China · CST
Tue, 15 Sept 2026
Timezone Guide
Hohhot, 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 Hohhot 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 Hohhot 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 Hohhot lines up with 09:00–11:00 in London. There is a 1-hour difference between Hohhot 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 Hohhot 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 Hohhot.
Practical Info
Hohhot (China) is home to roughly 2.5M people. Today brings about 15.1 hours of daylight: sunrise at 05:00, sunset at 20:06. This time zone stays fixed year-round at UTC+8 — daylight saving time is not observed. It sits in the Northern Hemisphere, about 41° north of the equator. Traffic drives on the right.
Flag
China
Capital
Beijing
Continent
Asia
Time Zone
CST · Asia/Shanghai
Coordinates
40.84°N, 111.75°E
Currency
CNY (¥)
Calling Code
+86
Driving Side
Right
Hemisphere
Northern
Language
Mandarin
Measurement System
Metric
Did You Know?
Naadam, held on the grasslands around Hohhot each summer, centres on the three manly games — wrestling, horse racing and archery — a competition format documented since the time of Genghis Khan.
The clock: Hohhot keeps UTC+8, an hour ahead of Ulaanbaatar's neighbours despite Inner Mongolia and Mongolia sharing a culture and a border.
Annual Daylight
Working Hours
4h overlap