China
Time now in Hainan
Tuesday, 25 August 2026
Sunrise 06:45Sunset 07:41Time zone UTC +8
Time zone
Asia/Shanghai
UTC offset
UTC +8
Daylight saving
Not in effect
Population
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Sunrise
06:45
Sunset
07:41
Day length
12h 56m
Coordinates
27.80, 102.31
Time difference from Hainan
Hours ahead (right) or behind (left) Hainan right now.
Hainan on the map
About the time in Hainan
If you are coordinating from another country, the shortcut is the working window: a normal Hainan 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.
Hainan follows the civil time used across its region of China; there is no separate local reckoning inside the city.
Hainan 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.
Frequently asked questions about time in Hainan
- Does Hainan change its clocks for daylight saving?
- No. Hainan keeps UTC +8 throughout the year.
- What time is it in Hainan right now?
- The live clock above shows the current time in Hainan, updating every second from Asia/Shanghai (UTC +8).
- When do the sun rise and set in Hainan today?
- Sunrise is at 06:45 and sunset at 07:41, giving 12h 56m of daylight.
- Which time zone is Hainan in?
- Hainan uses Asia/Shanghai, currently UTC +8.
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