China · CST
Tue, 15 Sept 2026
Timezone Guide
Shijiazhuang, 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 Shijiazhuang 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 Shijiazhuang 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 Shijiazhuang lines up with 09:00–11:00 in London. There is a 1-hour difference between Shijiazhuang 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 Shijiazhuang 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 Shijiazhuang.
Practical Info
Shijiazhuang (China) is home to roughly 4.5M people. Today brings about 14.8 hours of daylight: sunrise at 05:00, sunset at 19:48. This time zone stays fixed year-round at UTC+8 — daylight saving time is not observed. It sits in the Northern Hemisphere, about 38° north of the equator. Traffic drives on the right.
Flag
China
Capital
Beijing
Continent
Asia
Time Zone
CST · Asia/Shanghai
Coordinates
38.04°N, 114.51°E
Currency
CNY (¥)
Calling Code
+86
Driving Side
Right
Hemisphere
Northern
Language
Mandarin
Measurement System
Metric
Did You Know?
Shijiazhuang was a village of around 600 people in 1900 when two railway lines crossed there. It is now a provincial capital of over 11 million — one of the fastest transformations of any Chinese city.
The clock: Shijiazhuang keeps UTC+8. Zhaozhou Bridge nearby, completed around AD 605, is the oldest open-spandrel stone arch bridge in the world and still stands.
Annual Daylight
Working Hours
4h overlap