Malaysia · MYT
Tue, 15 Sept 2026
Timezone Guide
Johor Bahru, Malaysia runs on UTC+8. This time zone stays fixed year-round at UTC+8 — daylight saving time is not observed. There is a 12-hour difference between Johor Bahru and New York. Standard working hours don't overlap at all with New York, so meetings need an early or late slot on one side. There is a 7-hour difference between Johor Bahru and London. Standard 9-to-6 working hours overlap for about 2 hours a day with London. A good time to connect: 16:00–18:00 in Johor Bahru lines up with 09:00–11:00 in London. There is a 1-hour difference between Johor Bahru and Tokyo. Standard 9-to-6 working hours overlap for about 8 hours a day with Tokyo. A good time to connect: 09:00–17:00 in Johor Bahru lines up with 10:00–18:00 in Tokyo. This timezone is also shared with cities such as Singapore, Kuala Lumpur, Manila. Keeping these offsets in mind makes it easier to schedule calls or travel to and from Johor Bahru.
Practical Info
Johor Bahru (Malaysia) is home to roughly 1.7M people. Today brings about 12.2 hours of daylight: sunrise at 07:00, sunset at 19:12. This time zone stays fixed year-round at UTC+8 — daylight saving time is not observed. It sits in the Northern Hemisphere, about 1° north of the equator. Traffic drives on the left.
Flag
Malaysia
Capital
Kuala Lumpur
Continent
Asia
Time Zone
MYT · Asia/Kuala_Lumpur
Coordinates
1.49°N, 103.74°E
Currency
MYR (RM)
Calling Code
+60
Driving Side
Left
Hemisphere
Northern
Language
Malay
Measurement System
Metric
Did You Know?
The Johor–Singapore Causeway carries on the order of 300,000 crossings a day, which makes it one of the busiest land border crossings anywhere. It has been in service since 1924 and was briefly blown up in 1942.
The clock: both sides keep UTC+8. Singapore adopted it in 1982 specifically so that this crossing would not involve a time change.
Annual Daylight
Working Hours
4h overlap