Melbourne to Shanghai time
Shanghai is 3 hours behind Melbourne.
Time difference between Melbourne and Shanghai
Shanghai is 3 hours behind Melbourne. Melbourne is on Australian Eastern Daylight Time (UTC+11:00) and Shanghai is on China Standard Time (UTC+08:00).
The gap is not constant. Because of daylight saving it varies from 2 hours to 3 hours over the year.
Convert Melbourne time to Shanghai time
These examples use the current offsets, UTC+11:00 for Melbourne and UTC+08:00 for Shanghai. Use the converter above for any other time or date.
Shanghai is behind, so from midnight to 3:00 AM in Melbourne it is still the previous calendar day in Shanghai.
| Melbourne time | Shanghai time |
|---|---|
| 6:00 AM | 3:00 AM |
| 9:00 AM | 6:00 AM |
| 12:00 PM | 9:00 AM |
| 3:00 PM | 12:00 PM |
| 6:00 PM | 3:00 PM |
| 9:00 PM | 6:00 PM |
Best time to call or meet: Melbourne and Shanghai working hours
Taking 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM, Monday to Friday, as business hours, both cities are at work from 12:00 PM to 5:00 PM in Melbourne (9:00 AM to 2:00 PM in Shanghai). That is 5 hours of shared working time each weekday.
Weekends, public holidays and local working weeks differ by country, so check those before booking.
Daylight saving time in Melbourne and Shanghai
Melbourne observes daylight saving time. Its next change is on Apr 4, 2027 at 3:00 AM, when clocks go back 1 hour (UTC+11:00 to UTC+10:00).
Shanghai does not change its clocks for daylight saving, so its UTC offset stays the same all year.