China
Time now in Shantou
Wednesday, 26 August 2026
Sunrise 05:33Sunset 06:48Time zone UTC +8
Time zone
Asia/Shanghai
UTC offset
UTC +8
Daylight saving
Not in effect
Population
—
Sunrise
05:33
Sunset
06:48
Day length
13h 14m
Coordinates
36.47, 117.87
Time difference from Shantou
Hours ahead (right) or behind (left) Shantou right now.
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About the time in Shantou
Sunrise today lands at 05:33 and sunset at 06:48 local time, giving 13h 14m of daylight. Those figures come from the city's own coordinates (36.47, 117.87) rather than a country-wide average, so they match what you would actually see from a window in Shantou.
Shantou 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.
Shantou sits at latitude 36.47, in the mid-latitude band, so day length here swings noticeably between midwinter and midsummer — today's 13h 14m is one point on that curve, not a fixed value.
Frequently asked questions about time in Shantou
- 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.
- What time is it in Shantou right now?
- The live clock above shows the current time in Shantou, updating every second from Asia/Shanghai (UTC +8).
- Does Shantou change its clocks for daylight saving?
- No. Shantou keeps UTC +8 throughout the year.
- Which time zone is Shantou in?
- Shantou uses Asia/Shanghai, currently UTC +8.
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