China · CST
Tue, 15 Sept 2026
Timezone Guide
Kunming, 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 Kunming 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 Kunming 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 Kunming lines up with 09:00–11:00 in London. There is a 1-hour difference between Kunming 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 Kunming 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 Kunming.
Practical Info
Kunming (China) is home to roughly 4.5M people. Today brings about 13.6 hours of daylight: sunrise at 06:24, sunset at 20:00. 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
25.04°N, 102.72°E
Currency
CNY (¥)
Calling Code
+86
Driving Side
Right
Hemisphere
Northern
Language
Mandarin
Measurement System
Metric
Did You Know?
Kunming sits at about 1,890 metres near the Tropic of Cancer, a combination that gives it monthly average temperatures between roughly 8°C and 20°C all year — one of the mildest climates of any large city.
The clock: Kunming keeps UTC+8 despite sitting at 102° east, so solar noon here falls close to 13:12 and the sun stays up past 20:00 in summer.
Annual Daylight
Working Hours
4h overlap