China · CST
Tue, 15 Sept 2026
Timezone Guide
Fuzhou, 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 Fuzhou 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 Fuzhou 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 Fuzhou lines up with 09:00–11:00 in London. There is a 1-hour difference between Fuzhou 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 Fuzhou 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 Fuzhou.
Practical Info
Fuzhou (China) is home to roughly 4.0M people. Today brings about 13.8 hours of daylight: sunrise at 05:12, sunset at 19:00. This time zone stays fixed year-round at UTC+8 — daylight saving time is not observed. It sits in the Northern Hemisphere, about 26° north of the equator. Traffic drives on the right.
Flag
China
Capital
Beijing
Continent
Asia
Time Zone
CST · Asia/Shanghai
Coordinates
26.07°N, 119.30°E
Currency
CNY (¥)
Calling Code
+86
Driving Side
Right
Hemisphere
Northern
Language
Mandarin
Measurement System
Metric
Did You Know?
A Song dynasty governor ordered banyans planted throughout Fuzhou in the 1060s so that, as he put it, summer would hold no heat. Many of those trees are still standing.
The clock: Fuzhou keeps UTC+8. It faces Taiwan across about 180 km of strait, and the two sides share the same clock.
Annual Daylight
Working Hours
4h overlap