Karachi to Kota Kinabalu: time difference
Kota Kinabalu 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 14:43 2:43 PM Kota Kinabalu 17:43 5:43 PM You –:–
14:43 2:43 PM
Pakistan Standard Time · UTC+5
☀️ 06:28 · 🌙 18:11
17:43 5:43 PM
Malaysia Time · UTC+8
☀️ 06:03 · 🌙 18:04
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+3 h
Kota Kinabalu is 3 h ahead of Karachi.
When you, Karachi and Kota Kinabalu 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 Kinabalu
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 Kinabalu |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 14:43 | 17:43 |
| Local date | Saturday, October 10, 2026 | Saturday, October 10, 2026 |
| Time zone | Pakistan Standard Time | Malaysia Time |
| UTC offset | UTC+5 | UTC+8 |
| Offset from Karachi | — | +3 h |
| IANA zone | Asia/Karachi | Asia/Kuching |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 06:28 | 06:03 |
| Sunset | 18:11 | 18:04 |
| Daylight | 11 h 43 min | 12 h 1 min |
| People on this clock | 14,910,352 | 500,425 |
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Karachi and Kota Kinabalu: common questions
How far ahead of Karachi is Kota Kinabalu?
Kota Kinabalu is 3 hours ahead of Karachi: UTC+8 against UTC+5.
If it is 9:00 AM in Karachi, what time is it in Kota Kinabalu?
At 9:00 AM in Karachi, clocks in Kota Kinabalu show 12:00 PM.
What time is it in Kota Kinabalu at the end of the working day in Karachi?
The working day in Karachi ends at 6:00 PM; in Kota Kinabalu it is 9:00 PM at that moment.
When is a good time to call Kota Kinabalu from Karachi?
Between 9:00 AM and 3:00 PM in Karachi – that is 12:00 PM to 6:00 PM in Kota Kinabalu – both places are within working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM).
When does the date change in Kota Kinabalu compared with Karachi?
The new day starts in Kota Kinabalu earlier: at 9:00 PM in Karachi it is already midnight there. Until 3:00 AM in Kota Kinabalu, Karachi is still on the previous day.
Does the time gap between Karachi and Kota Kinabalu change during the year?
No, the clocks change neither in Karachi nor in Kota Kinabalu, so the gap is 3 hours all year round.
