Time in China
12:11 pm
Tuesday, October 20, 2026
All of China keeps China Standard Time, UTC+8. Daylight in Beijing. Sunset at 5:28 pm.
All of China keeps Beijing time. In Xinjiang many people also use an unofficial local time two hours behind (UTC+6).
Time zone
China Standard Time, UTC+8. Asia/Shanghai
Daylight saving
No. China keeps UTC+8 all year.
Next clock change
China doesn’t change its clocks. It keeps UTC+8 all year. Places that don’t change their clocks
Sun in Beijing
Sunrise 6:30 am, sunset 5:28 pm: 10 h 58 min of daylight. Time in Beijing
Cities in China
- Shanghai
- Beijing
- Guangzhou
- Wuhan
- Tianjin
- Chongqing
- Dongguan
- Shenzhen
- Shenyang
- Chengdu
- Xi’an
- Harbin
- Nanjing
- Hechi
- Changchun
- Taiyuan
- Dalian
- Hangzhou
- Zhangzhou
- Jinan
- Guiyang
- Changsha
- Zhengzhou
- Lanzhou
- Qingdao
- Shijiazhuang
- Xiangtan
- Nanchong
- Jilin
- Nanchang
- Kunming
- Suzhou
- Fuzhou
- Zibo
- Urumqi
- Shuyang
- Tangshan
- Hefei
- Wanzhou
- Xuzhou
- Tai’an
- Wenzhou
- Haikou
- Luoyang
- Xiamen
- Luzhou
- Handan
- Nanning
- Shantou
- Datong
- Liuzhou
- Fushun
- Wuxi
- Suining
- Anshan
- Yantai
- Xinyang
- Lu’an
- Ningbo
- Qiqihar
- Hohhot
- Huainan
- Baotou
- Maoming
- Ganzhou
- Linyi
- Zaozhuang
- Changzhou
- Xianyang
- Zhanjiang
- Nanyang
- Baoding
- Ankang
- Zhuhai
- Neijiang
- Maanshan
- Changde
- Yichun
- Weifang
- Shangqiu
- Xinyi
- Mudanjiang
- Daqing
- Jiangmen
- Baoshan
- Benxi
- Shangrao
- Huaiyin
- Huaibei
- Xining
- Xiantao
- Zigong
- Zhuzhou
- Hengyang
- Lupanshui
- Zhucheng
- Qinhuangdao
- Kaifeng
- Xuanzhou
- Yangquan
- Pingdingshan
- Yancheng
- Anyang
- Mianyang
- Yueyang
- Quanzhou
- Xinxiang
- Guilin
- Jining
- Chifeng
- Nantong
- Lingyuan
- Zhangjiakou
- Baoji
- Heze
- Foshan
- Jiamusi
- Jinzhou
- Yiyang
- Fuyang
- Xiangyang
- Yangjiang
- Dandong
- Zhenjiang
- Liaoyang
Best time to meet from Beijing
- Beijing & New YorkNo overlap
- Beijing & London2 h overlap
- Beijing & India6½ h overlap
- Beijing & Singapore9 h overlap
Questions
What time zone is China in?
China is on China Standard Time, UTC+8, all of it. Its zone in the time zone database is Asia/Shanghai.
Does China use daylight saving time?
No. China keeps UTC+8 all year.
What time is it in Beijing, the capital?
It’s 12:11 pm on Tuesday, October 20, 2026 in Beijing. Sunrise 6:30 am, sunset 5:28 pm: 10 h 58 min of daylight.