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Time in Guangzhou now

9:11PMCST

CSTUTC+8+13 h vs New York (you)Asia/Shanghai

No clock changes: Guangzhou stays on CST (UTC+8) all year.

Clock rules in Guangzhou

Guangzhou keeps CST (UTC+8) all year. China has 2 different clock settings; Guangzhou is in the zone tzdata calls Asia/Shanghai, described as “Beijing Time”.

There is no daylight saving time; the last summer time here was in 1991.

Local mean solar time at 113.25° E is UTC+7:33, so the clock runs 27 min ahead of the sun: it is highest at about 12:27 PM. That is 13 min later than in Beijing, on the same clock.

Guangzhou has kept the same clocks as Shanghai since at least 1970; the zone’s rules, coming changes and history are on the Asia/Shanghai page.

Time difference from Guangzhou

PlaceWhy listedLocal time nowTheir clock vs GuangzhouJanuaryJuly
Beijing Capital · 1,890 km 9:11 PM Tue, Nov 3 +0 h 0 h 0 h
Ürümqi Elsewhere in China · 3,280 km 7:11 PM Tue, Nov 3 −2 h −2 h −2 h
Macau Nearest capitals abroad · 110 km 9:11 PM Tue, Nov 3 +0 h 0 h 0 h
Hong Kong Nearest capitals abroad · 130 km 9:11 PM Tue, Nov 3 +0 h 0 h 0 h
Hanoi Nearest capitals abroad · 800 km 8:11 PM Tue, Nov 3 −1 h −1 h −1 h
New York City World cities 8:11 AM Tue, Nov 3 −13 h −13 h −12 h
Los Angeles World cities 5:11 AM Tue, Nov 3 −16 h −16 h −15 h
London World cities 1:11 PM Tue, Nov 3 −8 h −8 h −7 h
Berlin World cities 2:11 PM Tue, Nov 3 −7 h −7 h −6 h
Dubai World cities 5:11 PM Tue, Nov 3 −4 h −4 h −4 h

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Places near Guangzhou

PlaceDistanceClock vs Guangzhou
Nanhai 15 km south-west same clock
Foshan 16 km south-west same clock
Dasha 20 km east same clock
Shiqiao 22 km south-east same clock
Daliang 31 km south same clock
Sanshui 37 km west same clock
Nantou 44 km south same clock
Shaping 49 km south-west same clock
Haiphong VN 722 km west 1 h behind
Kēng Tung MM 1,379 km west 1 h 30 min behind
Naha JP 1,497 km east 1 h ahead

Guangzhou at a glance

Questions

What time is it in Guangzhou now?
The clock at the top of this page shows it to the second. Guangzhou is on UTC+8 all year, 13 hours ahead of New York in January and 12 hours ahead of New York in July.
What time zone is Guangzhou in?
Guangzhou keeps CST (UTC+8) all year. China has 2 different clock settings; Guangzhou is in the zone tzdata calls Asia/Shanghai, described as “Beijing Time”. Its IANA time zone ID is Asia/Shanghai.

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