Geographic position of Kota Bharu

Kota Bharu is located in the Northern Hemisphere and the Eastern Hemisphere. Its coordinates are 6.1236° N, 102.2433° E.

Kota Bharu lies in the tropical latitude zone. This latitude affects daylight length, seasonal variation and how local solar time compares with standard clock time.

Antipode of Kota Bharu

The point on Earth exactly opposite Kota Bharu is near Chiclayo - when it's noon in Kota Bharu, it's close to midnight there.

Golden Hour & Blue Hour in Kota Bharu

Approximate times based on sunrise/sunset. Actual golden hour quality varies with weather and season.

Current Season in Kota Bharu

Kota Bharu is currently in Autumn. Autumn begins around September 22, which is 4 days from now.

Because Kota Bharu is in the Northern Hemisphere, its seasons run opposite to cities in the other hemisphere. When it is autumn here, places on the other side of the equator are experiencing the opposite season at the same time.

Longest & Shortest Day in Kota Bharu

In Kota Bharu, the longest day of the year falls around June 21 and lasts about 12h 28m. The shortest day falls around December 21 and lasts about 11h 46m, a difference of roughly 0h 42m between the two.

This seasonal swing depends on Kota Bharu's latitude: cities closer to the equator see little variation in daylight throughout the year, while cities farther from it, like Kota Bharu at 6.12° N, experience a much wider gap between summer and winter daylight.

Population Ranking of Kota Bharu

With a population of 568,900, Kota Bharu ranks as the 12th most populous city in Malaysia, out of 355 cities tracked on this site.

Daylight saving time in Kota Bharu

Kota Bharu uses the IANA time zone identifier Asia/Kuala_Lumpur. The current local offset is UTC+8 / +08.

Kota Bharu does not observe daylight saving time in 2026. The UTC offset remains stable throughout the year.

Best Time to Call Kota Bharu

Business hours in Kota Bharu (9 AM-5 PM local time) fall at these local times elsewhere:

• New York: 9:00 PM (previous day) - 5:00 AM ( Partial overlap)
• Los Angeles: 6:00 PM (previous day) - 2:00 AM ( Partial overlap)
• London: 2:00 AM - 10:00 AM ( Outside normal hours)
• Dubai: 5:00 AM - 1:00 PM ( Outside normal hours)
• Mumbai: 6:30 AM - 2:30 PM ( Partial overlap)
• Tokyo: 10:00 AM - 6:00 PM ( Convenient)
• Sydney: 11:00 AM - 7:00 PM ( Convenient)

Times shown reflect current UTC offsets and may shift by up to an hour around daylight saving transitions.

Time now in other cities in Malaysia

Public Holidays Affecting Kota Bharu

Official national holiday observed in Malaysia.

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