Current Time in Shanghai
China, China
15:20:25
Thursday, October 8, 2026
Shanghai • UTC+08:00
About Time in Shanghai
Shanghai is in the Shanghai time zone, with the IANA identifier Asia/Shanghai. The current UTC offset is shown on the live clock above and updates automatically when Shanghai enters or leaves Daylight Saving Time.
Major cities sharing Shanghai's time zone include Beijing, Guangzhou, Shenzhen. Use the converter to translate Shanghai times into any other zone, or check the related tools below for sunrise/sunset and prayer times calibrated to this exact location.
Asia/Shanghai does not observe daylight saving time — the UTC offset stays at +08:00 year-round.
In Shanghai, the longest day (June solstice) lasts 14h 11m and the shortest (December solstice) lasts 10h 7m — a 4h 4m seasonal swing in daylight.