Air quality

Air quality in Kampung Pasir Gudang Baru today

Updated

Moderate (US AQI 72) Acceptable for most people. Unusually sensitive people should consider shortening long or heavy exertion outdoors. Model estimate for Mon, Oct 26, 3:00 am (19:00 UTC).

Live AQI, PM2.5, PM10 and ozone for Kampung Pasir Gudang Baru, Johor, Malaysia, with a 48-hour forecast and the best time to be outside.

US AQI now
72 Moderate
PM2.5
6.8 µg/m³ 0.5× WHO 24-h guideline
PM10
7 µg/m³
Ozone
33 µg/m³
Dominant pollutant
PM2.5 sub-index 72
Best hour today
4:00 pm AQI 58
European AQI
37

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Air quality in Kampung Pasir Gudang Baru right now

Right now the modelled US Air Quality Index for Kampung Pasir Gudang Baru, Johor, Malaysia is 72, which falls in the "Moderate" band (up to 100). Acceptable for most people. Unusually sensitive people should consider shortening long or heavy exertion outdoors.

The index is driven mainly by PM2.5, whose own sub-index is 72. Fine and coarse particles come from traffic, heating, industry, dust and smoke; they build up on calm nights and clear when wind or rain arrives.

PM2.5 is 6.8 µg/m³, within the WHO 24-hour guideline of 15 µg/m³; PM10 is 7 µg/m³ against a guideline of 45; ozone is 33 µg/m³ (below the WHO 8-hour level of 100); nitrogen dioxide is 23 µg/m³ (below the 24-hour guideline of 25).

Also this hour: carbon monoxide 755 µg/m³.

NASA FIRMS shows 16 fire hotspots within 300 km in the last day (nearest about 298 km), but particle levels are not elevated enough to point to smoke right now.

Kampung Pasir Gudang Baru AQI forecast: next 48 hours

Over the next 24 hours the AQI is forecast to range from 58 around Mon 4:00 pm to 72 around Mon 3:00 am, staying "Moderate" throughout.

The following day is expected to be worse, averaging about 94 against 62 for the next 24 hours.

Local time (Asia/Kuala_Lumpur)US AQICategoryPM2.5 µg/m³PM10 µg/m³Ozone µg/m³
Mon 3:00 am72Moderate6.8733
Mon 6:00 am66Moderate6621
Mon 9:00 am63Moderate8.9934
Mon 12:00 pm61Moderate13.91478
Mon 3:00 pm59Moderate19.52075
Mon 6:00 pm58Moderate22.62345
Mon 9:00 pm59Moderate32.63321
Tue 12:00 am63Moderate26.12621
Tue 3:00 am67Moderate26.72723
Tue 6:00 am70Moderate15.31526
Tue 9:00 am71Moderate10.51174
Tue 12:00 pm71Moderate14.515194
Tue 3:00 pm92Moderate25.326210
Tue 6:00 pm171Unhealthy28.529121
Tue 9:00 pm133Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups323253
Wed 12:00 am74Moderate23.12343
Wed 3:00 am73Moderate18.31833

Every third hour of the CAMS forecast via Open-Meteo. US AQI uses rolling averages (24 h for particles, 8 h for ozone), so it moves more slowly than the hourly concentrations.

Best time to be outside in Kampung Pasir Gudang Baru today

Between 6 am and 9 pm local time, the cleanest air today is forecast around 4:00 pm (AQI 58, Moderate) and the worst around 6:00 am (AQI 66). The difference across the day is small, so timing matters little.

Kampung Pasir Gudang Baru vs the rest of Malaysia

Across 55 Malaysia cities we track, the average US AQI right now is 60 (Moderate). Kampung Pasir Gudang Baru at 72 is 12 points worse than average.

It ranks 52 of 55 from cleanest to most polluted; the cleanest is Ipoh (16) and the most polluted Kuching (153).

For context, the median across 3,909 cities worldwide is 56.

Air quality in cities near Kampung Pasir Gudang Baru

CityDistanceUS AQICategoryPM2.5 µg/m³
Masai2 km72Moderate6.8
Pasir Gudang3 km72Moderate6.8
Bandar Seri Alam4 km72Moderate6.8
Sembawang Estate6 km65Moderate6.9
Yishun New Town7 km65Moderate6.9
Punggol7 km72Moderate6.8
Pelentong8 km65Moderate6.9
Sengkang New Town9 km72Moderate6.8

Model vs measured

We found no measured PM2.5 sensor cell within 25 km of Kampung Pasir Gudang Baru, so the numbers on this page are model estimates. Models capture regional pollution well but can miss very local sources such as a busy road or a nearby fire.

Advice for sensitive groups

At 72, most people are fine outdoors. If you are unusually sensitive to PM2.5, keep long or intense workouts to the cleaner hours shown above.

What the US AQI numbers mean

US AQICategoryWhat it means
0-50GoodAir quality is satisfactory and poses little or no risk; a good time for outdoor activity.
51-100ModerateAcceptable for most people. Unusually sensitive people should consider shortening long or heavy exertion outdoors.
101-150Unhealthy for Sensitive GroupsPeople with heart or lung disease, older adults, children and teens should cut back on prolonged or heavy exertion outdoors.
151-200UnhealthyEveryone should reduce prolonged or heavy exertion outdoors; sensitive groups should avoid it and keep windows closed.
201-300Very UnhealthyHealth alert: everyone should avoid prolonged or heavy exertion outdoors, and sensitive groups should stay indoors.
301-500HazardousEmergency conditions: everyone should avoid all outdoor physical activity and stay indoors with filtered air if possible. The scale tops out at 500; heavier dust or smoke is shown as 500.

Values on this page are modelled by CAMS (Copernicus) and served by Open-Meteo; they are estimates for the area around the city centre, not readings from an official monitor.

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Data: Open-Meteo Air Quality API, Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service (CAMS), NASA FIRMS.