China · CST
Tue, 15 Sept 2026
Timezone Guide
Wuhan, 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 Wuhan 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 Wuhan 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 Wuhan lines up with 09:00–11:00 in London. There is a 1-hour difference between Wuhan 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 Wuhan 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 Wuhan.
Practical Info
Wuhan (China) is home to roughly 13.6M people. Today brings about 14.1 hours of daylight: sunrise at 05:18, sunset at 19:24. 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
30.59°N, 114.31°E
Currency
CNY (¥)
Calling Code
+86
Driving Side
Right
Hemisphere
Northern
Language
Mandarin
Measurement System
Metric
Did You Know?
Wuhan contains roughly 160 lakes within its boundaries, covering around a quarter of the city's area. The first bridge across the Yangtze anywhere was built here in 1957; before that, trains were ferried over carriage by carriage.
The clock: Wuhan keeps UTC+8, and sits close enough to the 120° meridian that its clock and its sun agree better than most Chinese cities'.
Annual Daylight
Working Hours
4h overlap