China · CST
Tue, 15 Sept 2026
Timezone Guide
Suzhou, 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 Suzhou 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 Suzhou 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 Suzhou lines up with 09:00–11:00 in London. There is a 1-hour difference between Suzhou 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 Suzhou 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 Suzhou.
Practical Info
Suzhou (China) is home to roughly 6.5M people. Today brings about 14.2 hours of daylight: sunrise at 04:54, sunset at 19:06. This time zone stays fixed year-round at UTC+8 — daylight saving time is not observed. It sits in the Northern Hemisphere, about 31° north of the equator. Traffic drives on the right.
Flag
China
Capital
Beijing
Continent
Asia
Time Zone
CST · Asia/Shanghai
Coordinates
31.30°N, 120.58°E
Currency
CNY (¥)
Calling Code
+86
Driving Side
Right
Hemisphere
Northern
Language
Mandarin
Measurement System
Metric
Did You Know?
Suzhou's classical gardens — nine of them on the UNESCO list — were built between the 11th and 19th centuries as three-dimensional versions of landscape painting, using borrowed views and framed windows to make small plots feel unbounded.
The clock: Suzhou keeps UTC+8. It has been a silk centre for over two thousand years and is now also one of China's largest manufacturing bases.
Annual Daylight
Working Hours
4h overlap