China · CST
Tue, 15 Sept 2026
Timezone Guide
Ningbo, 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 Ningbo 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 Ningbo 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 Ningbo lines up with 09:00–11:00 in London. There is a 1-hour difference between Ningbo 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 Ningbo 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 Ningbo.
Practical Info
Ningbo (China) is home to roughly 5.0M people. Today brings about 14.1 hours of daylight: sunrise at 04:54, sunset at 19:00. 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
29.87°N, 121.55°E
Currency
CNY (¥)
Calling Code
+86
Driving Side
Right
Hemisphere
Northern
Language
Mandarin
Measurement System
Metric
Did You Know?
Tianyi Pavilion was built in 1561 and is the oldest surviving private library in Asia, holding some 300,000 volumes. Its design — a water pool beside it, strict rules about who could enter — was copied by the imperial libraries.
The clock: Ningbo keeps UTC+8. The Hangzhou Bay Bridge, 36 km long, connects it toward Shanghai across open water.
Annual Daylight
Working Hours
4h overlap