Time in Malaysia 🇲🇾
The current local time in Malaysia is anchored on Kuala Lumpur (Asia/Kuala_Lumpur, UTC +08:00 · GMT+8).
Kuala Lumpur local time
Thursday, 22 October 2026 GMT+8
Malaysia at a glance
- Capital
- Kuala Lumpur
- ISO codes
- MY · MYS
- Clocks in use today
- One time zone
- tz database zones
- 2
- Dialing code
- +60
- Currency
- Malaysian Ringgit (MYR)
- Work week
- Monday to Friday
- Weekend
- Saturday and Sunday
- Drives on the
- Left
Time zones in Malaysia
All of Malaysia keeps the same clock, UTC +08:00, all year with no daylight saving time. The IANA tz database lists 2 zone identifiers for Malaysia; most exist only because their local clocks differed at some point in the past.
| Zone | Standard | Daylight saving | Clock changes 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|
Asia/Kuala_Lumpur · Kuala Lumpur | UTC +08:00 | — | None |
Kuala Lumpur vs. major cities
How far Kuala Lumpur is from the world's main business centres right now, what time it is there when the working day starts in Kuala Lumpur, and which hours of a 09:00–17:00 day the two places share. Daylight saving changes are applied automatically.
| City | Difference | At 09:00 in Kuala Lumpur | Shared office hours |
|---|---|---|---|
| New York · United States | −12 h | 21:00 (prev. day) | None |
| Los Angeles · United States | −15 h | 18:00 (prev. day) | None |
| São Paulo · Brazil | −11 h | 22:00 (prev. day) | None |
| London · United Kingdom | −7 h | 02:00 | 16:00–17:00 |
| Paris · France | −6 h | 03:00 | 15:00–17:00 |
| Johannesburg · South Africa | −6 h | 03:00 | 15:00–17:00 |
| Dubai · United Arab Emirates | −4 h | 05:00 | 13:00–17:00 |
| Delhi · India | −2:30 h | 06:30 | 11:30–17:00 |
| Singapore · Singapore | Same time | 09:00 | 09:00–17:00 |
| Beijing · China | Same time | 09:00 | 09:00–17:00 |
Shared office hours are shown in Kuala Lumpur time. Compare any set of cities hour by hour in the time zone converter, or pick a slot that suits everyone with the event planner.
Clock changes in Kuala Lumpur
Since 1970, Kuala Lumpur has gone through 2 distinct time-keeping periods, none of them with daylight saving time. Since 1982 it has stayed on UTC +08:00 all year.
No clock changes are scheduled in 2026 or 2027: Kuala Lumpur stays on UTC +08:00 all year.
Time zone history since 1970 (2 periods)
| Years | Offset | Daylight saving |
|---|---|---|
| 1970–1981 | UTC +07:30 all year | No daylight saving time |
| 1982–2026 | UTC +08:00 all year | No daylight saving time |
Source: IANA tz database, as shipped with the Unicode ICU library.
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