Malaysia · 3.14°N, 101.69°E

Daylight hours in Kuala Lumpur

Kuala Lumpur gets 12h 18m of daylight on its longest day, around June 21, and 11h 56m on its shortest, around December 21: a swing of 0h 22m 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 Kuala Lumpur through 2026Local sunrise and sunset times for each day of 2026. Daylight is longest on June 21 (12h 18m) and shortest on December 21 (11h 56m).00:0006:0012:0018:0024:00JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec

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

Key days

Longest day12h 18mJune 21 · 07:07–19:25
Shortest day11h 56mDecember 21 · 07:14–19:10
March equinox12h 07mMarch 20 · 07:18–19:25
Fastest change+0.2 min/dayaround March 29

Daylight by month

Sunrise, sunset and day length in Kuala Lumpur on the first of each month, 2026
DateSunriseSunsetDaylight
January 107:1919:1611h 57m
February 107:2819:2711h 59m
March 107:2519:2812h 03m
April 107:1419:2212h 09m
May 107:0419:1812h 14m
June 107:0319:2112h 17m
July 107:0919:2712h 18m
August 107:1319:2812h 15m
September 107:0919:2012h 10m
October 107:0119:0712h 05m
November 106:5718:5812h 00m
December 107:0519:0211h 57m

Cities with similar daylight

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

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