Shanghai Time Zone — CST (UTC+08:00)
Shanghai, China runs on China Standard Time at UTC+08:00. It does not observe daylight saving time, so the offset is fixed all year. Convert Shanghai time to any city below, or use the full converter.
Current UTC offset
UTC+08:00
IANA zone
Asia/Shanghai
Daylight saving
Not observed
Zone abbreviation
CST
About the CST time zone
China Standard Time (CST, also known as Beijing Time) is used across all of mainland China despite the country spanning five geographical time zones. This single-timezone policy was adopted in 1949. China does not observe daylight saving time. CST is shared with Hong Kong (HKT), Macau, Taiwan, Singapore, Malaysia, and the Philippines, making UTC+08:00 one of the most used offsets in the world.
Countries on CST
ChinaHong KongMacauTaiwan
Major cities on CST
ShanghaiBeijingShenzhenGuangzhouChengduHong KongTaipeiWuhanHangzhouNanjing
Did you know?
- Shanghai has the world's longest metro system with over 800km of track.
- China uses a single timezone (CST/Beijing Time) across the entire country despite its vast size.
- The Maglev train from Shanghai airport reaches 431 km/h, the fastest commercial train in the world.
Convert Shanghai time to another city
Americas
- Shanghai to New YorkCST → EST
- Shanghai to Los AngelesCST → PST
- Shanghai to ChicagoCST → CST
- Shanghai to DenverCST → MST
- Shanghai to TorontoCST → EST
- Shanghai to VancouverCST → PST
- Shanghai to Mexico CityCST → CST
- Shanghai to São PauloCST → BRT
- Shanghai to Buenos AiresCST → ART
- Shanghai to HonoluluCST → HST
- Shanghai to BogotáCST → COT
- Shanghai to LimaCST → PET
- Shanghai to SantiagoCST → CLT
- Shanghai to AnchorageCST → AKST
- Shanghai to EdmontonCST → MST
- Shanghai to HalifaxCST → AST
Europe
- Shanghai to LondonCST → GMT
- Shanghai to DublinCST → GMT
- Shanghai to ParisCST → CET
- Shanghai to BerlinCST → CET
- Shanghai to AmsterdamCST → CET
- Shanghai to MadridCST → CET
- Shanghai to RomeCST → CET
- Shanghai to ZurichCST → CET
- Shanghai to StockholmCST → CET
- Shanghai to MoscowCST → MSK
- Shanghai to IstanbulCST → TRT
- Shanghai to LisbonCST → WET
- Shanghai to WarsawCST → CET
- Shanghai to ViennaCST → CET
- Shanghai to AthensCST → EET
- Shanghai to HelsinkiCST → EET
- Shanghai to OsloCST → CET
- Shanghai to CopenhagenCST → CET
- Shanghai to BrusselsCST → CET
- Shanghai to PragueCST → CET
- Shanghai to BudapestCST → CET
- Shanghai to BucharestCST → EET
- Shanghai to KyivCST → EET
Asia
- Shanghai to DubaiCST → GST
- Shanghai to MumbaiCST → IST
- Shanghai to DelhiCST → IST
- Shanghai to BangaloreCST → IST
- Shanghai to KathmanduCST → NPT
- Shanghai to BangkokCST → ICT
- Shanghai to SingaporeCST → SGT
- Shanghai to Hong KongCST → HKT
- Shanghai to BeijingCST → CST
- Shanghai to TokyoCST → JST
- Shanghai to OsakaCST → JST
- Shanghai to SeoulCST → KST
- Shanghai to TaipeiCST → CST
- Shanghai to ManilaCST → PHT
- Shanghai to JakartaCST → WIB
- Shanghai to RiyadhCST → AST
- Shanghai to DohaCST → AST
- Shanghai to TehranCST → IRST
- Shanghai to KarachiCST → PKT
- Shanghai to DhakaCST → BST
- Shanghai to Kuala LumpurCST → MYT
- Shanghai to Ho Chi MinhCST → ICT
- Shanghai to ColomboCST → IST
Pacific
Convert another city's time to Shanghai
- New York to ShanghaiEST → CST
- Los Angeles to ShanghaiPST → CST
- Chicago to ShanghaiCST → CST
- Denver to ShanghaiMST → CST
- Toronto to ShanghaiEST → CST
- Vancouver to ShanghaiPST → CST
- Mexico City to ShanghaiCST → CST
- São Paulo to ShanghaiBRT → CST
- Buenos Aires to ShanghaiART → CST
- London to ShanghaiGMT → CST
- Dublin to ShanghaiGMT → CST
- Paris to ShanghaiCET → CST
- Berlin to ShanghaiCET → CST
- Amsterdam to ShanghaiCET → CST
- Madrid to ShanghaiCET → CST
- Rome to ShanghaiCET → CST
- Zurich to ShanghaiCET → CST
