Shanghai to London time
London is 8 hours behind Shanghai.
Time difference between Shanghai and London
London is 8 hours behind Shanghai. Shanghai is on China Standard Time (UTC+08:00) and London is on Greenwich Mean Time (GMT (UTC+00:00)).
The gap is not constant. Because of daylight saving it varies from 7 hours to 8 hours over the year.
Convert Shanghai time to London time
These examples use the current offsets, UTC+08:00 for Shanghai and UTC+00:00 for London. Use the converter above for any other time or date.
London is behind, so from midnight to 8:00 AM in Shanghai it is still the previous calendar day in London.
| Shanghai time | London time |
|---|---|
| 6:00 AM | 10:00 PM (previous day) |
| 9:00 AM | 1:00 AM |
| 12:00 PM | 4:00 AM |
| 3:00 PM | 7:00 AM |
| 6:00 PM | 10:00 AM |
| 9:00 PM | 1:00 PM |
Best time to call or meet: Shanghai and London working hours
The standard 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM working days in Shanghai and London do not overlap.
Between 8:00 AM and 8:00 PM, both cities are awake from 4:00 PM to 8:00 PM in Shanghai (8:00 AM to 12:00 PM in London), which usually means an early start or a late finish for one side.
Weekends, public holidays and local working weeks differ by country, so check those before booking.
Daylight saving time in Shanghai and London
Shanghai does not change its clocks for daylight saving, so its UTC offset stays the same all year.
London observes daylight saving time. Its next change is on Mar 28, 2027 at 1:00 AM, when clocks go forward 1 hour (UTC+00:00 to UTC+01:00).