Time Difference Between Jakarta and Shanghai
Jakarta is normally 1 hour behind Shanghai.
This page shows the live time difference between Jakarta, Indonesia and Shanghai, China. Jakarta uses the Asia/Jakarta time zone (UTC+7 standard) and Shanghai uses Asia/Shanghai (UTC+8 standard), so Jakarta is normally 1 hour behind Shanghai. 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.
Jakarta
- Country
- Indonesia
- Time zone
- Asia/Jakarta
- Standard offset
- UTC+7
- 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 Jakarta and Shanghai?
Jakarta is normally 1 hour behind Shanghai (Jakarta is UTC+7, Shanghai is UTC+8). Daylight saving time can change this by an hour, so the live clocks above always show the current difference.
Is Jakarta ahead of or behind Shanghai?
Jakarta is behind Shanghai by 1 hour under standard time.
Do Jakarta and Shanghai use daylight saving time?
Jakarta stays on the same offset all year; Shanghai does not.