What time is it in Datong, Gansu, China
What follows is the current local time in Datong, Gansu, China, in the Asia/Shanghai zone (+8).
Datong, China
Saturday, 5 September 2026
UTC+8 · Asia/Shanghai
Local time in Datong
UTC+8 · no daylight saving time
Datong keeps Asia/Shanghai time.
The sun today
Sunrise 6:42 AM Solar noon 1:07 PM Sunset 7:32 PM Daylight 12 h 50 min Night 11 h 10 min Civil twilight 6:16 AM – 7:58 PM
Weather in Datong right now
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Datong and its neighbours
Postal codes
- 037000
Postal codes come from the free GeoNames dataset. Where a code is listed with a distance, it belongs to a nearby settlement — GeoNames spells that name differently from ours.
Largest cities in Gansu
- Lanzhou 4 359 446
- Qingyang 2 125 400
- Tianshui 1 212 791
- Wuwei 1 010 295
- Zhangye 507 433
- Pingliang 504 848
Other places named Datong
- Datong Shanxi, China
- Datong Anhui, China
- Datong Chongqing, China
- Datong Anhui, China
- Datong Taiwan, Taiwan
Same time zone — Asia/Shanghai
Nearby places
- Beitong — 1.0 km
- Jiajiachang — 2.1 km
- Quanshuigou — 2.6 km
- Xujia Caogou — 4.3 km
- Sunjiatan — 5.0 km
- Heicheng — 5.2 km
Time and daylight in Datong
Today Datong sees sunrise at 6:42 AM, sunset at 7:32 PM. Daylight comes out to 12 h 50 min.
Majiaping and Zhawan, both nearby, hold the same time as Datong.
Postal service in Datong uses 1 codes.
The zone name for Datong is Asia/Shanghai and the offset is UTC+8. Daylight saving time: No.
Questions and answers
- Where does Datong fall in terms of time zones?
- In terms of time zones, Datong falls within Asia/Shanghai, with an offset of +8.
- Is there a seasonal clock change in Datong?
- No.
- How early does the sun rise in Datong?
- The first sunlight comes at 6:42 AM.