Current time in China
Live local time in China with seconds.
China — current time
Using time zone of the capital Beijing
Wednesday,
May
13,
2026
China on the map
China — Information
- Time Zone
- Asia/Shanghai
- Land region (Part of the world)
- Asia
- ISO 3166
- CN
- Flag
- Capital
- Beijing
- Area
- 9 596 960 (km²)
- Population
- ~1 330 044 000
- Currency
- CNY — Chinese Yuan Renminbi
- Exchange rate of Chinese Yuan Renminbi to US Dollar on 13.05.2026
- 1 CNY = 0.15 USD
1 USD = 6.8 CNY - Country phone code
- +86
- Direction of traffic
- Right-hand traffic
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Daylight saving time changes in China
- Current time zone
- UTC+08:00
- Switch to summer time
- No
- Switch to winter time
- No
