Shanghai to Melbourne time
Melbourne is 3 hours ahead of Shanghai.
Time difference between Shanghai and Melbourne
Melbourne is 3 hours ahead of Shanghai. Shanghai is on China Standard Time (UTC+08:00) and Melbourne is on Australian Eastern Daylight Time (UTC+11:00).
The gap is not constant. Because of daylight saving it varies from 2 hours to 3 hours over the year.
Convert Shanghai time to Melbourne time
These examples use the current offsets, UTC+08:00 for Shanghai and UTC+11:00 for Melbourne. Use the converter above for any other time or date.
Melbourne is ahead, so from 9:00 PM to midnight in Shanghai it is already the next calendar day in Melbourne.
| Shanghai time | Melbourne time |
|---|---|
| 6:00 AM | 9:00 AM |
| 9:00 AM | 12:00 PM |
| 12:00 PM | 3:00 PM |
| 3:00 PM | 6:00 PM |
| 6:00 PM | 9:00 PM |
| 9:00 PM | 12:00 AM (next day) |
Best time to call or meet: Shanghai and Melbourne working hours
Taking 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM, Monday to Friday, as business hours, both cities are at work from 9:00 AM to 2:00 PM in Shanghai (12:00 PM to 5:00 PM in Melbourne). 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 Shanghai and Melbourne
Shanghai does not change its clocks for daylight saving, so its UTC offset stays the same all year.
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).