Time in Hong Kong
The current local time and date in Hong Kong, its time zone, and a converter to your own time.
Detecting your time zone to suggest the best hour to call…
Hong Kong observes UTC+8 year-round and dropped daylight saving in 1979, sharing a fixed offset with mainland China.
Hong Kong stays on UTC+8 all year and does not change its clocks for daylight saving time.
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FAQ
What time is it in Hong Kong right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Hong Kong, refreshed every second. Hong Kong 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 Hong Kong in?
Hong Kong stays on UTC+8 all year and does not change its clocks for daylight saving time. The "compare to your time zone" section above converts any Hong Kong time into your own local time instantly.
Does Hong Kong observe daylight saving time?
No. Hong Kong keeps the same UTC+8 offset all year, so the time difference between Hong Kong and other places only changes when the *other* place moves on or off daylight saving time.
How do I convert Hong Kong time to my time zone?
The converter above detects your device's time zone and shows, hour by hour, what a given Hong Kong 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.
What is the dialing code for Hong Kong?
To call Hong Kong from abroad, dial the country code +852 before the local number. The card at the top of this page shows it alongside the live local time so you can check it is a reasonable hour before you call.
What are the best hours to call Hong Kong?
The "best time to call" line above detects your own time zone and shows the window when normal waking hours (roughly 8am–9pm) overlap in both places, so neither side is woken up. It updates live, so it already accounts for daylight saving on both ends.
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Learn how time zones work
UTC & GMT explained · Daylight saving explained · How to convert a time between two cities