China · CST
Tue, 15 Sept 2026
Timezone Guide
Sanya, 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 Sanya 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 Sanya 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 Sanya lines up with 09:00–11:00 in London. There is a 1-hour difference between Sanya 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 Sanya 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 Sanya.
Practical Info
Sanya (China) is home to roughly 1.0M people. Today brings about 13.3 hours of daylight: sunrise at 06:06, sunset at 19:24. This time zone stays fixed year-round at UTC+8 — daylight saving time is not observed. It sits in the Northern Hemisphere, about 18° north of the equator. Traffic drives on the right.
Flag
China
Capital
Beijing
Continent
Asia
Time Zone
CST · Asia/Shanghai
Coordinates
18.25°N, 109.51°E
Currency
CNY (¥)
Calling Code
+86
Driving Side
Right
Hemisphere
Northern
Language
Mandarin
Measurement System
Metric
Did You Know?
Sanya sits at 18° north on Hainan, far enough south to be genuinely tropical, and has become China's main domestic beach destination. Hainan's duty-free allowance makes the island one of the largest luxury retail markets in Asia.
The clock: Sanya keeps UTC+8 despite being China's southernmost city, so its day-length variation is the smallest in the country — about two hours across the year.
Annual Daylight
Working Hours
4h overlap