Guangzhou uses Asia/Shanghai — UTC+08:00 (CST) in standard time. It is located in Guangdong, China. The live clock shows the current local time and updates every second.
Everything you need to know about Guangzhou's time zone, UTC offset, and Daylight Saving Time schedule.
Guangzhou uses UTC+08:00 in standard time. This is the offset used outside the daylight saving period.
This zone does not observe daylight saving time and stays on UTC+08:00 year-round.
The official IANA time zone name for Guangzhou is Asia/Shanghai. This identifier is used in programming, operating systems and calendar applications worldwide.
No daylight saving transitions are scheduled for this zone.
Shanghai, Chongqing, Chengdu, Beijing, Shenzhen
Currency: Renminbi (CNY). Calling code: +86. Languages: Mandarin Chinese.
Guangzhou, also known as Canton, is the capital and largest city of Guangdong in southern China. Located on the Pearl River, about 120 kilometres (75 mi) northwest of Hong Kong and 145 kilometres (90 mi) north of Macau, Guangzhou has a history of over 2,200 years and was a major terminus of the Silk Road.
The port of Guangzhou serves as a transportation club. Guangzhou is also one of China's three largest cities. For a long time, it was the only Chinese port accessible to the Europeans. Guangzhou was captured by the British during the First Opium War and no longer enjoyed a monopoly after the war.
Consequently, it lost trade to other ports such as Hong Kong and Shanghai, but continued to serve as a major entrepôt at China.
Guangzhou is at the center of the Guangdong–Hong Kong–Macau Greater Bay Area, the most populous built-up metropolitan region in the world. The area extends into neighboring cities such as Foshan, Dongguan, Zhongshan, Shenzhen, parts of Jiangmen and Huizhou, as well as Zhuhai and Macau, forming an urban agglomeration of about 70 million residents.
Source: Wikipedia contributors — Guangzhou. Adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0; see licence details. Reviewed by the TimeZoria AI Editorial Team.
18,676,605 residents (GeoNames city population; metro areas may be larger).
Guangdong, China.
Asia/Shanghai · UTC+08:00 (CST).
No daylight saving time.
Renminbi (CNY) · +86.
Shenzhen, Hong Kong, Xiamen
Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport (CAN) about 31.1 km from the city coordinates. Source: OurAirports (public domain).
2024 averages: daily highs 27.3°C and lows 20.1°C. Warmest month: July (average high 32.5°C); coolest month: January (average low 11.8°C). Source: Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Guangzhou is the main manufacturing hub of the Pearl River Delta, one of China's leading commercial and manufacturing regions. In 2021, its GDP reached ¥2,823 billion (US$444.37 billion in nominal), making it the 2nd largest economy in the South-Central China region after Shenzhen. Source: Wikipedia contributors · CC BY-SA 4.0 (adapted).
Region: Guangdong · IANA zone: Asia/Shanghai · Open data sources and licence details: TimeZoria AI licenses.
Current time in major cities compared to Guangzhou. Times update live every second.
Note on DST transitions: The offsets shown above reflect the current live offset, which changes twice a year due to Daylight Saving Time. Different regions change their clocks on different dates, which means the difference between Guangzhou and another city can vary by 1 hour for a short period in spring and autumn. Always verify the exact time difference around DST transition dates for critical scheduling.
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