Air quality in Kuching today
Malaysia · Updated Friday 08:00 (local time) · Model data from the Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service
Moderate European AQI
Sensitive people may want to take it easier outdoors.
Pollutants right now
| Pollutant | Value | Level |
|---|---|---|
| PM2.5 | 37 µg/m³ | Poor |
| PM10 | 38 µg/m³ | Fair |
| NO₂ | 24 µg/m³ | Good |
| O₃ | 42 µg/m³ | Good |
The pollutant that matters most in Kuching right now is PM2.5.
Forecast: next 24 hours
Over the next 24 hours the air in Kuching is expected to be worst around Fri 13:00 (AQI 69, poor). The cleanest hour is expected around Sat 05:00.
| Time | AQI | Level | PM2.5 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 09:00 | 55 | Moderate | 41 |
| Fri 12:00 | 67 | Poor | 35 |
| Fri 15:00 | 68 | Poor | 41 |
| Fri 18:00 | 50 | Moderate | 33 |
| Fri 21:00 | 55 | Moderate | 42 |
| Sat 00:00 | 48 | Moderate | 29 |
| Sat 03:00 | 46 | Moderate | 25 |
| Sat 06:00 | 42 | Moderate | 18 |
The last 30 days
Over the last 30 days the average daily AQI in Kuching was 94, with 21 day(s) rated poor or worse. The cleanest day was 15 Sept, the most polluted 30 Aug.
Questions and answers
- Is the air in Kuching good today?
- Right now the European Air Quality Index in Kuching is 52, which is moderate. Sensitive people may want to take it easier outdoors.
- What pollutes the air in Kuching?
- At the moment PM2.5 contributes most to the air quality index in Kuching. The index takes the worst of fine particles (PM2.5), coarser particles (PM10), nitrogen dioxide, ozone and sulphur dioxide.
- When will the air in Kuching be cleanest?
- Over the next 24 hours the air in Kuching is expected to be worst around Fri 13:00 (AQI 69, poor). The cleanest hour is expected around Sat 05:00.
- Where does this data come from?
- Wheezair shows model estimates from the Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service (CAMS), served by Open-Meteo: about 11 km resolution in Europe and 40 km elsewhere, updated daily. They are not station measurements, so a busy street can be worse than its city's value.