Tawau to Phuket: time difference
Phuket is 1 h behind Tawau. 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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Tawau 03:59 3:59 AM Phuket 02:59 2:59 AM You –:–
03:59 3:59 AM
Malaysia Time · UTC+8
☀️ 05:54 · 🌙 17:54
02:59 2:59 AM
Indochina Time · UTC+7
☀️ 06:14 · 🌙 18:09
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−1 h
Phuket is 1 h behind Tawau.
When you, Tawau and Phuket are all at the desk
Pick the working hours below – the window every location shares appears once your time zone is known.
Working hours
🇲🇾 Tawau
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
🇹🇭 Phuket
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 21 9 PM 22 10 PM
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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇲🇾 Tawau | 🇹🇭 Phuket |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 03:59 | 02:59 |
| Local date | Wednesday, October 21, 2026 | Wednesday, October 21, 2026 |
| Time zone | Malaysia Time | Indochina Time |
| UTC offset | UTC+8 | UTC+7 |
| Offset from Tawau | — | −1 h |
| IANA zone | Asia/Kuching | Asia/Bangkok |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 05:54 | 06:14 |
| Sunset | 17:54 | 18:09 |
| Daylight | 12 h | 11 h 55 min |
| People on this clock | 420,806 | 79,308 |
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Big time differences
Tawau and Phuket: common questions
How far behind Tawau is Phuket?
Phuket is 1 hour behind Tawau: UTC+7 against UTC+8.
What time is it in Phuket when it is 9:00 AM in Tawau?
When it is 9:00 AM in Tawau, it is 8:00 AM in Phuket.
What time is it in Phuket at the end of the working day in Tawau?
The working day in Tawau ends at 6:00 PM; in Phuket it is 5:00 PM at that moment.
When is a good time to call Phuket from Tawau?
Between 10:00 AM and 6:00 PM in Tawau – that is 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM in Phuket – both places are within working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM).
When is it still the previous day in Phuket?
Until 1:00 AM in Tawau it is still the previous day in Phuket. The other way round, from 11:00 PM in Phuket it is already the next day in Tawau.
Does the time difference between Tawau and Phuket change?
No. Neither place uses daylight saving time, so the difference stays 1 hour all year.
