Current time in Shantou, 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
- Guangdong, China · 23.35° N, 116.68° E
- Population
- 3,838,900
Sun and clock
On average the sun stands highest over Shantou at about 12:13 standard time: the clock runs about 13 min ahead of the sun. Over the year, solar noon falls between 11:57 and 12:28 on the local clock.
| 2026 | Sunrise | Sunset | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox (Mar 20) | 06:17 | 18:24 | 12h 07m |
| June solstice (Jun 21) | 05:27 | 19:02 | 13h 34m |
| September equinox (Sep 23) | 06:02 | 18:09 | 12h 07m |
| December solstice (Dec 22) | 06:50 | 17:32 | 10h 42m |
Sunrise–sunset today: 06:04–18:02 (11 h 59 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.