Kota Kinabalu to Sydney: time difference
Sydney is 3 h ahead of Kota Kinabalu. Live clocks for both, the working hours they share, and how each one sits against your own time.
🇦🇺 Sydney, Australia
47
- Australian Eastern Daylight Time
- UTC+11
- Daytime
☀️ 06:22 · 🌙 19:04 · 12 h 43 min
+3 h
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Kota Kinabalu 14:39 2:39 PM Sydney 17:39 5:39 PM You –:–
14:39 2:39 PM
Malaysia Time · UTC+8
☀️ 06:03 · 🌙 18:04
17:39 5:39 PM
Australian Eastern Daylight Time · UTC+11
☀️ 06:22 · 🌙 19:04
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+3 h
Sydney is 3 h ahead of Kota Kinabalu.
When you, Kota Kinabalu and Sydney 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
🇦🇺 Sydney
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 | 🇲🇾 Kota Kinabalu | 🇦🇺 Sydney |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 14:39 | 17:39 |
| Local date | Saturday, October 10, 2026 | Saturday, October 10, 2026 |
| Time zone | Malaysia Time | Australian Eastern Daylight Time |
| UTC offset | UTC+8 | UTC+11 |
| Offset from Kota Kinabalu | — | +3 h |
| IANA zone | Asia/Kuching | Australia/Sydney |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | On summer time → UTC+10, Apr 4, 02:00 |
| Sunrise | 06:03 | 06:22 |
| Sunset | 18:04 | 19:04 |
| Daylight | 12 h 1 min | 12 h 43 min |
| People on this clock | 500,425 | 4,840,600 |
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Kota Kinabalu and Sydney: common questions
How many hours ahead of Kota Kinabalu is Sydney?
The clocks in Sydney are 3 hours ahead of those in Kota Kinabalu (UTC+11 and UTC+8).
What time is it in Sydney when it is 9:00 AM in Kota Kinabalu?
When it is 9:00 AM in Kota Kinabalu, it is 12:00 PM in Sydney.
What time is it in Sydney at the end of the working day in Kota Kinabalu?
The working day in Kota Kinabalu ends at 6:00 PM; in Sydney it is 9:00 PM at that moment.
When is a good time to call Sydney from Kota Kinabalu?
Between 9:00 AM and 3:00 PM in Kota Kinabalu – that is 12:00 PM to 6:00 PM in Sydney – both places are within working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM).
When is it already the next day in Sydney?
From 9:00 PM in Kota Kinabalu it is already the next day in Sydney. The other way round, until 3:00 AM in Sydney it is still the previous day in Kota Kinabalu.
Is the time difference between Kota Kinabalu and Sydney the same all year?
No. Only Sydney switches to summer time, so the gap changes twice a year. From April 4, 2027, Sydney will be 2 hours ahead of Kota Kinabalu.
