Malaysia · MYT
Tue, 15 Sept 2026
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
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?
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
Working Hours
4h overlap