Kuala Lumpur
8 monitoring stations · readings from 161 to 172
Average AQI
Air quality in Kuala Lumpur
Air quality in Kuala Lumpur is currently 165 on the AQI scale, which falls in the Unhealthy 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 161 at the cleanest to 172 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 levels
Outdoor activity
Everyone may begin to feel effects. Move workouts indoors and keep time outside brief.
Sensitive groups
Avoid prolonged exertion outdoors entirely. Watch for coughing, wheezing or shortness of breath.
Indoor air
Close windows, run a purifier, and avoid anything that adds particles indoors — frying, incense, candles.
Cities in Kuala Lumpur
About Kuala Lumpur
Coordinates
3.153, 101.700
Centroid of monitored stations
Stations
8
Reporting in this area
Spread
161 – 172
Cleanest to worst station reading
Other regions nearby
Kuala Lumpur air quality, answered
Kuala Lumpur is currently reading an AQI of 165, which is Unhealthy. It is the average across 8 reporting stations.
Everyone may begin to feel effects. Move workouts indoors and keep time outside brief. Avoid prolonged exertion outdoors entirely. Watch for coughing, wheezing or shortness of breath.
165 sits in the Unhealthy 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 161 and 172.
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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