Time difference: Paris and Shanghai

Convert Paris to Shanghai, with daylight saving time handled for you.

Now in Paris

4:04 AM

Paris time zone

Now in Shanghai

10:04 AM

Shanghai time zone

Results

4:04 AM Paris in Shanghai

10:04 AM

Shanghai · right now Shanghai is 6 hours ahead of Paris

Times follow Paris for Paris and Shanghai for Shanghai, using the IANA time zone database.

Paris to Shanghai time difference

Shanghai is 6 hours ahead of Paris for most of 2026, and 7 hours ahead of Paris for about 155 days, because daylight saving time changes on different dates.

In 2026, Paris switches to daylight saving time on March 29 and back to standard time on October 25. Shanghai does not use daylight saving time.

Paris to Shanghai conversion table

Every hour on 2026-10-21. Highlighted rows fall inside 9 AM–5 PM in both zones.

ParisShanghai
12:00 AM6:00 AM
1:00 AM7:00 AM
2:00 AM8:00 AM
3:00 AM9:00 AM
4:00 AM10:00 AM
5:00 AM11:00 AM
6:00 AM12:00 PM
7:00 AM1:00 PM
8:00 AM2:00 PM
9:00 AM3:00 PM
10:00 AM4:00 PM
11:00 AM5:00 PM
12:00 PM6:00 PM
1:00 PM7:00 PM
2:00 PM8:00 PM
3:00 PM9:00 PM
4:00 PM10:00 PM
5:00 PM11:00 PM
6:00 PM12:00 AM · next day
7:00 PM1:00 AM · next day
8:00 PM2:00 AM · next day
9:00 PM3:00 AM · next day
10:00 PM4:00 AM · next day
11:00 PM5:00 AM · next day

Working hours overlap

On 2026-10-21, a 9 AM–5 PM workday in Paris and in Shanghai overlap for about 2 hours, from 9:00 AM to 11:00 AM Paris (3:00 PM to 5:00 PM Shanghai).

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How to use

Follow these steps to get a result

  1. Pick a date and a time in Paris.

  2. Read the matching Shanghai time, including whether it falls on the next or previous day.

  3. Scan the 24-hour table to see every hour at once, with shared working hours highlighted.

Features

What this tool includes

  • Live clocks for both time zones

  • Daylight saving time handled automatically

  • 24-hour conversion table

  • Working-hours overlap

FAQ

Common questions about this tool

Shanghai is 6 hours ahead of Paris for most of 2026, and 7 hours ahead of Paris for about 155 days, because daylight saving time changes on different dates.

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Time zone rules come from the IANA time zone database; daylight saving changes are applied automatically. Methodology · Data sources