China
Time now in Taoyuan
Monday, 24 August 2026
Sunrise 06:22Sunset 07:20Time zone UTC +8
Time zone
Asia/Shanghai
UTC offset
UTC +8
Daylight saving
Not in effect
Population
—
Sunrise
06:22
Sunset
07:20
Day length
12h 58m
Coordinates
28.88, 107.76
Time difference from Taoyuan
Hours ahead (right) or behind (left) Taoyuan right now.
Taoyuan on the map
About the time in Taoyuan
Clocks in Taoyuan stay put all year. There is no summer-time switch to remember, so UTC +8 is what you will get in January and in July alike — useful if you book recurring calls with people in China.
Taoyuan 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.
Taoyuan sits at latitude 28.88, in the mid-latitude band, so day length here swings noticeably between midwinter and midsummer — today's 12h 58m is one point on that curve, not a fixed value.
Frequently asked questions about time in Taoyuan
- 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 Taoyuan change its clocks for daylight saving?
- No. Taoyuan keeps UTC +8 throughout the year.
- What are normal business hours in Taoyuan in UTC?
- A 09:00–17:00 working day in Taoyuan runs from 01:00–09:00 UTC today.
- What time is it in Taoyuan right now?
- The live clock above shows the current time in Taoyuan, updating every second from Asia/Shanghai (UTC +8).
29,831 places in China
Other cities in the same country, sized by population.