China
Time now in Guangzhou
Sunrise 06:05Sunset 06:55Time zone UTC +8
Time zone
Asia/Shanghai
UTC offset
UTC +8
Daylight saving
Not in effect
Population
16,096,724
Sunrise
06:05
Sunset
06:55
Day length
12h 50m
Coordinates
23.12, 113.25
Time difference from Guangzhou
Hours ahead (right) or behind (left) Guangzhou right now.
Guangzhou on the map
About the time in Guangzhou
If you are coordinating from another country, the shortcut is the working window: a normal Guangzhou day of 09:00–17:00 falls between 01:00–09:00 UTC. Convert your own hours into UTC once and you can tell at a glance whether someone there is likely to be at their desk.
Around 16,096,724 people live in Guangzhou, and all of them keep the same civil time, so the reading above applies to the whole urban area — not just the city centre.
Sunrise today lands at 06:05 and sunset at 06:55 local time, giving 12h 50m of daylight. Those figures come from the city's own coordinates (23.12, 113.25) rather than a country-wide average, so they match what you would actually see from a window in Guangzhou.
Frequently asked questions about time in Guangzhou
- What time is it in Guangzhou right now?
- The live clock above shows the current time in Guangzhou, updating every second from Asia/Shanghai (UTC +8).
- Which time zone is Guangzhou in?
- Guangzhou uses Asia/Shanghai, currently UTC +8.
- Is the clock on this page accurate?
- It is synchronised with our server rather than your device, then formatted for Asia/Shanghai, so a drifting device clock does not affect what you see.
- Does Guangzhou change its clocks for daylight saving?
- No. Guangzhou keeps UTC +8 throughout the year.
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