Kota Kinabalu local time and today’s prayer times

01 — Coordinates

Kota Kinabalu at a glance

Time zone

Asia/Kuching

UTC offset

UTC+8

Coordinates

5.98°N · 116.07°E

Country

Malaysia 🇲🇾

Dialing code

+60

Language

Malay

Essentials

City essentials

Kota Kinabalu keeps Asia/Kuching all year, without daylight saving. For travel or remote meetings, the gap with cities that change clocks seasonally stays more predictable.

Prayer times here use the Jabatan Kemajuan Islam Malaysia (JAKIM) method. For congregational prayer, follow a nearby mosque’s announcement.

00 — Overview

Time & prayer in Kota Kinabalu

Local time in Kota Kinabalu falls within the Asia/Kuching zone. The clock and date at the top of this page update live to this timezone, so the readings stay accurate wherever you are.

Sitting at a latitude of about 6.0° in the northern hemisphere, Kota Kinabalu's day length stays remarkably steady all year, with only small differences between summer and winter. That is why its sunrise, sunset and day-length figures change from month to month, and why prayer times here follow the position of the sun rather than a fixed clock.

The prayer times shown for Kota Kinabalu are calculated using the Jabatan Kemajuan Islam Malaysia (JAKIM). The five daily prayers track the sun, so each one drifts a little earlier or later as the seasons turn. For the full picture you can open the monthly timetable, the live prayer clock, or the Qibla direction for Kota Kinabalu from the tools on this site.

02 — Devotion