Updated MYThourly reading
Sabah API today
The highest reading in Sabah is 60 (Moderate) at the Tawau station, as of 06:00 MYT, 4 Nov.
60API
Highest in this stateTawauModeratePM2.5 ≈ 19.1 µg/m³ · 24-hour average≈ US AQI 70 (Moderate) · estimate, for comparison with international apps
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 readingsCities in Sabah
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Stations in Sabah
All stations- Tawau60Moderate
- Kimanis54Moderate
- Politeknik Kota Kinabalu53Moderate
- Keningau52Moderate
- Sandakan46Good
- Kota Kinabalu35Good
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Common questions: Sabah API
- What is the API in Sabah right now?
- The highest reading in Sabah is 60 (Moderate) at the Tawau 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 Sabah?
- 6 Department of Environment stations report in Sabah: Keningau, Kimanis, Kota Kinabalu, Politeknik Kota Kinabalu, Sandakan, Tawau. None is at an unhealthy level right now.
- Are schools in Sabah 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 60 is well below that level.
- When is haze season in Sabah?
- 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+