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60API
Station Tawau, SABAH · 06:00 MYT

Tawau API today

ModeratePM2.5 ≈ 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.

Last 24 hours58 – 61

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
    49API
    Good

    PM2.5 ≈ 11.8 µg/m³

  2. 5 Nov
    33API
    Good

    PM2.5 ≈ 7.9 µg/m³

  3. 6 Nov
    31API
    Good

    PM2.5 ≈ 7.4 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 Nov61HighAverage 60 · Low 60
6 Oct0 – 2004 Nov

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Stations in Sabah

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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: Tawau API

What is the API in Tawau right now?
The API in Tawau is 60 (Moderate) as of 06:00 MYT, 4 Nov, read at the Department of Environment's Tawau, SABAH station. Sensitive people (asthma, elderly, children) should cut back on long or strenuous outdoor activity.
Which station represents Tawau?
Tawau's reading here comes from the Department of Environment's Tawau, SABAH station (CA48S), 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 Tawau tomorrow?
The Open-Meteo (CAMS) model puts tomorrow's API at around 33 (Good). That is a modelled forecast, not an official Department of Environment reading.
What has the highest reading in Tawau been lately?
Over the last 30 days, the highest reading was 156 on 7 Oct. The daily average across that period was around 84.
Are schools in Tawau 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 Tawau?
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+