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 05:50 and sunset at 18:59 local time. The coordinates of Guangzhou are 23.13°N, 113.26°E.

Today Guangzhou gets 13 hours 9 minutes of daylight. Solar noon — when the sun is highest — falls at 12:24, about 24 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.

Frequently asked questions

What time zone is Guangzhou in?›

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

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).

Times on this page were calculated on 11 September 2026.