Kota Kinabalu keeps UTC+8 all year, 8 hours ahead of UTC. Kota Kinabalu does not use daylight saving time, so the offset never changes and the gap to any other fixed-offset city is the same in January as in July. The clock above is the live local time in Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia, to the second.
About time in Kota Kinabalu
Kota Kinabalu operates on the Asia/Kuching time zone. Kota Kinabalu is on UTC+8 all year, 8 hours ahead of UTC. Located in Malaysia at 5.98°N, 116.07°E, the city’s sunrise, sunset and day length shift through the year with the seasons. Whether you are scheduling a call with someone in Kota Kinabalu, planning travel, or coordinating remote work across time zones, the live clock above always shows the exact current time.
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Frequently asked questions
What time is it in Kota Kinabalu right now?
The clock above shows the exact local time in Kota Kinabalu, updated every second. Kota Kinabalu is on UTC+8 all year, 8 hours ahead of UTC.
What time zone is Kota Kinabalu in?
Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia uses the Asia/Kuching time zone. That is UTC+8 all year, and it does not change with the season.
Does Kota Kinabalu observe daylight saving time?
No. Kota Kinabalu stays on UTC+8 all year round, so the offset never changes and there is no clock change to plan around.
How far ahead or behind is Kota Kinabalu?
Kota Kinabalu is 8 hours ahead of UTC, every day of the year. Use the comparison list above to see the current time in major world cities relative to Kota Kinabalu.
Kota Kinabalu time zone explained
Kota Kinabalu follows the Asia/Kuching time zone, UTC+8 at mid-year. No daylight saving is observed, so the offset from UTC never changes. The zone abbreviation is +08 in January all year.
Time difference from Kota Kinabalu to major cities
Kota Kinabalu is 7 hours ahead of London
Kota Kinabalu is 12 hours ahead of New York
Kota Kinabalu is 15 hours ahead of Los Angeles
Kota Kinabalu is 6 hours ahead of Paris
Kota Kinabalu is 4 hours ahead of Dubai
Kota Kinabalu is the same time as Singapore
Kota Kinabalu is 1 hour behind Tokyo
Kota Kinabalu is 2 hours behind Sydney
Differences use mid-year offsets; daylight saving in either city can shift them by an hour. For exact call windows use the Meeting Planner or the time-zone converter.
Sunrise lands around 05:49 (solar time) in June and about 06:10 in December. Day length is fairly stable through the year at this latitude, which keeps schedules predictable.
Approximate sunrise by month (solar time)
Jan 06:09
Feb 06:05
Mar 06:01
Apr 05:56
May 05:51
Jun 05:49
Jul 05:50
Aug 05:54
Sep 05:59
Oct 06:04
Nov 06:08
Dec 06:10
Values are computed from latitude for mid-month and shown in local solar time; clock time can differ up to an hour or more with daylight saving and position within the time zone.
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