Current time in Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia
Malaysia Time
UTC+08:00- Time zone
- Malaysia Time · Asia/Kuching
- UTC offset now
- UTC+08:00
- Abbreviation
- MYT
- Daylight saving
- Not observed: UTC+8 all year.
No clock changes are scheduled.
- Difference from you
- —
- Location
- Sabah, Malaysia · 5.97° N, 116.07° E
- Population
- 500,421
Sun and clock
On average the sun stands highest over Kota Kinabalu at about 12:16 standard time: the clock runs about 16 min ahead of the sun. Over the year, solar noon falls between 11:59 and 12:30 on the local clock.
| 2026 | Sunrise | Sunset | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox (Mar 20) | 06:20 | 18:26 | 12h 06m |
| June solstice (Jun 21) | 06:03 | 18:31 | 12h 28m |
| September equinox (Sep 23) | 06:04 | 18:11 | 12h 06m |
| December solstice (Dec 22) | 06:20 | 18:07 | 11h 47m |
Sunrise–sunset today: 06:03–18:08 (12 h 5 min of daylight)
Times are local clock times for the city centre, computed with the NOAA solar equations; hills and refraction can shift them by a few minutes.
Nearby cities
- Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei · 170 km
- Zamboanga, Philippines · 670 km
- Pontianak, Indonesia · 1,000 km · clock 1 h behind
- Davao, Philippines · 1,060 km
- Manila, Philippines · 1,100 km
- Quezon City, Philippines · 1,110 km
Nearest cities abroad on the same clock all year
- Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei · 170 km
- Zamboanga, Philippines · 670 km
- Davao, Philippines · 1,060 km
- Manila, Philippines · 1,100 km
- Quezon City, Philippines · 1,110 km
- Makassar, Indonesia · 1,290 km