Kota Kinabalu to Karachi: time difference
Karachi is 3 h behind Kota Kinabalu. 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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Kota Kinabalu 11:35 11:35 AM Karachi 08:35 8:35 AM You –:–
11:35 11:35 AM
Malaysia Time · UTC+8
☀️ 06:03 · 🌙 18:04
08:35 8:35 AM
Pakistan Standard Time · UTC+5
☀️ 06:28 · 🌙 18:11
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−3 h
Karachi is 3 h behind Kota Kinabalu.
When you, Kota Kinabalu and Karachi are all at the desk
Pick the working hours below – the window every location shares appears once your time zone is known.
Working hours
🇲🇾 Kota Kinabalu
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
🇵🇰 Karachi
21 9 PM 22 10 PM 23 11 PM 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
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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇲🇾 Kota Kinabalu | 🇵🇰 Karachi |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 11:35 | 08:35 |
| Local date | Saturday, October 10, 2026 | Saturday, October 10, 2026 |
| Time zone | Malaysia Time | Pakistan Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC+8 | UTC+5 |
| Offset from Kota Kinabalu | — | −3 h |
| IANA zone | Asia/Kuching | Asia/Karachi |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 06:03 | 06:28 |
| Sunset | 18:04 | 18:11 |
| Daylight | 12 h 1 min | 11 h 43 min |
| People on this clock | 500,425 | 14,910,352 |
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Kota Kinabalu and Karachi: common questions
What is the time difference between Kota Kinabalu and Karachi?
Karachi is 3 hours behind: it uses UTC+5, while Kota Kinabalu is on UTC+8.
If it is 9:00 AM in Kota Kinabalu, what time is it in Karachi?
At 9:00 AM in Kota Kinabalu, clocks in Karachi show 6:00 AM.
What time is it in Karachi when it is 6:00 PM in Kota Kinabalu?
When it is 6:00 PM in Kota Kinabalu, it is 3:00 PM in Karachi.
When do working hours in Kota Kinabalu and in Karachi overlap?
Working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) overlap from 12:00 PM to 6:00 PM in Kota Kinabalu, which is 9:00 AM to 3:00 PM in Karachi.
When is it still the previous day in Karachi?
Until 3:00 AM in Kota Kinabalu it is still the previous day in Karachi. The other way round, from 9:00 PM in Karachi it is already the next day in Kota Kinabalu.
Is the time difference between Kota Kinabalu and Karachi the same all year?
Yes. Neither Kota Kinabalu nor Karachi switches to summer time, so the gap is always 3 hours.
