Time in Shanghai, China🇨🇳
The current local time in Shanghai, China is shown below — the city is in the Asia/Shanghai time zone (UTC +08:00 · GMT+8).
Shanghai local time
17:25:06
Friday, 17 July 2026 GMT+8
Location & Time Zone
Coordinates
31.23° N, 121.47° E
Population: 24,870,000
Time zone
IANA: Asia/Shanghai
UTC offset: +08:00 · GMT+8 · China Standard Time
Country: China · ISO CN
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