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53API
Station Taiping, PERAK · 06:00 MYT

Taiping 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 hours53 – 56

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
    51API
    Moderate

    PM2.5 ≈ 12.4 µg/m³

  2. 5 Nov
    36API
    Good

    PM2.5 ≈ 8.6 µg/m³

  3. 6 Nov
    37API
    Good

    PM2.5 ≈ 8.9 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 Nov54HighAverage 53 · Low 53
6 Oct0 – 2004 Nov

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Stations in Perak

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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: Taiping API

What is the API in Taiping right now?
The API in Taiping is 53 (Moderate) as of 06:00 MYT, 4 Nov, read at the Department of Environment's Taiping, PERAK station. Sensitive people (asthma, elderly, children) should cut back on long or strenuous outdoor activity.
Which station represents Taiping?
Taiping's reading here comes from the Department of Environment's Taiping, PERAK station (CA10A), about 8 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 Taiping tomorrow?
The Open-Meteo (CAMS) model puts tomorrow's API at around 36 (Good). That is a modelled forecast, not an official Department of Environment reading.
What has the highest reading in Taiping been lately?
Over the last 30 days, the highest reading was 154 on 8 Oct. The daily average across that period was around 63.
Are schools in Taiping 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 Taiping?
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+