China · CST
Tue, 15 Sept 2026
Timezone Guide
Hangzhou, 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 Hangzhou 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 Hangzhou 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 Hangzhou lines up with 09:00–11:00 in London. There is a 1-hour difference between Hangzhou 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 Hangzhou 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 Hangzhou.
Practical Info
Hangzhou (China) is home to roughly 12.4M people. Today brings about 14.1 hours of daylight: sunrise at 05:00, sunset at 19:06. This time zone stays fixed year-round at UTC+8 — daylight saving time is not observed. It sits in the Northern Hemisphere, about 30° north of the equator. Traffic drives on the right.
Flag
China
Capital
Beijing
Continent
Asia
Time Zone
CST · Asia/Shanghai
Coordinates
30.27°N, 120.15°E
Currency
CNY (¥)
Calling Code
+86
Driving Side
Right
Hemisphere
Northern
Language
Mandarin
Measurement System
Metric
Did You Know?
West Lake has been landscaped and re-landscaped since the 9th century, and its composition — causeways, islands, pagodas at measured intervals — became the template for garden design across East Asia. UNESCO listed it in 2011 for exactly that influence.
The clock: Hangzhou keeps UTC+8. Marco Polo described it as the finest city in the world; at the time it may have been the largest, with over a million residents.
Annual Daylight
Working Hours
4h overlap