China · CST
Tue, 15 Sept 2026
Timezone Guide
Guilin, 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 Guilin 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 Guilin 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 Guilin lines up with 09:00–11:00 in London. There is a 1-hour difference between Guilin 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 Guilin 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 Guilin.
Practical Info
Guilin (China) is home to roughly 1.2M people. Today brings about 13.7 hours of daylight: sunrise at 05:48, sunset at 19:30. This time zone stays fixed year-round at UTC+8 — daylight saving time is not observed. It sits in the Northern Hemisphere, about 25° north of the equator. Traffic drives on the right.
Flag
China
Capital
Beijing
Continent
Asia
Time Zone
CST · Asia/Shanghai
Coordinates
25.27°N, 110.29°E
Currency
CNY (¥)
Calling Code
+86
Driving Side
Right
Hemisphere
Northern
Language
Mandarin
Measurement System
Metric
Did You Know?
The karst hills along the Li river near Guilin appear on the back of the 20 yuan note, and a viewpoint at Xingping has a stone marking the exact spot. The limestone towers formed over roughly 200 million years.
The clock: Guilin keeps UTC+8. The Ling Canal near the city, dug in 214 BC, connected the Yangtze and Pearl river systems and is among the oldest canals in the world.
Annual Daylight
Working Hours
4h overlap