Shah Alam API today
ModeratePM2.5 ≈ 27 µg/m³ · 24-hour average≈ US AQI 84 (Moderate) · estimate, for comparison with international appsSensitive 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.
- Tomorrow74APIModerate
PM2.5 ≈ 30 µg/m³
- 5 Nov66APIModerate
PM2.5 ≈ 23.9 µg/m³
- 6 Nov70APIModerate
PM2.5 ≈ 26.6 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.
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Stations in Selangor
All stations- JOHAN SETIA75Moderate
- Klang69Moderate
- Petaling Jaya62Moderate
- Banting61Moderate
- Kuala Selangor56Moderate
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Common questions: Shah Alam API
- What is the API in Shah Alam right now?
- The API in Shah Alam is 70 (Moderate) as of 06:00 MYT, 4 Nov, read at the Department of Environment's Shah Alam, SELANGOR station. Sensitive people (asthma, elderly, children) should cut back on long or strenuous outdoor activity.
- Which station represents Shah Alam?
- Shah Alam's reading here comes from the Department of Environment's Shah Alam, SELANGOR station (CA20B), about 5 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 Shah Alam tomorrow?
- The Open-Meteo (CAMS) model puts tomorrow's API at around 66 (Moderate). That is a modelled forecast, not an official Department of Environment reading.
- What has the highest reading in Shah Alam been lately?
- Over the last 30 days, the highest reading was 183 on 15 Oct. The daily average across that period was around 116.
- Are schools in Shah Alam 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 70 is well below that level.
- When is haze season in Shah Alam?
- 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.
The API scale
0 to 500. Higher is worse.
- Good0–50
- Moderate51–100
- Unhealthy101–200
- Very Unhealthy201–300
- Hazardous301–500
- Emergency500+