About the time in Kuala Lumpur

Kuala Lumpur is a city in Malaysia. It uses the Asia/Kuala_Lumpur time zone, which is currently UTC+8 — that is, +8 hours from Coordinated Universal Time. Kuala Lumpur does not observe daylight saving time, so its UTC offset stays the same all year.

Compared with other major cities right now, Kuala Lumpur is 12 hours ahead of New York and 7 hours ahead of London. The table above updates live, so the differences you see always reflect current daylight saving rules on both sides.

What time zone is Kuala Lumpur in?

Kuala Lumpur follows the Asia/Kuala_Lumpur time zone (UTC+8). All clocks on this page are driven by the official IANA time zone database, the same source used by operating systems and airlines worldwide.

Does Kuala Lumpur observe daylight saving time?

No — Kuala Lumpur keeps the same offset all year, which makes scheduling with it straightforward.

Sunrise and sunset in Kuala Lumpur

Today's sunrise and sunset above are calculated astronomically for Kuala Lumpur's coordinates (3.14°, 101.69°) and shown in local Kuala Lumpur time. They shift a little every day through the year.

How is this clock kept accurate?

The time shown is your device clock converted into Kuala Lumpur's time zone using your browser's built-in IANA database. If your device clock is correct, the time above is correct — no server round-trips, nothing to install.