGOR
Nilai
6
5
7
ModerateNilai, NEGERI SEMBILAN
Putrajaya
6
3
3
ModeratePutrajaya, W.P. PUTRAJAYA
Seremban
6
0
3
ModerateSeremban, NEGERI SEMBILAN

Common questions: Kuching API

What is the API in Kuching right now?
The API in Kuching is 53 (Moderate) as of 06:00 MYT, 4 Nov, read at the Department of Environment's Kuching, SARAWAK station. Sensitive people (asthma, elderly, children) should cut back on long or strenuous outdoor activity.
Which station represents Kuching?
Kuching's reading here comes from the Department of Environment's Kuching, SARAWAK station (CA65Q), about 3 km from the city centre. One station does not represent a whole city, so other parts of it can read differently.
What will the haze be like in Kuching tomorrow?
The Open-Meteo (CAMS) model puts tomorrow's API at around 42 (Good). That is a modelled forecast, not an official Department of Environment reading.
What has the highest reading in Kuching been lately?
Over the last 30 days, the highest reading was 188 on 25 Oct. The daily average across that period was around 87.
Are schools in Kuching 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 Kuching?
In Sabah, Sarawak and Labuan, the riskiest window is July to October, when forest and peatland fires on Borneo and across the region peak. El Niño years are usually worse, because dry peat catches fire more easily.

The API scale

0 to 500. Higher is worse.

  • Good0–50
  • Moderate51–100
  • Unhealthy101–200
  • Very Unhealthy201–300
  • Hazardous301–500
  • Emergency500+