Taipei — Asia/Taipei
The current local time in the Asia/Taipei IANA time zone is shown below. It is the tz database identifier used in Taiwan. The zone is currently at UTC +08:00 · GMT+8 and does not observe daylight saving time.
Asia/Taipei
Thursday, 22 October 2026 GMT+8
Zone information
Offset & DST
Current UTC offset: +08:00
Daylight saving: Not observed
Countries using Asia/Taipei
Taipei vs. major cities
How far Taipei is from the world's main business centres right now, what time it is there when the working day starts in Taipei, and which hours of a 09:00–17:00 day the two places share. Daylight saving changes are applied automatically.
| City | Difference | At 09:00 in Taipei | Shared office hours |
|---|---|---|---|
| New York · United States | −12 h | 21:00 (prev. day) | None |
| Los Angeles · United States | −15 h | 18:00 (prev. day) | None |
| São Paulo · Brazil | −11 h | 22:00 (prev. day) | None |
| London · United Kingdom | −7 h | 02:00 | 16:00–17:00 |
| Paris · France | −6 h | 03:00 | 15:00–17:00 |
| Johannesburg · South Africa | −6 h | 03:00 | 15:00–17:00 |
| Dubai · United Arab Emirates | −4 h | 05:00 | 13:00–17:00 |
| Delhi · India | −2:30 h | 06:30 | 11:30–17:00 |
| Singapore · Singapore | Same time | 09:00 | 09:00–17:00 |
| Beijing · China | Same time | 09:00 | 09:00–17:00 |
Shared office hours are shown in Taipei time. Compare any set of cities hour by hour in the time zone converter, or pick a slot that suits everyone with the event planner.
Clock changes in Taipei
Since 1970, Taipei has gone through 5 distinct time-keeping periods, observing daylight saving time in 3 of 57 years. Since 1980 it has stayed on UTC +08:00 all year.
No clock changes are scheduled in 2026 or 2027: Taipei stays on UTC +08:00 all year.
Time zone history since 1970
| Years | Offset | Daylight saving |
|---|---|---|
| 1970–1973 | UTC +08:00 all year | No daylight saving time |
| 1974–1975 | UTC +08:00, DST UTC +09:00 | Daylight saving dates varied from year to year |
| 1976–1978 | UTC +08:00 all year | No daylight saving time |
| 1979 | UTC +08:00, DST UTC +09:00 | Forward on the first Sunday in July, back on the first Monday in October |
| 1980–2026 | UTC +08:00 all year | No daylight saving time |
Source: IANA tz database, as shipped with the Unicode ICU library.
Cities in this zone
Zones on the same clock as Taipei
All IANA zones →These zones show the same time as Asia/Taipei on every day of 2026. Their histories may differ.
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