July 21, 2026 · Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia
Sunrise in Kota Kinabalu today is at 06:10. Day length is 12h 25m. See below for sunset, solar noon, dawn and dusk — all times calculated astronomically for Kota Kinabalu's coordinates and updated daily.
Kota Kinabalu lies at 6°N. Near the tropics, day length stays close to 12 hours year-round, with only minor variation between seasons.
Sunrise shifts earlier through spring and later through autumn — changing fastest near the equinoxes and barely at all near the summer and winter solstices. See the year chart to visualise how sunrise and sunset times shift month by month for Kota Kinabalu.
The longest day in Kota Kinabalu is around 12h 28m (around June 21). The shortest is around 11h 47m (around December 21).
| Month | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 06:31 | 18:20 | 11h 49m |
| February | 06:33 | 18:29 | 11h 56m |
| March | 06:23 | 18:28 | 12h 5m |
| April | 06:09 | 18:24 | 12h 15m |
| May | 06:01 | 18:25 | 12h 23m |
| June | 06:03 | 18:31 | 12h 28m |
| July | 06:09 | 18:35 | 12h 26m |
| August | 06:12 | 18:31 | 12h 19m |
| September | 06:07 | 18:17 | 12h 9m |
| October | 06:02 | 18:02 | 11h 60m |
| November | 06:06 | 17:57 | 11h 51m |
| December | 06:18 | 18:05 | 11h 47m |