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Time in George Town

The exact local hour in George Town, Malaysia — synchronised to your browser, refreshed every second, and adjusted automatically for daylight saving time.

12:37:00
Wednesday Wednesday, 29 April 2026 Zone Asia/Kuala_Lumpur Offset UTC+8 DST not observed

Today's hours of daylight

George Town sits at 5.4164° N, 100.3327° E. From this position the sun follows the schedule below today. Times are computed using the standard NOAA solar position algorithm and reflect the apparent horizon, not civil convention.

Civil dawn06:46First light, sun 6° below horizon
Sunrise07:08 (7:08 AM)Top edge of the sun crosses horizon
Solar noon13:17Sun at its highest point
Sunset19:26 (7:26 PM)Top edge of the sun crosses horizon
Civil dusk19:47Last usable light
Day length12h 18mFrom sunrise to sunset

Time zone & daylight saving

George Town is in the Asia/Kuala_Lumpur zone of the IANA Time Zone Database. The current UTC offset is UTC+8.

George Town does not observe daylight saving time. The offset stays at UTC+8 year-round, which makes scheduling international meetings simpler — there are no twice-yearly clock changes to track.

George Town compared to major world hubs

If you are coordinating across borders, this table shows the current time in major hub cities relative to George Town, with the great-circle distance from George Town for context.

CityTime nowDifferenceDistance
London 05:37 −7h 10,254 km · 6,372 mi
New York 00:37 −12h 14,853 km · 9,229 mi
Tokyo 13:37 +1h 5,237 km · 3,254 mi
Dubai 08:37 −4h 5,274 km · 3,277 mi
Sydney 14:37 +2h 6,898 km · 4,286 mi
Los Angeles 21:37 −15h 14,044 km · 8,727 mi

About George Town

CountryMalaysia
Population708,000
Latitude / Longitude5.4164, 100.3327
IANA time zoneAsia/Kuala_Lumpur
UTC offsetUTC+8
Country calling code+60
CurrencyMYR

Other cities in Asia/Kuala_Lumpur

These cities share George Town's exact time zone — useful when you need a same-clock alternative.

Cities one hour from George Town

If you are scheduling a call or planning travel across a single time-zone hop, these are the major cities sitting just before or after George Town on the world clock.