Taipei is located in Taiwan and uses the Asia/Taipei timezone, currently GMT+8 from UTC. Taipei does not observe daylight saving time. Sunrise is at 05:16 and sunset at 18:27 local time. The coordinates of Taipei are 25.03°N, 121.57°E.

Today Taipei gets 13 hours 11 minutes of daylight. Solar noon — when the sun is highest — falls at 11:51, about 9 minutes before clock noon.

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

Frequently asked questions

What time zone is Taipei in?›

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

Does Taipei observe daylight saving time?›

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

What is the UTC offset for Taipei?›

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

Times on this page were calculated on 11 September 2026.