China
Time now in Guangzhou Shi
Sunrise 06:04Sunset 06:54Time zone UTC +8
Time zone
Asia/Shanghai
UTC offset
UTC +8
Daylight saving
Not in effect
Population
14,000,000
Sunrise
06:04
Sunset
06:54
Day length
12h 51m
Coordinates
23.37, 113.51
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About the time in Guangzhou Shi
Around 14,000,000 people live in Guangzhou Shi, and all of them keep the same civil time, so the reading above applies to the whole urban area — not just the city centre.
Guangzhou Shi runs on Asia/Shanghai, which puts the city UTC +8 from Coordinated Universal Time right now. The clock at the top of this page is not copied from your device: it is anchored to our reference timestamp and re-rendered every second against the IANA time zone database, so it stays right even when a laptop or phone has quietly drifted.
If you are coordinating from another country, the shortcut is the working window: a normal Guangzhou Shi 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.
Frequently asked questions about time in Guangzhou Shi
- Does Guangzhou Shi change its clocks for daylight saving?
- No. Guangzhou Shi keeps UTC +8 throughout the year.
- What are normal business hours in Guangzhou Shi in UTC?
- A 09:00–17:00 working day in Guangzhou Shi runs from 01:00–09:00 UTC today.
- What time is it in Guangzhou Shi right now?
- The live clock above shows the current time in Guangzhou Shi, updating every second from Asia/Shanghai (UTC +8).
- Which time zone is Guangzhou Shi in?
- Guangzhou Shi uses Asia/Shanghai, currently UTC +8.
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