Geographic position of Kota Kinabalu

Kota Kinabalu is located in the Northern Hemisphere and the Eastern Hemisphere. Its coordinates are 5.9749° N, 116.0724° E.

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

Population Ranking of Kota Kinabalu

With a population of 500,421, Kota Kinabalu ranks as the 19th most populous city in Malaysia, out of 355 cities tracked on this site.

Daylight saving time in Kota Kinabalu

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

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

Best Time to Call Kota Kinabalu

Business hours in Kota Kinabalu (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

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