Current time in Guangzhou

21:03 Saturday 10 October · UTC+8 · no daylight saving

Where	Local time	Difference	Reasonable to call?
New York	09:03 Sat	12h behind	Yes
Los Angeles	06:03 Sat	15h behind	No, outside 8am to 9pm
London	14:03 Sat	7h behind	Yes
Berlin	15:03 Sat	6h behind	Yes
Sydney	00:03 Sun	3h ahead	No, outside 8am to 9pm
Singapore	21:03 Sat	same time	No, outside 8am to 9pm
Dubai	17:03 Sat	4h behind	Yes

The whole country runs on this single zone, despite spanning about five geographic hours. In the far west that means sunrise can be near 10am by the clock.

There is no daylight saving, so the offset is the same all year and your calculation does not change mid-trip.

Business hours are typically 9am to 6pm with a real lunch break, and many offices genuinely stop for it.

Planning Calls and Arrivals

The table above is live, so it is the quickest way to check before you dial. Two things it will not tell you. A red-eye arrival is a scheduling decision as much as a flight choice: landing at 6am against a 3pm check-in makes a long first day, and paying for the previous night is usually the better trade. And jet lag is not symmetrical, so booking an arrival in the late afternoon local time gives you the shortest path to a normal night's sleep.

For everything else about visiting, see the Guangzhou guide.