Taiwan · CST
Tue, 15 Sept 2026
Timezone Guide
Taichung, Taiwan 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 Taichung 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 Taichung 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 Taichung lines up with 09:00–11:00 in London. There is a 1-hour difference between Taichung 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 Taichung 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 Taichung.
Practical Info
Taichung (Taiwan) is home to roughly 2.8M people. Today brings about 13.8 hours of daylight: sunrise at 05:06, sunset at 18:54. This time zone stays fixed year-round at UTC+8 — daylight saving time is not observed. It sits in the Northern Hemisphere, about 24° north of the equator. Traffic drives on the right.
Flag
Taiwan
Capital
Taipei
Continent
Asia
Time Zone
CST · Asia/Taipei
Coordinates
24.15°N, 120.67°E
Currency
TWD ($)
Calling Code
+886
Driving Side
Right
Hemisphere
Northern
Language
Mandarin
Measurement System
Metric
Did You Know?
Bubble tea is generally credited to Taichung in the 1980s, with two teahouses still arguing over which of them did it first. Tapioca pearls in iced tea have since become one of Taiwan's most successful exports.
The clock: Taichung keeps UTC+8. Its National Taichung Theater, opened in 2016, was built with almost no straight walls — a structural problem that took years to solve.
Annual Daylight
Working Hours
4h overlap