What time is it in Sandakan, Sabah, Malaysia
The reading below is the local time in Sandakan, Sabah, Malaysia, taken from the Asia/Kuching zone (+8).
Sandakan, Malaysia
Saturday, 24 October 2026
UTC+8 · Asia/Kuching
Local time in Sandakan
UTC+8 · no daylight saving time
Local time in Sandakan, Sabah.
The sun today
Sunrise 5:55 AM Solar noon 11:53 AM Sunset 5:52 PM Daylight 11 h 57 min Night 12 h 03 min Civil twilight 5:33 AM – 6:13 PM
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Sandakan and its neighbours
Postal codes
- 90000
- 90009
- 90300
- 90307
- 90700
- 90701
- 90702
- 90703
- 90704
- 90705
- 90706
- 90707
Postal codes come from the free GeoNames dataset. Where a code is listed with a distance, it belongs to a nearby settlement — GeoNames spells that name differently from ours.
Largest cities in Sabah
- Kota Kinabalu 500 421
- Tawau 372 615
- Lahad Datu 105 622
- Putatan 78 340
- Donggongon 78 086
- Keningau 77 650
Nearby places
- Kampung Tronglit — 0.9 km
- Samang — 3.0 km
- Delhia — 4.9 km
- Orang Tua — 5.9 km
- Kampung Gas — 6.4 km
- Kampung Bambangan — 6.8 km
Time and daylight in Sandakan
The area of Sandakan is divided into 12 postal codes.
Clocks in Sandakan are set by Asia/Kuching and read UTC+8. Daylight saving time: No.
Daylight arrives in Sandakan at 5:55 AM and departs at 5:52 PM. It lasts 11 h 57 min today.
Close by, Kampung Tronglit and Samang keep time with Sandakan.
Questions and answers
- What time zone applies in Sandakan?
- In Sandakan, the applicable time zone is Asia/Kuching, with an offset of +8.
- Does Sandakan adjust its clocks for part of the year?
- No.
- When does light leave Sandakan?
- Light leaves at 5:52 PM.