Asia · China
Current time in Dongguan
China Standard Time.
CST · UTC+08:00IANA: Asia/Shanghai23.02° N · 113.75° E
Current time☀ Daylight
14:03:58
Sunday, August 30, 2026
Sunrise
06:06
Solar noon
12:25
Sunset
18:44
Daylight saving
Not observed
This zone has no seasonal clock change.
About Dongguan time
Dongguan keeps one clock.
Work here tends to follow China Standard Time nationwide, so meetings with partners in Europe are easiest before lunch, while the late afternoon lines up well with East Coast US.
Convert
Dongguan to the world's clocks.
Dongguan
2:03pm
Eastern Daylight Time
2:03am
Dongguan to Eastern Time12 hours ahead
Dongguan
2:03pm
Pacific Time
11:03pm
Dongguan to Pacific Time15 hours ahead
Dongguan
2:03pm
British Summer Time
7:03am
Dongguan to London (GMT)7 hours ahead
Dongguan
2:03pm
Central European Time
8:03am
Dongguan to Central Europe6 hours ahead
Dongguan
2:03pm
India Standard Time
11:33am
Dongguan to India2 hours 30 minutes ahead
Dongguan
2:03pm
Japan Standard Time
3:03pm
Dongguan to Japan1 hour behind
Frequently asked questions
Common questions about Dongguan's time zone, daylight saving rules, and scheduling across it. Can't find what you need? Email [email protected].
- Is there daylight saving time?
- No. China Standard Time (UTC+8) stays the same year-round.
- How does this city's time compare to New York?
- It is 13 hours ahead of New York during US standard time and 12 hours ahead when the US is on daylight time.
- What country is it in?
- It is located in China, which uses a single standard time zone regardless of its geographic width.
- Good for working with Australia?
- Yes. Your business hours overlap nicely with parts of the Australian East Coast morning, which helps coordination.
- What's the longitudinal position?
- At about 113.7°E, it sits comfortably within the UTC+8 band used across China.
- Why such a large population?
- With nearly 9.7 million people, it's a major manufacturing hub in southern China.
- Main industrial role?
- Known for manufacturing, factories often sync tightly with daylight and rest-of-world business hours.
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{
"data": [
{
"iana": "Europe/Paris",
"display_name": "Paris",
"current": {
"utc_offset": "+02:00",
"abbreviation": "CEST",
"is_dst": true
}
}
]
}