Current time in Qingdao, China
China Standard Time
UTC+08:00- Time zone
- China Standard Time · Asia/Shanghai
- UTC offset now
- UTC+08:00
- Abbreviation
- CST
- Daylight saving
- Not observed: UTC+8 all year.
No clock changes are scheduled.
- Difference from you
- —
- Location
- Shandong, China · 36.06° N, 120.38° E
- Population
- 7,172,451
Sun and clock
On average the sun stands highest over Qingdao at about 11:58 standard time: the clock runs about 2 min behind the sun. Over the year, solar noon falls between 11:42 and 12:13 on the local clock.
| 2026 | Sunrise | Sunset | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox (Mar 20) | 06:02 | 18:09 | 12h 07m |
| June solstice (Jun 21) | 04:41 | 19:18 | 14h 37m |
| September equinox (Sep 23) | 05:46 | 17:54 | 12h 08m |
| December solstice (Dec 22) | 07:05 | 16:48 | 9h 42m |
Sunrise–sunset today: 05:51–17:45 (11 h 54 min of daylight)
Times are local clock times for the city centre, computed with the NOAA solar equations; hills and refraction can shift them by a few minutes.
Nearby cities
- Zhu Cheng City · 90 km
- Weifang · 140 km
- Yantai · 180 km
- Lianyungang · 190 km
- Linyi · 220 km
- Zibo · 220 km