Penang API today

• Seberang Perai65
  Moderate
• Minden54
  Moderate
• Seberang Jaya53
  Moderate
• Balik Pulau45
  Good

Common questions: Penang API

What is the API in Penang right now?

The highest reading in Penang is 65 (Moderate) at the Seberang Perai 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 Penang?

4 Department of Environment stations report in Penang: Balik Pulau, Minden, Seberang Jaya, Seberang Perai. None is at an unhealthy level right now.

Are schools in Penang 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 65 is well below that level.

When is haze season in Penang?

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+