Taiwan · CST
Tue, 15 Sept 2026
Timezone Guide
Tainan, 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 Tainan 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 Tainan 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 Tainan lines up with 09:00–11:00 in London. There is a 1-hour difference between Tainan 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 Tainan 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 Tainan.
Practical Info
Tainan (Taiwan) is home to roughly 1.8M people. Today brings about 13.6 hours of daylight: sunrise at 05:12, sunset at 18:48. This time zone stays fixed year-round at UTC+8 — daylight saving time is not observed. It sits in the Northern Hemisphere, about 23° north of the equator. Traffic drives on the right.
Flag
Taiwan
Capital
Taipei
Continent
Asia
Time Zone
CST · Asia/Taipei
Coordinates
22.99°N, 120.21°E
Currency
TWD ($)
Calling Code
+886
Driving Side
Right
Hemisphere
Northern
Language
Mandarin
Measurement System
Metric
Did You Know?
Tainan was the island's capital from 1683 to 1885 and holds more designated historic monuments than anywhere else in Taiwan — several hundred temples inside the old city alone.
The clock: Tainan keeps UTC+8. The Tropic of Cancer crosses Taiwan just north of it, which puts the city firmly in the tropics while Taipei sits outside them.
Annual Daylight
Working Hours
4h overlap