China · CST
Tue, 15 Sept 2026
Timezone Guide
Xiamen, 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 Xiamen 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 Xiamen 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 Xiamen lines up with 09:00–11:00 in London. There is a 1-hour difference between Xiamen 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 Xiamen 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 Xiamen.
Practical Info
Xiamen (China) is home to roughly 3.5M people. Today brings about 13.7 hours of daylight: sunrise at 05:18, 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 24° north of the equator. Traffic drives on the right.
Flag
China
Capital
Beijing
Continent
Asia
Time Zone
CST · Asia/Shanghai
Coordinates
24.48°N, 118.09°E
Currency
CNY (¥)
Calling Code
+86
Driving Side
Right
Hemisphere
Northern
Language
Mandarin
Measurement System
Metric
Did You Know?
Gulangyu, off Xiamen, has been free of motor vehicles for decades — no cars, no bicycles, everything moved by hand. It has an unusually high piano ownership rate, a legacy of missionary schools, and a museum holding around a hundred of them.
The clock: Xiamen keeps UTC+8. Kinmen, administered by Taiwan, sits about 10 km offshore.
Annual Daylight
Working Hours
4h overlap