Sydney to Shanghai time
Shanghai is 3 hours behind Sydney.
Time difference between Sydney and Shanghai
Shanghai is 3 hours behind Sydney. Sydney 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 Sydney time to Shanghai time
These examples use the current offsets, UTC+11:00 for Sydney 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 Sydney it is still the previous calendar day in Shanghai.
| Sydney 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: Sydney 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 Sydney (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 Sydney and Shanghai
Sydney 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.