About the time in Guangzhou

Guangzhou is a city in China. It uses the Asia/Shanghai time zone, which is currently UTC+8 — that is, +8 hours from Coordinated Universal Time. Guangzhou does not observe daylight saving time, so its UTC offset stays the same all year.

Compared with other major cities right now, Guangzhou is 12 hours ahead of New York and 7 hours ahead of London. The table above updates live, so the differences you see always reflect current daylight saving rules on both sides.

What time zone is Guangzhou in?

Guangzhou follows the Asia/Shanghai time zone (UTC+8). All clocks on this page are driven by the official IANA time zone database, the same source used by operating systems and airlines worldwide.

Does Guangzhou observe daylight saving time?

No — Guangzhou keeps the same offset all year, which makes scheduling with it straightforward.

Sunrise and sunset in Guangzhou

Today's sunrise and sunset above are calculated astronomically for Guangzhou's coordinates (23.13°, 113.26°) and shown in local Guangzhou time. They shift a little every day through the year.

How is this clock kept accurate?

The time shown is your device clock converted into Guangzhou's time zone using your browser's built-in IANA database. If your device clock is correct, the time above is correct — no server round-trips, nothing to install.