Kuala Lumpur Federal Territory API today

• Batu Muda73
  Moderate
• Cheras59
  Moderate

Common questions: Kuala Lumpur Federal Territory API

What is the API in Kuala Lumpur Federal Territory right now?

The highest reading in Kuala Lumpur Federal Territory is 73 (Moderate) at the Batu Muda 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 Kuala Lumpur Federal Territory?

2 Department of Environment stations report in Kuala Lumpur Federal Territory: Batu Muda, Cheras. None is at an unhealthy level right now.

Are schools in Kuala Lumpur Federal Territory 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 73 is well below that level.

When is haze season in Kuala Lumpur Federal Territory?

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+