Geographic position of Kuantan

Kuantan is located in the Northern Hemisphere and the Eastern Hemisphere. Its coordinates are 3.8077° N, 103.3260° E.

Kuantan 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 Kuantan

With a population of 548,014, Kuantan ranks as the 13th most populous city in Malaysia, out of 355 cities tracked on this site.

Daylight saving time in Kuantan

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

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

Best Time to Call Kuantan

Business hours in Kuantan (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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