Can I fly a drone in Kuching today?
CAUTIONEXTRA CARE
Flyable with care — at least one factor is marginal.
Conditions right now in Kuching
Wind
1.9 m/s
Gusts
3.6 m/s
Rain
0 mm
Visibility
10.9 km
Temperature
24.7°C
PM2.5
36.3 µg/m³
Haze (API)
70 Moderate
Sunrise / sunset
06:25 – 18:30
Next 48 hours
Close to an airport
Kuching sits about 8.35 km from Kuching International Airport. That is outside the tight ring, but controlled airspace around a real aerodrome usually reaches further, so treat this as needing permission until you have confirmed otherwise. See Malaysia drone rules.
Flying a drone in Kuching
This page scores live conditions at Kuching (1.5598, 110.3454) into a single GO / CAUTION / NO-GO verdict for your drone class. It combines wind and gusts at flight altitude, rain, thunderstorm risk (CAPE), visibility, haze (PM2.5) and temperature - whichever factor is worst sets the verdict.
Like the rest of Malaysia, Kuching is equatorial: mornings are usually the calmest window, storm energy builds through midday, and thunderstorms are most common from mid-afternoon into the evening. Check the hourly timeline above before committing to a time, and re-check on site - a forecast made hours earlier can be stale by takeoff.