Shanghai time zone
The current UTC offset for Shanghai, its daylight saving behaviour, and how its working day lines up with the world's major business hubs.
Zone Asia/Shanghai, currently reporting as GMT+8. No daylight saving is observed here.
Daylight saving in Shanghai
Shanghai does not observe daylight saving. Its offset is UTC+8 on every day of the year, which makes recurring meetings straightforward — once a slot is agreed in local time it stays correct indefinitely.
About Shanghai
Shanghai runs on China Standard Time, eight hours ahead of UTC with no daylight saving. The whole of China uses this single zone despite the country spanning roughly five geographic timezones, so the far west of the country runs several hours out of step with the sun. China last observed daylight saving in 1991.
Overlap with major hubs
| City | Offset from Shanghai | Overlap quality |
|---|---|---|
| New York | −12 | Awake, outside core hours |
| London | −7 | 2h shared working hours |
| Dubai | −4 | 5h shared working hours |
| Singapore | same | 9h shared working hours |
| Sydney | +2 | 7h shared working hours |
Overlap quality compares core working hours (09:00–17:59 local) in both cities. Follow any row for the full hour-by-hour breakdown.
The Shanghai working day in UTC
| UTC | Shanghai | Status |
|---|---|---|
| 00:00 | 08:00 | Early morning |
| 01:00 | 09:00 | Working hours |
| 02:00 | 10:00 | Working hours |
| 03:00 | 11:00 | Working hours |
| 04:00 | 12:00 | Working hours |
| 05:00 | 13:00 | Working hours |
| 06:00 | 14:00 | Working hours |
| 07:00 | 15:00 | Working hours |
| 08:00 | 16:00 | Working hours |
| 09:00 | 17:00 | Working hours |
| 10:00 | 18:00 | Evening |
| 11:00 | 19:00 | Evening |
| 12:00 | 20:00 | Evening |
| 13:00 | 21:00 | Late night |
| 14:00 | 22:00 | Late night |
| 15:00 | 23:00 | Late night |
| 16:00 | 00:00 next day | Asleep |
| 17:00 | 01:00 next day | Asleep |
| 18:00 | 02:00 next day | Asleep |
| 19:00 | 03:00 next day | Asleep |
| 20:00 | 04:00 next day | Asleep |
| 21:00 | 05:00 next day | Asleep |
| 22:00 | 06:00 next day | Early morning |
| 23:00 | 07:00 next day | Early morning |
Shown for 27 August 2026.
Compare with your own cities
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Intl API and were last generated on 27 August 2026. See how we calculate these figures.