Time in Shanghai

China

Shanghai

07:23:09 PM

Wednesday, October 28, 2026

Asia/Shanghai · UTC+08:00

New York

07:23:09 AM

Wednesday, October 28, 2026

America/New York · UTC−04:00

Your time

12:23:09 PM

Wednesday, October 28, 2026

Europe/Madrid · UTC+01:00

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Where is Shanghai

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Climate and daylight in Shanghai

  • Warmest month

    July · 28.5 °C

  • Coldest month

    January · 4.4 °C

  • Wettest month

    June · 195 mm

  • Longest day

    June · 14 h 10

Average temperaturedaily high and low · °C
January: 8.1 / 0.8 °C8°1°JFebruary: 10.1 / 2.1 °C10°2°FMarch: 14.4 / 5.4 °C14°5°MApril: 20.1 / 10.6 °C20°11°AMay: 25.1 / 16.2 °C25°16°MJune: 28.1 / 20.8 °C28°21°JJuly: 31.7 / 25.2 °C32°25°JAugust: 31.5 / 25.4 °C32°25°ASeptember: 27.9 / 21.3 °C28°21°SOctober: 23.1 / 15.5 °C23°16°ONovember: 17.5 / 9.7 °C18°10°NDecember: 10.6 / 2.9 °C11°3°D
Rainfallmonthly total · mm
January: 67 mm67JFebruary: 78 mm78FMarch: 88 mm88MApril: 95 mm95AMay: 104 mm104MJune: 195 mm195JJuly: 148 mm148JAugust: 173 mm173ASeptember: 137 mm137SOctober: 77 mm77ONovember: 71 mm71NDecember: 53 mm53D
Sunrise and sunset15th of each month · local time
06:0012:0018:00January: 06:53 – 17:13 (10 h 20)10hJFebruary: 06:35 – 17:41 (11 h 05)11hFMarch: 06:04 – 18:02 (11 h 57)12hMApril: 05:26 – 18:22 (12 h 56)13hAMay: 04:58 – 18:42 (13 h 44)14hMJune: 04:49 – 18:59 (14 h 10)14hJJuly: 05:00 – 18:59 (13 h 59)14hJAugust: 05:19 – 18:37 (13 h 18)13hASeptember: 05:38 – 18:00 (12 h 22)12hSOctober: 05:56 – 17:22 (11 h 26)11hONovember: 06:21 – 16:56 (10 h 35)11hNDecember: 06:45 – 16:53 (10 h 08)10hDToday: ☀ 05:56 · ☾ 17:22

Average climate 2001–2025 from NASA POWER (MERRA-2). Sun times are calculated for the 15th of each month.

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Shanghai is in China, with about 24,875,000 inhabitants, and uses the Asia/Shanghai time zone, currently UTC+08:00. Shanghai is 12 hours ahead of New York.

Shanghai does not observe daylight saving time: it stays at UTC+08:00 all year.

Today, Wednesday, October 28, 2026, the sun rises at 06:06 AM and sets at 05:09 PM: 11 h 03 min of daylight. Coordinates: 31.22, 121.46.

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Where is Shanghai

Shanghai is at 31.22° N, 121.46° E, in China. The nearest cities on our list are Taipei (686 km), Seoul (868 km), Pyongyang (952 km), Beijing (1,068 km), Hong Kong (1,229 km).

Time in Taipei, Time in Seoul, Time in Pyongyang, Time in Beijing, Time in Hong Kong.

Upcoming public holidays in China

  • Friday, January 1, 2027: New Year's Day (in 65 days)
  • Friday, February 5, 2027: Spring Festival (in 100 days)
  • Saturday, February 6, 2027: Spring Festival (in 101 days)
  • Sunday, February 7, 2027: Spring Festival (in 102 days)
  • Monday, March 8, 2027: International Women's Day (in 131 days)
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Other cities on the same time

Beijing, Chongqing, Harbin, Taipei, Hong Kong, Manila, Singapore, Perth, Makassar, Kuala Lumpur, Ujung Pandang, Ulaanbaatar, Denpasar, Macau, Irkutsk, Kuching, Brunei.

Frequently asked questions

Shanghai uses the IANA zone Asia/Shanghai, currently UTC+08:00.

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