Air Quality in Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia

Heavy Rain
25.3°C · 90.9% humidity
25.3°
Feels 25.3°
166
Unhealthy
Everyone should reduce prolonged outdoor exertion.
2 stations

Nearby Monitoring Stations

AQI Forecast Calibrated
120 1pm
120
120
166 4pm
153
143
136 7pm
132
128
125 10pm
123
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121 1am
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120
120 4am
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119 7am
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119
119 10am
119
119
Station readings 12h ago
AQI 94
PM2.5 32.5 µg/m³ · 12h ago
CAMS model adj +36
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AD 728×90

Air Quality Index Trend

4h · 1 stn

Kota Kinabalu's air quality is affected by vehicle emissions, industrial activity, and periodic transboundary haze from agricultural burning. The dry season tends to produce elevated particulate levels. Current PM2.5 concentration in Kota Kinabalu is 5.7× the WHO 24-hour guideline of 15 µg/m³.

90.9%
Humidity
114.1 km/h
Wind SSW
1011.0 hPa
Pressure
4.4
UV Moderate
GoodModerateUSGUnhealthyVery UnhealthyHazardous

Which pollutant is driving the AQI?

PM2.5▲
166
85.08 µg/m³
PM10
44
48.05 µg/m³
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What is the weather forecast for Kota Kinabalu?

Temperature & Precipitation

PM2.5 Trend

4h · 1 station
PM2.585.08 µg/m³ ×5.7 WHO
Unhealthy
PM1048.05 µg/m³
Good
UV INDEX4.4
Moderate
AD 300×250
Station readings (2 stations within 25 km)
85.08
Median
138.01
Average
36.7
Low
239.32
High
PM2.5 µg/m³ · Model: 23.6 · Bias: -61.5

What is the 7-day forecast for Kota Kinabalu?

09-05
28.3° 25.3°
20.75 mm
09-06
29.6° 27.5°
7.94 mm
09-07
29.9° 27.7°
3.5 mm
09-08
29.7° 27.6°
3.25 mm
09-09
28.8° 26.2°
14.87 mm
09-10
28.8° 27.3°
1.25 mm
09-11
29.3° 25.5°
1.69 mm
Both models agree Avg diff: 1.5°C

Where are air quality stations near Kota Kinabalu?

156
Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, Malaysia
9.6 km PM2.5: 65.2 µg/m³
108
Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, Malaysia
9.6 km PM2.5: 38.3 µg/m³
95
Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, Malaysia
9.6 km PM2.5: 33.0 µg/m³
155
Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, Malaysia
9.6 km PM2.5: 63.2 µg/m³
347
MCAQM003, station
17.1 km PM2.5: 308.2 µg/m³ PM10: 323.2 µg/m³

What cities are near Kota Kinabalu?

120 Putatan 108 Petagas 144 Donggongon 104 Kinarut 154 Papar 82 Tambunan 81 Ranau 94 Kuala Penyu 95 Keningau 170 Beaufort
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Data sources: AQI from ground-level monitoring stations via AQICN. Weather forecast from ECMWF (IFS & CAMS models). AQI calculated using US EPA standard. Updated 2026-09-05T08:06 UTC.