Time in China
The current local time in China, its time zone, and a converter to your own time.
All of mainland China, from Beijing to Xinjiang, runs on a single official zone, China Standard Time (UTC+8) — the widest one-timezone span of any country.
China stays on UTC+8 all year and does not change its clocks for daylight saving time. All of mainland China uses a single time zone, China Standard Time.
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FAQ
What time is it in China right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in China, refreshed every second. China is on UTC+8 year-round, and the clock is calculated directly from that official time zone so it always accounts for daylight saving time automatically.
What time zone is China in?
China stays on UTC+8 all year and does not change its clocks for daylight saving time. All of mainland China uses a single time zone, China Standard Time. The "compare to your time zone" section above converts any China time into your own local time instantly.
Does China observe daylight saving time?
No. China keeps the same UTC+8 offset all year, so the time difference between China and other places only changes when the *other* place moves on or off daylight saving time. All of mainland China uses a single time zone, China Standard Time.
How do I convert China time to my time zone?
The converter above detects your device's time zone and shows, hour by hour, what a given China time is where you are. For planning a call across several cities at once, open the World Clock meeting planner, which lays out a colour-coded 24-hour grid.
Learn how time zones work
UTC & GMT explained · Daylight saving explained · How to convert a time between two cities