Time Difference Between Los Angeles and Shanghai
Los Angeles is normally 16 hours behind Shanghai.
This page shows the live time difference between Los Angeles, United States and Shanghai, China. Los Angeles uses the America/Los_Angeles time zone (UTC-8 standard) and Shanghai uses Asia/Shanghai (UTC+8 standard), so Los Angeles is normally 16 hours behind Shanghai. 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.
Los Angeles
- Country
- United States
- Time zone
- America/Los_Angeles
- Standard offset
- UTC-8
- Daylight saving
- 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 Los Angeles and Shanghai?
Los Angeles is normally 16 hours behind Shanghai (Los Angeles is UTC-8, Shanghai is UTC+8). Daylight saving time can change this by an hour, so the live clocks above always show the current difference.
Is Los Angeles ahead of or behind Shanghai?
Los Angeles is behind Shanghai by 16 hours under standard time.
Do Los Angeles and Shanghai use daylight saving time?
Los Angeles observes daylight saving time; Shanghai does not.