Karachi to Kota Bharu: time difference
Kota Bharu is 3 h ahead of Karachi. Live clocks for both, the working hours they share, and how each one sits against your own time.
Your time
One day, 2 clocks
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Karachi 04:22 4:22 AM Kota Bharu 07:22 7:22 AM You –:–
04:22 4:22 AM
Pakistan Standard Time · UTC+5
☀️ 06:32 · 🌙 18:03
07:22 7:22 AM
Malaysia Time · UTC+8
☀️ 06:58 · 🌙 18:56
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+3 h
Kota Bharu is 3 h ahead of Karachi.
When you, Karachi and Kota Bharu are all at the desk
Pick the working hours below – the window every location shares appears once your time zone is known.
Working hours
🇵🇰 Karachi
0 12 AM 1 1 AM 2 2 AM 3 3 AM 4 4 AM 5 5 AM 6 6 AM 7 7 AM 8 8 AM 9 9 AM 10 10 AM 11 11 AM 12 12 PM 13 1 PM 14 2 PM 15 3 PM 16 4 PM 17 5 PM 18 6 PM 19 7 PM 20 8 PM 21 9 PM 22 10 PM 23 11 PM
🇲🇾 Kota Bharu
3 3 AM 4 4 AM 5 5 AM 6 6 AM 7 7 AM 8 8 AM 9 9 AM 10 10 AM 11 11 AM 12 12 PM 13 1 PM 14 2 PM 15 3 PM 16 4 PM 17 5 PM 18 6 PM 19 7 PM 20 8 PM 21 9 PM 22 10 PM 23 11 PM 0 12 AM 1 1 AM 2 2 AM
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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇵🇰 Karachi | 🇲🇾 Kota Bharu |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 04:22 | 07:22 |
| Local date | Monday, October 19, 2026 | Monday, October 19, 2026 |
| Time zone | Pakistan Standard Time | Malaysia Time |
| UTC offset | UTC+5 | UTC+8 |
| Offset from Karachi | — | +3 h |
| IANA zone | Asia/Karachi | Asia/Kuala Lumpur |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 06:32 | 06:58 |
| Sunset | 18:03 | 18:56 |
| Daylight | 11 h 31 min | 11 h 58 min |
| People on this clock | 14,910,352 | 568,900 |
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Karachi and Kota Bharu: common questions
How many hours ahead of Karachi is Kota Bharu?
The clocks in Kota Bharu are 3 hours ahead of those in Karachi (UTC+8 and UTC+5).
If it is 9:00 AM in Karachi, what time is it in Kota Bharu?
At 9:00 AM in Karachi, clocks in Kota Bharu show 12:00 PM.
What time is it in Kota Bharu at the end of the working day in Karachi?
The working day in Karachi ends at 6:00 PM; in Kota Bharu it is 9:00 PM at that moment.
When is a good time to call Kota Bharu from Karachi?
Between 9:00 AM and 3:00 PM in Karachi – that is 12:00 PM to 6:00 PM in Kota Bharu – both places are within working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM).
When is it already the next day in Kota Bharu?
From 9:00 PM in Karachi it is already the next day in Kota Bharu. The other way round, until 3:00 AM in Kota Bharu it is still the previous day in Karachi.
Does the time gap between Karachi and Kota Bharu change during the year?
No, the clocks change neither in Karachi nor in Kota Bharu, so the gap is 3 hours all year round.
