China · CST
Tue, 15 Sept 2026
Timezone Guide
Wenzhou, 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 Wenzhou 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 Wenzhou 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 Wenzhou lines up with 09:00–11:00 in London. There is a 1-hour difference between Wenzhou 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 Wenzhou 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 Wenzhou.
Practical Info
Wenzhou (China) is home to roughly 3.0M people. Today brings about 14.0 hours of daylight: sunrise at 05:00, sunset at 19:00. This time zone stays fixed year-round at UTC+8 — daylight saving time is not observed. It sits in the Northern Hemisphere, about 28° north of the equator. Traffic drives on the right.
Flag
China
Capital
Beijing
Continent
Asia
Time Zone
CST · Asia/Shanghai
Coordinates
27.99°N, 120.70°E
Currency
CNY (¥)
Calling Code
+86
Driving Side
Right
Hemisphere
Northern
Language
Mandarin
Measurement System
Metric
Did You Know?
Wenzhou developed a distinctive model of family-owned small manufacturing from the 1980s — buttons, lighters, shoes — with little state involvement and heavy use of informal lending. Economists still study it as a separate Chinese path.
The clock: Wenzhou keeps UTC+8. Its diaspora is unusually concentrated in Europe, particularly in Italy and France.
Annual Daylight
Working Hours
4h overlap