What Time Is It In China?
Current local time in China Asia
October 20, 2026 ,Tuesday
04:49:51
Standard TimeCST |
UTC+8 |
Daylight Saving Time— |
None |
IANA Time Zone |
Asia/Shanghai |
vs. your current location |
12 h ahead |
About China Local Time
Time ZoneAsia/Shanghai
Standard TimeCST UTC+8
DST StatusNo DST
Population1,406,585,000
Time Difference12 h ahead of Washington D.C.
China is a country in Asia. The country has a population of about 1,406,585,000 people.
The local time in China follows the IANA time zone "Asia/Shanghai" (CST, UTC+8). Right now the city is on standard time, and its time difference is 12 h ahead of washington d.c..
All times on this page are calculated live from the IANA time zone database, so daylight saving changes are applied automatically and remain accurate all year round.