What time is it in Shangri-La right now?

The clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Shangri-La, China, updated every second from your device's clock and the IANA time zone rules for Asia/Shanghai. Shangri-La is 8 hours ahead of UTC right now.

What time zone is Shangri-La in?

Shangri-La uses CST (China Standard Time). Its IANA time zone identifier is Asia/Shanghai, and the current UTC offset is UTC+8.

Does Shangri-La observe daylight saving time?

No. Shangri-La stays on UTC+8 all year, so the difference to cities that do change their clocks, such as New York or London, shifts by an hour twice a year.

How do I schedule a meeting with someone in Shangri-La?

Open the time zone converter for Shangri-La to see what a given time there is for you, or use the meeting planner to find the hours when both of you are at work. A Cal.com booking link does the conversion for your guests automatically: they see your availability in their own time zone and pick a slot that works.

Current local time in Shangri-La, Yunnan, China

Shangri-La is on CST (China Standard Time), UTC+8. Shangri-La does not observe daylight saving time, so the offset is the same all year.

Shangri-La, China

7:45 PM:25CST

Tuesday, October 27, 2026

UTC+8

Country: China
Region: Yunnan
Lat/Long: 27°50'N / 99°42'E
Elevation: 3,283 m
Population: 186,400
Currency: Yuan Renminbi (CNY)
Languages: Chinese, Cantonese, Shanghainese, Uyghur
Dialling code: +86

Time zone in Shangri-La

Time zone
CST
China Standard Time
UTC offset
UTC+8
8 hours ahead of UTC
Daylight saving
None
Same offset all year
Next clock change
None scheduled
Shangri-La keeps UTC+8

Shangri-La keeps the time of the IANA zone Asia/Shanghai, one of 3 time zones in use in China. Shangri-La does not observe daylight saving time, so the offset is the same all year.

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Sunrise and sunset in Shangri-La today

Sunrise
7:28 AM
Sunset
6:41 PM
Day length
11 hours 12 minutes
Date
Tue, Oct 27, 2026

Times are local to Shangri-La for Tue, Oct 27, 2026, computed for 27°50'N / 99°42'E.

Time difference between Shangri-La and other cities

The current local time in major cities around the world and how far each is ahead of or behind Shangri-La. Differences change when either side moves its clocks.

Current time in world cities compared to Shangri-La
City	Local time	Compared to Shangri-La
New YorkUnited States	Tue 7:45 AM	−12h (behind)
Los AngelesUnited States	Tue 4:45 AM	−15h (behind)
ChicagoUnited States	Tue 6:45 AM	−13h (behind)
TorontoCanada	Tue 7:45 AM	−12h (behind)
Mexico CityMexico	Tue 5:45 AM	−14h (behind)
São PauloBrazil	Tue 8:45 AM	−11h (behind)
LondonUnited Kingdom	Tue 11:45 AM	−8h (behind)
ParisFrance	Tue 12:45 PM	−7h (behind)
BerlinGermany	Tue 12:45 PM	−7h (behind)
MadridSpain	Tue 12:45 PM	−7h (behind)
JohannesburgSouth Africa	Tue 1:45 PM	−6h (behind)
DubaiUnited Arab Emirates	Tue 3:45 PM	−4h (behind)
MumbaiIndia	Tue 5:15 PM	−2h 30m (behind)
SingaporeSingapore	Tue 7:45 PM	Same time
ShanghaiChina	Tue 7:45 PM	Same time
TokyoJapan	Tue 8:45 PM	+1h (ahead)
SydneyAustralia	Tue 10:45 PM	+3h (ahead)
AucklandNew Zealand	Wed 12:45 AM	+5h (ahead)

Other cities near Shangri-La

All 2,105 cities in China

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Place data from GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Times follow the IANA time zone database; sunrise and sunset are computed for the city's coordinates.