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Kota Kinabalu

UTC+8

Malaysia · MYT

Tropical
08:43:10Live

Tue, 15 Sept 2026

00:00↑ 06:00↓ 18:2424:00
Sunrise
06:00
Sunset
18:24
Daylight
12.4hrs
Population
500K
Season
Tropical
Next full moon
14 Jul
Buck Moon

Timezone Guide

Kota Kinabalu, 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 Kota Kinabalu 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 Kota Kinabalu 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 Kota Kinabalu lines up with 09:00–11:00 in London. There is a 1-hour difference between Kota Kinabalu 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 Kota Kinabalu 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 Kota Kinabalu.

Practical Info

Kota Kinabalu (Malaysia) is home to roughly 500K people. Today brings about 12.4 hours of daylight: sunrise at 06:00, sunset at 18:24. This time zone stays fixed year-round at UTC+8 — daylight saving time is not observed. It sits in the Northern Hemisphere, about 6° north of the equator. Traffic drives on the left.

Flag

Malaysia

Malaysia

Capital

Kuala Lumpur

Continent

Asia

Time Zone

MYT · Asia/Kuching

Coordinates

5.98°N, 116.07°E

Currency

MYR (RM)

Calling Code

+60

Driving Side

Left

Hemisphere

Northern

Language

Malay

Measurement System

Metric

Did You Know?

A Mountain That Is Still Growing

Mount Kinabalu rises to 4,095 metres behind the city and is still gaining roughly 5 mm a year as the granite beneath it continues to rise. It is one of the most biologically diverse sites on Earth, with over 5,000 plant species.

The clock: Kota Kinabalu keeps UTC+8 in Malaysian Borneo, and is far enough east that its sunsets come nearly forty minutes before Kuala Lumpur's on the same clock.

Annual Daylight

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Working Hours

4h overlap
Kota KinabaluUTC+8
06121824
Your locationUTC+3
06121824