Kota Kinabalu to Nosara: time difference
Nosara is 14 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 13:46 1:46 PM Nosara 23:46 11:46 PM You –:–
13:46 1:46 PM
Malaysia Time · UTC+8
☀️ 06:03 · 🌙 18:04
23:46 11:46 PM
Central Standard Time · UTC-6
☀️ 05:32 · 🌙 17:29
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−14 h
Nosara is 14 h behind Kota Kinabalu.
When you, Kota Kinabalu and Nosara 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
🇨🇷 Nosara
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 3 3 AM 4 4 AM 5 5 AM 6 6 AM 7 7 AM 8 8 AM 9 9 AM
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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇲🇾 Kota Kinabalu | 🇨🇷 Nosara |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 13:46 | 23:46 |
| Local date | Saturday, October 10, 2026 | Friday, October 9, 2026 |
| Time zone | Malaysia Time | Central Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC+8 | UTC-6 |
| Offset from Kota Kinabalu | — | −14 h |
| IANA zone | Asia/Kuching | America/Costa Rica |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 06:03 | 05:32 |
| Sunset | 18:04 | 17:29 |
| Daylight | 12 h 1 min | 11 h 57 min |
| People on this clock | 500,425 | 4,912 |
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Kota Kinabalu and Nosara: common questions
How many hours behind Kota Kinabalu is Nosara?
The clocks in Nosara are 14 hours behind those in Kota Kinabalu (UTC−6 and UTC+8).
What time is it in Nosara at the start of the working day in Kota Kinabalu?
The working day in Kota Kinabalu starts at 9:00 AM; in Nosara it is 7:00 PM (the previous day) at that moment.
What time is it in Nosara when it is 6:00 PM in Kota Kinabalu?
When it is 6:00 PM in Kota Kinabalu, it is 4:00 AM in Nosara.
When is a good time to call Nosara from Kota Kinabalu?
Working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) in Kota Kinabalu and in Nosara do not overlap. At 9:00 AM in Kota Kinabalu it is 7:00 PM (the previous day) in Nosara; when the working day starts in Nosara, it is 11:00 PM in Kota Kinabalu.
When is it still the previous day in Nosara?
Until 2:00 PM in Kota Kinabalu it is still the previous day in Nosara. The other way round, from 10:00 AM in Nosara it is already the next day in Kota Kinabalu.
Does the time difference between Kota Kinabalu and Nosara change?
No. Neither place uses daylight saving time, so the difference stays 14 hours all year.
