Guangzhou is located in China and uses the Asia/Shanghai timezone, currently GMT+8 from UTC. Guangzhou does not observe daylight saving time. Sunrise is at 06:06 and sunset at 18:18 local time. The coordinates of Guangzhou are 23.13°N, 113.26°E.

Today Guangzhou gets 12 hours 12 minutes of daylight. Solar noon — when the sun is highest — falls at 12:12, about 12 minutes after clock noon.

Right now Guangzhou shares its GMT+8 offset with Irkutsk, Beijing, Shanghai, Shenzhen, Chengdu, Wuhan. Clocks in these places read the same, even where the calendar date differs.

Best time to call Guangzhou from…

From	Gap	Call at (Guangzhou time)
🇮🇩 Surabaya	−1h	10:00–17:00
🇨🇳 Shenzhen	same time	09:00–17:00
🇭🇰 Hong Kong	same time	09:00–17:00
🇨🇳 Wuhan	same time	09:00–17:00
🇬🇧 London	−8h	15:00–20:00 (early or late for one side)
🇺🇸 New York	−12h	19:00–08:00 (early or late for one side)
🇸🇬 Singapore	same time	09:00–17:00
🇦🇪 Dubai	−4h	13:00–17:00

Office hours taken as 09:00–17:00 on both sides. A row opens the meeting page for the two cities where one exists, otherwise the converter.

Frequently asked questions

What time zone is Guangzhou in?›

Guangzhou is in the Asia/Shanghai timezone, currently GMT+8.

Does Guangzhou observe daylight saving time?›

No. Guangzhou does not observe daylight saving time. The UTC offset is always GMT+8.

What is the UTC offset for Guangzhou?›

Guangzhou is currently GMT+8 from UTC (GMT+8).

Is Guangzhou ahead of London and New York?›

Right now Guangzhou is 8 hours ahead of London and 12 hours ahead of New York. The gaps move by an hour when either side changes its clocks.

What is 09:00 in Guangzhou in UTC?›

09:00 in Guangzhou is 01:00 UTC today, because the city is GMT+8 from UTC.

When does the sun rise and set in Guangzhou today?›

Today the sun rises in Guangzhou at 06:06 and sets at 18:18 local time. These times were calculated when this page was built and drift by a few minutes a week.

Times on this page were calculated on 25 October 2026.