What time is it in Malaysia?

UTC+08:00

in Kuala Lumpur, and 1 other zone in Malaysia. Asia/Kuala_Lumpur, UTC+08:00, all year.

The zones

The 2 time zones of Malaysia

Identifiers as the IANA time zone database defines them, which is the database every operating system and browser resolves a zone against.

Asia/Kuala_Lumpur
UTC+08:00UTC+08:00, no summer time · Malaysia (peninsula) · the capital's zone
Asia/Kuching
UTC+08:00UTC+08:00, no summer time · Sabah, Sarawak

Summer time

Malaysia does not change its clocks

Asia/Kuala_Lumpur stays on UTC+08:00 for the whole year. Most of the world does; summer time is a northern habit with a shrinking constituency.

The light

Sunrise and sunset in Kuala Lumpur

Computed for 3.15, 101.70 at sea level, in Asia/Kuala_Lumpur, on the four days that mark the year. Times are to the nearest minute and take no account of terrain.

DateSunriseSunsetDaylight
The March equinox07:1819:2512h 7m
The June solstice07:0619:2412h 18m
The September equinox07:0219:0912h 7m
The December solstice07:1319:0911h 56m

Record generated 2026-08-31 · Q833 · World Bank data · Asia