Malaysia
Time now in Kota Bharu
Tuesday, 25 August 2026
Sunrise 07:05Sunset 07:21Time zone UTC +8
Time zone
Asia/Kuala_Lumpur
UTC offset
UTC +8
Daylight saving
Not in effect
Population
—
Sunrise
07:05
Sunset
07:21
Day length
12h 17m
Coordinates
6.06, 102.26
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About the time in Kota Bharu
Clocks in Kota Bharu stay put all year. There is no summer-time switch to remember, so UTC +8 is what you will get in January and in July alike — useful if you book recurring calls with people in Malaysia.
Kota Bharu runs on Asia/Kuala_Lumpur, which puts the city UTC +8 from Coordinated Universal Time right now. The clock at the top of this page is not copied from your device: it is anchored to our reference timestamp and re-rendered every second against the IANA time zone database, so it stays right even when a laptop or phone has quietly drifted.
If you are coordinating from another country, the shortcut is the working window: a normal Kota Bharu day of 09:00–17:00 falls between 01:00–09:00 UTC. Convert your own hours into UTC once and you can tell at a glance whether someone there is likely to be at their desk.
Frequently asked questions about time in Kota Bharu
- What are normal business hours in Kota Bharu in UTC?
- A 09:00–17:00 working day in Kota Bharu runs from 01:00–09:00 UTC today.
- How far ahead or behind UTC is Kota Bharu?
- Kota Bharu is UTC +8 at this moment; the offset is read live, so it already accounts for daylight saving.
- When do the sun rise and set in Kota Bharu today?
- Sunrise is at 07:05 and sunset at 07:21, giving 12h 17m of daylight.
- What time is it in Kota Bharu right now?
- The live clock above shows the current time in Kota Bharu, updating every second from Asia/Kuala_Lumpur (UTC +8).
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