Does Guangzhou observe daylight saving time?

No. Guangzhou keeps a fixed UTC offset year-round and does not shift clocks for daylight saving time.

What is the time difference between Guangzhou and New York?

Guangzhou is currently 12 hours ahead of New York. The gap can change by an hour when either place switches to or from daylight saving time.

What is the time difference between Guangzhou and London?

Guangzhou is currently 7 hours ahead of London. The gap can change by an hour when either place switches to or from daylight saving time.

Which other cities share the same time as Guangzhou?

Shanghai, China; Beijing, China; Shenzhen, China are in the same Asia/Shanghai zone, so they always show the same wall-clock time as Guangzhou.

Why might this time differ slightly from another site?

This page reads your browser's IANA time zone database for Asia/Shanghai. Rare device clock-skew or an outdated OS time zone file can cause small differences elsewhere.

China · Asia

Guangzhou

Asia/Shanghai

02:02:50 AM

Tuesday, September 29, 2026

UTC Offset

UTC+08:00

Abbreviation

GMT+8

DST Active

Time of Day

Night

Outside business hours

Location

Lat: 23.13°

Lng: 113.26°

Compare with Other Cities

City	Local Time	UTC Offset	Date	Difference
Guangzhou China	02:02 AM	UTC+08:00	Tue, Sep 29	Base
New York United States	02:02 PM	UTC-04:00	Mon, Sep 28	-12h
London United Kingdom	07:02 PM	UTC+01:00	Mon, Sep 28	-7h
Tokyo Japan	03:02 AM	UTC+09:00	Tue, Sep 29	+1h
Sydney Australia	04:02 AM	UTC+10:00	Tue, Sep 29	+2h
Dubai UAE	10:02 PM	UTC+04:00	Mon, Sep 28	-4h

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Live in Guangzhou

02:02:50 AM

Tuesday, September 29, 2026 · UTC+08:00 GMT+8

Comparisons use the current instant in each IANA zone, including daylight-saving offsets.

About Guangzhou's time zone

Guangzhou is located in China, in the Northern and Eastern Hemispheres at latitude 23.1°, longitude 113.3°. Local clocks follow the Asia/Shanghai time zone.