Zurich to Shanghai time
Shanghai is 7 hours ahead of Zurich.
Time difference between Zurich and Shanghai
Shanghai is 7 hours ahead of Zurich. Zurich is on Central European Standard Time (UTC+01:00) and Shanghai is on China Standard Time (UTC+08:00).
The gap is not constant. Because of daylight saving it varies from 6 hours to 7 hours over the year.
Convert Zurich time to Shanghai time
These examples use the current offsets, UTC+01:00 for Zurich and UTC+08:00 for Shanghai. Use the converter above for any other time or date.
Shanghai is ahead, so from 5:00 PM to midnight in Zurich it is already the next calendar day in Shanghai.
| Zurich time | Shanghai time |
|---|---|
| 6:00 AM | 1:00 PM |
| 9:00 AM | 4:00 PM |
| 12:00 PM | 7:00 PM |
| 3:00 PM | 10:00 PM |
| 6:00 PM | 1:00 AM (next day) |
| 9:00 PM | 4:00 AM (next day) |
Best time to call or meet: Zurich and Shanghai 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 10:00 AM in Zurich (4:00 PM to 5:00 PM in Shanghai). 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 Zurich and Shanghai
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).
Shanghai does not change its clocks for daylight saving, so its UTC offset stays the same all year.