Time in Shanghai, China 🇨🇳

The current local time in Shanghai, China is anchored on Shanghai. The province uses the Asia/Shanghai time zone (UTC +08:00).

Shanghai local time

00:57:44

Monday, 12 October 2026 GMT+8

Province information

Shanghai

Province of China

Population: 24,870,000

Time zone

IANA: Asia/Shanghai

UTC offset: +08:00

Country: China

How time works in Shanghai

Shanghai uses China Standard Time (UTC +08:00), the single time zone for all of mainland China, with no daylight saving time.

Shanghai vs. major cities

How far Shanghai is from the world's main business centres right now, what time it is there when the working day starts in Shanghai, 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 Shanghai	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
Tokyo · Japan	+1 h	10:00	09:00–16:00

Shared office hours are shown in Shanghai 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 Shanghai

Since 1970, Shanghai has gone through 3 distinct time-keeping periods, observing daylight saving time in 6 of 57 years. Since 1992 it has stayed on UTC +08:00 all year.

No clock changes are scheduled in 2026 or 2027: Shanghai stays on UTC +08:00 all year.

Time zone history since 1970 (3 periods)

Years	Offset	Daylight saving
1970–1985	UTC +08:00 all year	No daylight saving time
1986–1991	UTC +08:00, DST UTC +09:00	Daylight saving dates varied from year to year
1992–2026	UTC +08:00 all year	No daylight saving time