Time Difference Between Beijing and Los Angeles
Beijing is normally 16 hours ahead of Los Angeles.
This page shows the live time difference between Beijing, China and Los Angeles, United States. Beijing uses the Asia/Shanghai time zone (UTC+8 standard) and Los Angeles uses America/Los_Angeles (UTC-8 standard), so Beijing is normally 16 hours ahead of Los Angeles. Because Los Angeles observes daylight saving time, the exact gap can shift by an hour during the year. The clocks above update live, so you always see the current difference, which is handy for scheduling calls, meetings and travel between the two cities.
Beijing
- Country
- China
- Time zone
- Asia/Shanghai
- Standard offset
- UTC+8
- Daylight saving
- Not observed
- Current offset
- …
Los Angeles
- Country
- United States
- Time zone
- America/Los_Angeles
- Standard offset
- UTC-8
- Daylight saving
- Observed
- Current offset
- …
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Frequently asked questions
What is the time difference between Beijing and Los Angeles?
Beijing is normally 16 hours ahead of Los Angeles (Beijing is UTC+8, Los Angeles is UTC-8). Daylight saving time can change this by an hour, so the live clocks above always show the current difference.
Is Beijing ahead of or behind Los Angeles?
Beijing is ahead of Los Angeles by 16 hours under standard time.
Do Beijing and Los Angeles use daylight saving time?
Beijing stays on the same offset all year; Los Angeles observes daylight saving time.