Malaysia · 6.12°N, 102.24°E

Daylight hours in Kota Bharu

Kota Bharu gets 12h 29m of daylight on its longest day, around June 21, and 11h 46m on its shortest, around December 21: a swing of 0h 43m across the year. So close to the equator, day length barely changes with the seasons.

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Sunrise and sunset through the year

Sunrise and sunset in Kota Bharu through 2026Local sunrise and sunset times for each day of 2026. Daylight is longest on June 21 (12h 29m) and shortest on December 21 (11h 46m).00:0006:0012:0018:0024:00JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec

Local time, including daylight saving time where Kota Bharu observes it, which is why the lines can jump by an hour. The shaded band is daylight. 2026 dates.

Key days

Longest day12h 29mJune 21 · 06:59–19:28
Shortest day11h 46mDecember 21 · 07:17–19:03
March equinox12h 06mMarch 20 · 07:16–19:23
Fastest change+0.3 min/dayaround March 24

Daylight by month

Sunrise, sunset and day length in Kota Bharu on the first of each month, 2026
DateSunriseSunsetDaylight
January 107:2219:0811h 46m
February 107:2919:2111h 52m
March 107:2419:2412h 00m
April 107:1019:2112h 10m
May 106:5919:1912h 20m
June 106:5619:2312h 27m
July 107:0119:3012h 28m
August 107:0719:3012h 23m
September 107:0519:1912h 14m
October 107:0019:0412h 04m
November 106:5818:5311h 54m
December 107:0718:5511h 48m

Cities with similar daylight

These cities sit within 3° of Kota Bharu’s latitude in the same hemisphere, so their days grow and shrink almost in step:

Its mirror images are across the equator at a similar distance from it. Their longest days come when Kota Bharu’s are shortest:

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