City time difference

London and Shanghai time difference

Coordinate European and mainland Chinese commercial teams. Pick a date to see every local hour without doing the conversion yourself.

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London—United Kingdom · UTC offset · Europe/London

Shanghai—China · UTC offset · Asia/Shanghai

London and Shanghai currently show the same local time.

24-hour comparison starting in London Highlighted hours are 09:00–17:00 in both cities.

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Does this time difference change?

Yes. During the year, Shanghai can be 7 hours ahead or 8 hours ahead relative to London. Their daylight-saving schedules do not move on exactly the same dates.

The comparison uses Europe/London and Asia/Shanghai, not fixed abbreviations.