Current time in China
China Standard Time
UTC+08:00China has one time zone, China Standard Time (CST, UTC+8), all year; it does not observe daylight saving time.
Time zones in China
| Colour | Region | IANA zone | Offset now | Abbr. | Daylight saving | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Xinjiang Time (official clocks follow Beijing time) | Asia/Urumqi | UTC+6 | No DST | UTC+06:00 | ||
| Beijing Time | Asia/Shanghai | UTC+8 | CST | No DST | UTC+08:00 |
Does China observe daylight saving time?
No. China stays on UTC+8 all year, so its clocks never go forward or back.
No clock changes are scheduled.
Cities in China
- Shanghai
- Beijing
- Shenzhen
- Guangzhou
- Chengdu
- Tianjin
- Wuhan
- Dongguan
- Xi’an
- Nanjing
- Hangzhou
- Foshan
- Chongqing
- Qingdao
- Shenyang
- Suzhou
- Harbin
- Hefei
- Dalian
- Changchun
- Xiamen
- Bao'an
- Wuxi
- Jinan
- Taiyuan
- Zhengzhou
- Shijiazhuang
- Kunming
- Zhongshan
- Nanning
- Shantou
- Fuzhou
- Ningbo
- Puyang
- Shiyan
- Tangshan
- Lüliang
- Changzhou
- Zibo
- Changsha
- Guiyang
- Ürümqi
- Lanzhou
- Huizhou
- Haikou
- Linyi
- Baoding
- Bazhong
- Wenzhou
- Yunfu
- Huai'an
- Nanchang
- Hohhot
- Shaoxing
- Nantong
- Baoshan
- Yantai
- Zhuhai
- Baotou
- Qingyang
- Kunshan
- Weifang
- Zunyi
- Lianyungang
- Ganzhou
- Songjiang
- Ordos
- Jieyang
- Jilin
- Jiading
- Shangqiu
- Nanchong
- Datong
- Nanyang
- Jiangmen
- Jiangyin
- Fuyang
- Bayan Nur
- Chaozhou
- Qingyuan
- Tai’an
- Xining
- Changshu
- Huainan
- Lu’an
- Yancheng
- Taizhou
- Daqing
- Wuhu
- Dazhou
- Yangzhou
- Guilin
- Zhaoqing
- Mianyang
- Wanzhou
- Putian
- Yinchuan
- Yiwu
- Quanzhou
- Jinhua
- Cixi
- Changde
- Kaifeng
- Anshan
- Baoji
- Suqian
- Liuzhou
- Zhangjiagang
- Bozhou
- Qujing
- Zhanjiang
- Fushun
- Luoyang
- Wuzhong
- Guankou
- Handan
- Yichang
- Heze
- Liupanshui
- Maoming
- Qinzhou
- Luohe
- Xiangyang
- Yangjiang
- Yixing
- Qingpu
- Xuchang
- Zigong
- Xuzhou
- Neijiang
- Heshan
- Jining
- Xinyang
- Liaocheng
- Jinzhong
- Changzhi
- Tianshui
- Weinan
- Jiaxing
- Zhongwei
- Panjin
- Jiujiang
- Anyang
- Fengxiang
- Bijie
- Zhuzhou
- Shangrao
- Huaibei
- Meishan
- Guigang
- Hengyang
- Yulin
- Jingzhou
- Xinxiang
- Yichun
- Xianyang
- Sanya
- Shaoguan
- Longyan
- Yongzhou
- Huzhou
- Wuwei
- Hanzhong
- Hezhou
- Zhu Cheng City
Your time difference
- China: —
Same clock all year as …
China shows the same time as Russia (MSK+05 – Irkutsk, Buryatia), Indonesia (Borneo – east, south, Sulawesi/Celebes, Bali, Nusa Tengarra, Timor – west), the Philippines, Malaysia, Australia (Western Australia – most areas), Taiwan, Hong Kong, Singapore, Mongolia, Macau, Brunei and Antarctica (Casey) at every moment of the next 12 months.
Time difference from China
| City | China is |
|---|---|
| New York | 12 h to 13 h ahead |
| Los Angeles | 15 h to 16 h ahead |
| London | 7 h to 8 h ahead |
| Paris | 6 h to 7 h ahead |
| Dubai | 4 h ahead all year |
| Delhi | 2 h 30 min ahead all year |
| Tokyo | 1 h behind all year |
| Sydney | 2 h to 3 h behind |