China · CST
Tue, 15 Sept 2026
Timezone Guide
Hefei, 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 Hefei 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 Hefei 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 Hefei lines up with 09:00–11:00 in London. There is a 1-hour difference between Hefei 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 Hefei 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 Hefei.
Practical Info
Hefei (China) is home to roughly 4.5M people. Today brings about 14.2 hours of daylight: sunrise at 05:06, sunset at 19:18. This time zone stays fixed year-round at UTC+8 — daylight saving time is not observed. It sits in the Northern Hemisphere, about 32° north of the equator. Traffic drives on the right.
Flag
China
Capital
Beijing
Continent
Asia
Time Zone
CST · Asia/Shanghai
Coordinates
31.82°N, 117.23°E
Currency
CNY (¥)
Calling Code
+86
Driving Side
Right
Hemisphere
Northern
Language
Mandarin
Measurement System
Metric
Did You Know?
The EAST tokamak at Hefei has held plasma at over 100 million degrees Celsius for more than a thousand seconds, among the longest confinement records achieved anywhere — which is why it is nicknamed the artificial sun.
The clock: Hefei keeps UTC+8. It was a minor city until the 1950s and is now one of China's main research centres.
Annual Daylight
Working Hours
4h overlap