Current Local Time in Beijing – Find Out the Current Time (UTC+08)

Beijing is located in the Asia/Shanghai time zone, which corresponds to an offset of UTC+08.

Beijing does not observe Daylight Saving Time. There is no DST in this region, so the time in winter and summer is UTC+08.

Typically, the time difference between local time in Beijing and UTC is +08, but when Daylight Saving Time is active — +08.

You can find the exact time in Beijing using our tool — it is synchronized with global time servers.

The tool updates in real time and will show you the current data. To find out the current time in Beijing, just look at the dynamic timer above.

Beijing uses the time zone code Asia/Shanghai. This code is used in most operating systems, applications, and APIs for accurate date and time handling.

The time difference between Beijing and Greenwich (GMT) is +08 hours. This means that if it is 12:00 in Greenwich (GMT), then in Beijing it is 20:00. Note that in some regions, the difference may change depending on DST.

The Asia/Shanghai time zone (the same as in Beijing) is also used in the following cities and regions: Shanghai, Shenzhen, Guangzhou, Chengdu, Tianjin, Wuhan, Dongguan, Chongqing, Xi’an, Hangzhou. This means that the current time in all these places will be the same, unless Daylight Saving Time is applied.