Check the current local time in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Kuala Lumpur uses the Asia/Kuala_Lumpur time zone, with MYT (UTC +8:00) during standard time.
Asia/Kuala_Lumpur
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Current zone: MYT
Source: IANA Time Zone Database
MYT
UTC +8:00
Used outside daylight saving time
Not Observed
Year-round standard time
No DST change
Standard time year-round
No seasonal offset changes
KL runs on Malaysia Time (MYT, UTC+8) — same offset as Singapore, Hong Kong, mainland China. No DST. Bursa Malaysia trading runs 9 AM - 5 PM MYT with a 2-h lunch break (12:30-2:30 PM). Business hours 9 AM - 6 PM.
South-East Asia spans two main timezones: Indochina Time (ICT, UTC+7) covers Vietnam, Thailand, Cambodia, Laos; Singapore Time / Malaysia Time / Philippine Time / Hong Kong Time all sit at UTC+8. No country in the region observes DST, so offsets are fixed year-round. Singapore, KL and Manila together anchor the regional business day, with strong overlap into India (2.5-3 h ahead) and Australia (1-3 h behind).
Kuala Lumpur is located in Malaysia and uses the Asia/Kuala_Lumpur time zone. For anyone coordinating calls or meetings internationally, the key question is rarely "what time is it" — it's which hours in Kuala Lumpur overlap with your own working day. Use the world clock comparison further down the page to see at a glance how Kuala Lumpur aligns with other major cities.
Scheduling tip: Always reference a city name in calendar invites rather than a fixed UTC offset. Calendar apps like Google Calendar and Outlook will automatically adjust for any clock changes on both ends, so your meeting stays at the intended local time for everyone involved.
Local Exchange
These cities share the same time zone as Kuala Lumpur — when it's 3:00:37 PM here, it's the same local time there.
Major cities in Malaysia — some may be in a different time zone than Kuala Lumpur if the country spans multiple zones.
Find the perfect overlap time between your timezone and Kuala Lumpur. Our calculator shows when business hours align.
Calculate Best Calling TimeEverything you need to know about Kuala Lumpur time
