Kuala Lumpur
8 monitoring stations · readings from 131 to 153
Average AQI
Air quality in Kuala Lumpur
Air quality in Kuala Lumpur is currently 141 on the AQI scale, which falls in the Unhealthy for Sensitive band. That number is the average across every monitoring station reporting in Kuala Lumpur right now.
We aggregate 8 stations across Kuala Lumpur. Individual stations range from 131 at the cleanest to 153 at the worst, so conditions vary across Kuala Lumpur — the local figure matters more than the average.
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Readings refresh hourly from the official monitoring networks we track. Conditions can change quickly, so check back before planning time outdoors.
What to do at unhealthy for sensitive levels
Outdoor activity
Healthy adults are unlikely to be affected, but shorten heavy exertion outdoors and take breaks.
Sensitive groups
Children, older adults, pregnant people and anyone with asthma, COPD or heart disease should cut back on prolonged outdoor exertion.
Indoor air
Keep windows shut during the worst hours and run a purifier with a HEPA filter if you have one.
Cities in Kuala Lumpur
About Kuala Lumpur
Coordinates
3.153, 101.700
Centroid of monitored stations
Stations
8
Reporting in this area
Spread
131 – 153
Cleanest to worst station reading
Other regions nearby
Kuala Lumpur air quality, answered
Kuala Lumpur is currently reading an AQI of 141, which is Unhealthy for Sensitive. It is the average across 8 reporting stations.
Healthy adults are unlikely to be affected, but shorten heavy exertion outdoors and take breaks. Children, older adults, pregnant people and anyone with asthma, COPD or heart disease should cut back on prolonged outdoor exertion.
141 sits in the Unhealthy for Sensitive band of the air quality index. The index runs from 0 to 500, and the lower the number the cleaner the air.
We currently aggregate 8 stations in Kuala Lumpur, reading between 131 and 153.
Hourly. We pull from the official monitoring networks that publish for this region, and this page refreshes on the same cadence.
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