China · CST
Tue, 15 Sept 2026
Timezone Guide
Dalian, China runs on UTC+8. This time zone stays fixed year-round at UTC+8 — daylight saving time is not observed. There is a 12-hour difference between Dalian and New York. Standard working hours don't overlap at all with New York, so meetings need an early or late slot on one side. There is a 7-hour difference between Dalian and London. Standard 9-to-6 working hours overlap for about 2 hours a day with London. A good time to connect: 16:00–18:00 in Dalian lines up with 09:00–11:00 in London. There is a 1-hour difference between Dalian and Tokyo. Standard 9-to-6 working hours overlap for about 8 hours a day with Tokyo. A good time to connect: 09:00–17:00 in Dalian lines up with 10:00–18:00 in Tokyo. This timezone is also shared with cities such as Singapore, Kuala Lumpur, Manila. Keeping these offsets in mind makes it easier to schedule calls or travel to and from Dalian.
Practical Info
Dalian (China) is home to roughly 4.2M people. Today brings about 14.9 hours of daylight: sunrise at 04:30, sunset at 19:24. This time zone stays fixed year-round at UTC+8 — daylight saving time is not observed. It sits in the Northern Hemisphere, about 39° north of the equator. Traffic drives on the right.
Flag
China
Capital
Beijing
Continent
Asia
Time Zone
CST · Asia/Shanghai
Coordinates
38.91°N, 121.61°E
Currency
CNY (¥)
Calling Code
+86
Driving Side
Right
Hemisphere
Northern
Language
Mandarin
Measurement System
Metric
Did You Know?
Dalian was laid out by the Russians from 1898 with radial boulevards, then developed by the Japanese until 1945, then by China — which is why its street plan looks more European than most Chinese cities.
The clock: Dalian keeps UTC+8 on the Liaodong peninsula, and its beer festival each summer draws several million visitors.
Annual Daylight
Working Hours
4h overlap