Shanghai to Zurich time
Zurich is 7 hours behind Shanghai.
Time difference between Shanghai and Zurich
Zurich is 7 hours behind Shanghai. Shanghai is on China Standard Time (UTC+08:00) and Zurich is on Central European Standard Time (UTC+01:00).
The gap is not constant. Because of daylight saving it varies from 6 hours to 7 hours over the year.
Convert Shanghai time to Zurich time
These examples use the current offsets, UTC+08:00 for Shanghai and UTC+01:00 for Zurich. Use the converter above for any other time or date.
Zurich is behind, so from midnight to 7:00 AM in Shanghai it is still the previous calendar day in Zurich.
| Shanghai time | Zurich time |
|---|---|
| 6:00 AM | 11:00 PM (previous day) |
| 9:00 AM | 2:00 AM |
| 12:00 PM | 5:00 AM |
| 3:00 PM | 8:00 AM |
| 6:00 PM | 11:00 AM |
| 9:00 PM | 2:00 PM |
Best time to call or meet: Shanghai and Zurich working hours
Taking 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM, Monday to Friday, as business hours, both cities are at work from 4:00 PM to 5:00 PM in Shanghai (9:00 AM to 10:00 AM in Zurich). That is one hour 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 Zurich
Shanghai does not change its clocks for daylight saving, so its UTC offset stays the same all year.
Zurich observes daylight saving time. Its next change is on Mar 28, 2027 at 2:00 AM, when clocks go forward 1 hour (UTC+01:00 to UTC+02:00).