Sarawak to Sydney: time difference
Sydney is 3 h ahead of Sarawak. Live clocks for both, the working hours they share, and how each one sits against your own time.
🇦🇺 Sydney, Australia
27
- Australian Eastern Daylight Time
- UTC+11
- Night
☀️ 06:08 · 🌙 19:13 · 13 h 5 min
+3 h
Your time
One day, 2 clocks
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Sarawak 22:39 10:39 PM Sydney 01:39 1:39 AM You –:–
22:39 10:39 PM
Malaysia Time · UTC+8
☀️ 06:22 · 🌙 18:27
01:39 1:39 AM
Australian Eastern Daylight Time · UTC+11
☀️ 06:08 · 🌙 19:13
·
+3 h
Sydney is 3 h ahead of Sarawak.
When you, Sarawak 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
🇲🇾 Sarawak
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 | 🇲🇾 Sarawak | 🇦🇺 Sydney |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 22:39 | 01:39 |
| Local date | Tuesday, October 20, 2026 | Wednesday, October 21, 2026 |
| Time zone | Malaysia Time | Australian Eastern Daylight Time |
| UTC offset | UTC+8 | UTC+11 |
| Offset from Sarawak | — | +3 h |
| IANA zone | Asia/Kuching | Australia/Sydney |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | On summer time → UTC+10, Apr 4, 02:00 |
| Sunrise | 06:22 | 06:08 |
| Sunset | 18:27 | 19:13 |
| Daylight | 12 h 4 min | 13 h 5 min |
| People on this clock | — | 4,840,600 |
Compare Sarawak with another city
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Big time differences
Sarawak and Sydney: common questions
How far ahead of Sarawak is Sydney?
Sydney is 3 hours ahead of Sarawak: UTC+11 against UTC+8.
What time is it in Sydney when it is 9:00 AM in Sarawak?
When it is 9:00 AM in Sarawak, it is 12:00 PM in Sydney.
If it is 6:00 PM in Sarawak, what time is it in Sydney?
At 6:00 PM in Sarawak, clocks in Sydney show 9:00 PM.
When is a good time to call Sydney from Sarawak?
Between 9:00 AM and 3:00 PM in Sarawak – that is 12:00 PM to 6:00 PM in Sydney – both places are within working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM).
When does the date change in Sydney compared with Sarawak?
The new day starts in Sydney earlier: at 9:00 PM in Sarawak it is already midnight there. Until 3:00 AM in Sydney, Sarawak is still on the previous day.
Does the time difference between Sarawak and Sydney change?
Yes. The clocks change only in Sydney. From April 4, 2027, Sydney will be 2 hours ahead of Sarawak.
