Time Difference Between Hong Kong and Shanghai
Hong Kong and Shanghai are normally in the same time zone.
This page shows the live time difference between Hong Kong, Hong Kong and Shanghai, China. Hong Kong uses the Asia/Hong_Kong time zone (UTC+8 standard) and Shanghai uses Asia/Shanghai (UTC+8 standard), so Hong Kong and Shanghai are normally in the same time zone. Neither city changes its clocks for daylight saving, so the gap is the same all 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.
Hong Kong
- Country
- Hong Kong
- Time zone
- Asia/Hong_Kong
- Standard offset
- UTC+8
- Daylight saving
- Not observed
- Current offset
- …
Shanghai
- Country
- China
- Time zone
- Asia/Shanghai
- Standard offset
- UTC+8
- Daylight saving
- Not observed
- Current offset
- …
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Frequently asked questions
What is the time difference between Hong Kong and Shanghai?
Hong Kong and Shanghai are normally in the same time zone (UTC+8). Daylight saving in either city can create a temporary one-hour gap, so check the live clocks above.
Is Hong Kong ahead of or behind Shanghai?
Under standard time they are the same. Daylight saving can briefly put one ahead of the other.
Do Hong Kong and Shanghai use daylight saving time?
Hong Kong stays on the same offset all year; Shanghai does not.