- Stockholm to ShanghaiCET → CST
- Moscow to ShanghaiMSK → CST
- Istanbul to ShanghaiTRT → CST
- Dubai to ShanghaiGST → CST
- Mumbai to ShanghaiIST → CST
- Delhi to ShanghaiIST → CST
- Bangalore to ShanghaiIST → CST
- Kathmandu to ShanghaiNPT → CST
- Bangkok to ShanghaiICT → CST
- Singapore to ShanghaiSGT → CST
- Hong Kong to ShanghaiHKT → CST
- Beijing to ShanghaiCST → CST
- Tokyo to ShanghaiJST → CST
- Osaka to ShanghaiJST → CST
- Seoul to ShanghaiKST → CST
- Taipei to ShanghaiCST → CST
- Manila to ShanghaiPHT → CST
- Jakarta to ShanghaiWIB → CST
- Sydney to ShanghaiAEST → CST
- Melbourne to ShanghaiAEST → CST
- Perth to ShanghaiAWST → CST
- Auckland to ShanghaiNZST → CST
- Honolulu to ShanghaiHST → CST
- Cairo to ShanghaiEET → CST
- Johannesburg to ShanghaiSAST → CST
- Lagos to ShanghaiWAT → CST
- Nairobi to ShanghaiEAT → CST
- Lisbon to ShanghaiWET → CST
- Warsaw to ShanghaiCET → CST
- Vienna to ShanghaiCET → CST
- Athens to ShanghaiEET → CST
- Helsinki to ShanghaiEET → CST
- Oslo to ShanghaiCET → CST
- Copenhagen to ShanghaiCET → CST
- Brussels to ShanghaiCET → CST
- Prague to ShanghaiCET → CST
- Budapest to ShanghaiCET → CST
- Bucharest to ShanghaiEET → CST
- Kyiv to ShanghaiEET → CST
- Riyadh to ShanghaiAST → CST
- Doha to ShanghaiAST → CST
- Tehran to ShanghaiIRST → CST
- Karachi to ShanghaiPKT → CST
- Dhaka to ShanghaiBST → CST
- Kuala Lumpur to ShanghaiMYT → CST
- Ho Chi Minh to ShanghaiICT → CST
- Colombo to ShanghaiIST → CST
- Bogotá to ShanghaiCOT → CST
- Lima to ShanghaiPET → CST
- Santiago to ShanghaiCLT → CST
- Casablanca to ShanghaiWET → CST
- Accra to ShanghaiGMT → CST
- Addis Ababa to ShanghaiEAT → CST
- Anchorage to ShanghaiAKST → CST
- Edmonton to ShanghaiMST → CST
- Halifax to ShanghaiAST → CST
Convert Shanghai time to a time zone abbreviation
- CST to UTC
- CST to GMT
- CST to EST
- CST to EDT
- CST to CST
- CST to CDT
- CST to MST
- CST to MDT
- CST to PST
- CST to PDT
- CST to AKST
- CST to HST
- CST to AST
- CST to NST
- CST to BRT
- CST to ART
- CST to WET
- CST to CET
- CST to CEST
- CST to EET
- CST to EEST
- CST to MSK
- CST to TRT
- CST to GST
- CST to IST
- CST to NPT
- CST to BST
- CST to BDST
- CST to PKT
- CST to IRST
- CST to MYT
- CST to COT
- CST to PET
- CST to CLT
- CST to ICT
- CST to WIB
- CST to HKT
- CST to SGT
- CST to PHT
- CST to AWST
- CST to JST
- CST to KST
- CST to ACST
- CST to AEST
- CST to AEDT
- CST to NZST
- CST to NZDT
- CST to WAT
- CST to CAT
- CST to EAT
- CST to SAST
Convert Shanghai time to a country
- Shanghai to Mexico
- Shanghai to Brazil
- Shanghai to Argentina
- Shanghai to United Kingdom
- Shanghai to Ireland
- Shanghai to France
- Shanghai to Germany
- Shanghai to Netherlands
- Shanghai to Spain
- Shanghai to Italy
- Shanghai to Switzerland
- Shanghai to Sweden
- Shanghai to Russia
- Shanghai to Turkey
- Shanghai to United Arab Emirates
- Shanghai to India
- Shanghai to Nepal
- Shanghai to Thailand
- Shanghai to Singapore
- Shanghai to Hong Kong
- Shanghai to China
- Shanghai to Japan
- Shanghai to South Korea
- Shanghai to Taiwan
- Shanghai to Philippines
- Shanghai to Indonesia
- Shanghai to New Zealand
- Shanghai to Egypt
- Shanghai to South Africa
- Shanghai to Nigeria
- Shanghai to Kenya
- Shanghai to Portugal
- Shanghai to Poland
- Shanghai to Austria
- Shanghai to Greece
- Shanghai to Finland
- Shanghai to Norway
- Shanghai to Denmark
- Shanghai to Belgium
- Shanghai to Czechia
- Shanghai to Hungary
- Shanghai to Romania
- Shanghai to Ukraine
- Shanghai to Saudi Arabia
- Shanghai to Qatar
- Shanghai to Iran
- Shanghai to Pakistan
- Shanghai to Bangladesh
- Shanghai to Malaysia
- Shanghai to Vietnam
- Shanghai to Sri Lanka
- Shanghai to Colombia
- Shanghai to Peru
- Shanghai to Chile
- Shanghai to Morocco
- Shanghai to Ghana
- Shanghai to Ethiopia