Current time in China
China keeps 2 different clocks.
In BeijingCST
Difference from you
2 zones
The clocks of China
Observatory log
China, observed
- 01Time zones
2 time zones
Standard time from UTC+6 to UTC+8, described by 2 IANA time-zone IDs.
- 02Daylight saving
No daylight saving time
- 03Weekend
Saturday and Sunday
The usual days off in China; working hours are counted as 09:00–17:00 on the other days.
- 04Capital
China Standard Time (CST, UTC+8)
- 05Difference from you
Live, between your device’s time zone and Beijing
400 places
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
- Suzhou
- Handan
- Nanning
- Shantou
- Datong
- Liuzhou
- Fushun
- Wuxi
- Suining
- Anshan
- Yantai
- Xinyang
- Lu'an
- Jinxi
More places (340)
- Ningbo
- Qiqihar
- Hohhot
- Huainan
- Baotou
- Maoming
- Ganzhou
- Linyi
- Zaozhuang
- Changzhou
- Xianyang
- Zhanjiang
- Nanyang
- Baoding
- Ankang
- Zhuhai
- Neijiang
- Ma'anshan
- Changde
- Yichun
- Weifang
- Shangqiu
- Xinyi
- Mudanjiang
- Daqing
- Jianmen
- 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
- Bengbu
- Fuxin
- Jiaxing
- Lianyungang
- Qingyuan
- Changzhi
- Yongzhou
- Huzhou
- Langfang
- Yingkou
- Huangshi
- Jiaozuo
- Jixi
- Yichang
- Shaoguan
- Pingxiang
- Puyang
- Wuhu
- Hegang
- Zunyi
- Yinchuan
- Leshan
- Shiyan
- Zhanyi
- Tianshui
- Yulin
- Jinhua
- Taizhou
- Xiangtai
- Anshun
- Shaoxing
- Shihezi
- Tongliao
- Yibin
- Beihai
- Rizhao
- Jiujiang
- Yangzhou
- Xingyi
- Yuci
- Linfen
- Jiangmen
- Siping
- Cangzhou
- Jincheng
- Shashi
- Xinyu
- Shuangyashan
- Wuwei
- Jian
- Liaoyuan
- Kashgar
- Jiaojing
- Anqing
- Zhaotang
- Hengshui
- Xuchang
- Panzhihua
- Yichun
- Chaoyang
- Tongling
- Chaozhou
- Zhaoqing
- Luohe
- Zhuozhou
- Shuozhou
- Yanji
- Yining
- Jingmen
- Qitaihe
- Xuanhua
- Jingdezhen
- Dezhou
- Chengde
- Zhoukou
- Putian
- Changping
- Linxia
- Longyan
- Weihai
- Longxi
- Wuzhou
- Baicheng
- Yaan
- Tieling
- Baishan
- Guangyuan
- Aksu
- Mengzi
- Wafangdian
- Huizhou
- Shache
- Meizhou
- Hulan Ergi
- Hangu
- Jining
- Heyuan
- Chuxiong
- Sanya
- Xichang
- Tongchuan
- Chenzhou
- Suihua
- Yuxi
- Fuyu
- Hebi
- Linchuan
- Yumen
- Liaocheng
- Quzhou
- Hailar
- Hami
- Wuhai
- Xinzhou
- Laiyang
- Ulanhot
- Linhai
- Zicheng
- Korla
- Nanping
- Beipiao
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- Anda
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- Jinshi
- Shishou
- Huangyan
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- Weinan
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- Fuyang
- Lhasa
- Puqi
- Zhaodong
- Zhangye
- Simao
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- Beian
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- Deyang
- Lianxian
- Hanzhong
- Guangshui
- Dali
- Gejiu
- Jieshou
- Jinchang
- Nongan
- Altay
- Hancheng
- Dunhuang
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- Bose
- Macheng
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- Yulin
- Shuangcheng
- Xilinhot
- Buizhou
- Taonan
- Zhijiang
- Linqing
- Shizuishan
- Dali
- Tieli
- Karamay
- Wenshan
- Golmud
- Yakeshi
- Sanming
- Hailun
- Nancha
- Tongren
- Huanghua
- Houma
- Yishui
- Chamdo
- Danjiangkou
- Huanren
- Pingdu
- Jiaohe
- Kuqa
- Shangzhi
- Tumen
- Changting
- Longjiang
- Fengzhen
- Daan
- Boli
- Panshi
- Helong
- Nangong
- Fuan
- Mishan
- Fujin
- Wangqing
- Nenjiang
- Pingyi
- Shulan
- Jiexiu
- Linjiang
- Nehe
- Shanxian
- Manzhouli
- Keshan
- Tailai
- Anlu
- Liuhe
- Minxian
- Lanxi
- Linkou
- Fengcheng
- Qinggang
- Langzhong
- Koktokay
- Dengzhou
- Xigaze
- Suileng
- Shaowu
- Alxa Zuoqi
- Heihe
- Ningan
- Qingan
- Baiquan
- Rongzhag
- Tacheng
- Fengjie
- Bairin Zuoqi
- Yishan
- Gannan
- Changling
- Shaoyang
- Huinan
- Ergun Zuoqi
- Xinqing
- Hulin
- Orongen Zizhiqi
- Hanggin Houqi
- Yian
- Quiemo
- Arxan
- Pingxiang
- Wuyuan
- Bayan Obo
- Tonghua
- Angangxi
- Wuchuan
- Yitulihe
- Erenhot
- Shangdu
- Lijiang
- Anxi
- Bugt
- Jyekundo
- Gyangze
- Guide
- Zixing
- Gar
- Huize
- Kailu
- Nagchu
- Fulin
- Linxi
- Nyingchi
- Dulan
Public holidays
Upcoming public holidays
- Friday, 1 January 2027元旦 · New Year's Dayin 74 days
- Friday, 5 February 2027农历除夕 · Chinese New Year's Evein 109 days
- Saturday, 6 February 2027春节 · Chinese New Year (Spring Festival)in 110 days
- Sunday, 7 February 2027春节 · Chinese New Year (Spring Festival)in 111 days
- Monday, 8 February 2027春节 · Chinese New Year (Spring Festival)in 112 days
Questions
Asked about China
How many time zones does China have?
China has 2 time zones, from UTC+6 to UTC+8 in standard time, described by 2 IANA time-zone IDs.
Does China observe daylight saving time?
No. Clocks in China stay on the same time all year.
What is the time zone of China?
China has 2 different clocks. The capital, Beijing, uses China Standard Time (CST, UTC+8).