Time zone in Kuala Lumpur
Kuala Lumpur is on Malaysia Time (UTC+8) all year, with no daylight saving time. Its identifier in the international time zone database is Asia/Kuala_Lumpur: it is what your phone and computer use to show the right time there.
Singapore and Malaysia use UTC+8, the same time as Beijing and Perth, although on the map they sit closer to UTC+7. That is why the sun rises and sets fairly late by the clock. Neither country uses daylight saving time.
By the sun, noon in Kuala Lumpur falls at about 1:13 PM (on average over the year). The city lies at 101.69° east, and every degree of longitude shifts the sun by 4 minutes. The clock runs well ahead of the sun here, so mornings stay dark late and evenings stay light late. See the sunrise and sunset times in Kuala Lumpur.
Time difference with major cities
When it is 12:00 PM (noon) in Kuala Lumpur, it is:
| City | January | July |
|---|---|---|
| New York | 11:00 PM, day before | 12:00 AM |
| Los Angeles | 8:00 PM, day before | 9:00 PM, day before |
| London | 4:00 AM | 5:00 AM |
| Paris | 5:00 AM | 6:00 AM |
| Tokyo | 1:00 PM | 1:00 PM |
| Sydney | 3:00 PM | 2:00 PM |
The gap with New York, Los Angeles, London, Paris and Sydney changes by one hour during the year: these cities use daylight saving time, Kuala Lumpur does not.
Best time to call Kuala Lumpur from New York
To reach someone at work in Kuala Lumpur from New York: in January, the best window is from 8:00 PM to 10:00 PM in New York, which is 9:00 AM to 11:00 AM the next day in Kuala Lumpur. In July, the best window is from 9:00 PM to 10:00 PM in New York, which is 9:00 AM to 10:00 AM the next day in Kuala Lumpur.
For any other city, use the time zone converter or add it to the world clock.