What time is it in Chaozhou, Guangdong, China
Check the clock for the current local time in Chaozhou, Guangdong, then use the sunrise, sunset, and weather information to organize travel, meals, meetings, and outdoor visits.
Chaozhou, China
Saturday, 24 October 2026
UTC+8 · Asia/Shanghai
Local time in Chaozhou
UTC+8 · no daylight saving time
The sun today
Sunrise 6:16 AM Solar noon 11:59 AM Sunset 5:42 PM Daylight 11 h 26 min Night 12 h 34 min Civil twilight 5:53 AM – 6:05 PM
Weather in Chaozhou right now
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Weather data by Open-Meteo, updated every 30 minutes.
Chaozhou and its neighbours
Postal codes
- 521000
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 Guangdong
- Guangzhou 18 676 605
- Shenzhen 17 494 398
- Dongguan 9 644 871
- Foshan 9 042 509
- Bao'an 4 476 554
- Zhongshan 3 841 873
Other places named Chaozhou
- Chaozhou Taiwan, Taiwan
Same time zone — Asia/Shanghai
Nearby places
- Ertang — 10.8 km
- Guanchao — 11.8 km
- Pengcuogoucun — 12.3 km
- Chao'An Xian — 13.1 km
- Xibian — 13.4 km
- Linxiang — 13.7 km
What time is it in Chaozhou
Chaozhou uses China’s national standard time. The country does not currently observe seasonal daylight saving, so the city’s clock follows the same year-round rule. That makes domestic coordination straightforward, although daylight itself still changes with the calendar.
When communicating across borders, start with the live local clock. A memorized offset can become wrong when the other location enters or leaves daylight saving time. Calendar invitations should include the destination time zone so that each participant sees the intended hour.
Local time also gives meaning to other page information. Sunrise belongs to a specific morning, sunset to a specific evening, and a weather reading is most useful when its observation time is recent. In Chaozhou, punctuality is simple; choosing between an umbrella and shade may require more thought.
Planning around Chaozhou daylight
The sunrise and sunset entries show when the sun is expected to meet the local horizon. Their times move gradually through the seasons, changing the amount of daylight available for sightseeing, commuting, market visits, and photography.
Twilight extends usable light beyond the strict sunrise-to-sunset interval. Before sunrise, the sky may already be brightening; after sunset, it takes time to become fully dark. Buildings, cloud, rain, and the direction of a street can nevertheless make usable light disappear sooner.
Use sunrise for early starts and morning viewpoints. Check sunset before beginning a long walk. Add a margin for navigation after dusk. Look at cloud cover if natural light matters to photographs.
Temperature, rain, and humidity
Weather in Chaozhou should be interpreted through more than the headline temperature. Humidity can make warmth feel more oppressive, wind may offer relief or complicate travel, and cloud can reduce direct sunshine without making the air cool.
A precipitation forecast expresses a possibility for an area and period; it does not promise rain at every address. For a short outdoor window, hourly details are more informative than a single daily summary. A recent radar view may help where one is available, but conditions can still develop after it was captured.
Use the current reading for immediate choices and the forecast for later ones. If plans involve prolonged exposure, vulnerable travelers, or weather-sensitive transport, check again shortly before leaving and follow any official local warnings.
Questions and answers
- Is Chaozhou on the same official time as the rest of China?
- Yes. China uses one national standard time for official civil time.
- Does cloud change the listed sunset time?
- No. It changes visible brightness, but the astronomical sunset time is based on the sun and horizon.
- Which weather value is best for choosing clothes?
- Consider temperature, apparent temperature, rain, wind, and humidity together rather than using one value alone.