What time is it in Shenzhen, Guangdong, China
Use this page to check Shenzhen’s local time and date, today’s sunrise and sunset, and the latest available weather conditions.
Shenzhen, China
Friday, 6 November 2026
UTC+8 · Asia/Shanghai
Local time in Shenzhen
UTC+8 · no daylight saving time
The sun today
Sunrise 6:32 AM Solar noon 12:09 PM Sunset 5:46 PM Daylight 11 h 13 min Night 12 h 47 min Civil twilight 6:09 AM – 6:09 PM
Weather in Shenzhen right now
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Weather data by Open-Meteo, updated every 30 minutes.
Shenzhen and its neighbours
Postal codes
- 518000
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
- Dongguan 9 644 871
- Foshan 9 042 509
- Bao'an 4 476 554
- Zhongshan 3 841 873
- Shantou 3 838 900
Other places named Shenzhen
Same time zone — Asia/Shanghai
Nearby places
- Baishizhou — 3.3 km
- Zhuguang — 3.6 km
- Tanglang — 3.9 km
- Jiuxiangling — 5.0 km
- Jiqikeng — 5.2 km
- Changlingpi — 5.4 km
What time is it in Shenzhen
Shenzhen, in Guangdong, follows the single official time used throughout China. Its civil clock matches Guangzhou and other Chinese cities. This consistency simplifies domestic scheduling, but international arrangements still require a careful conversion.
Shenzhen does not currently change its clocks with the seasons. Places abroad may do so, causing their difference from Shenzhen to shift. An appointment that converted correctly earlier in the year should be checked again after a seasonal change elsewhere.
Identify Shenzhen as the reference city. Write the full date beside overnight or early-morning events. Use a time-zone-aware calendar for repeating international meetings. The easiest recurring meeting is the one whose calendar understands geography better than its attendees do.
Sunlight during a Shenzhen day
Sunrise and sunset show when the Sun crosses the horizon for Shenzhen on the selected date. They are useful boundaries for activities on foot, outdoor exercise, scenic visits, and travel where visibility matters.
The amount and character of daylight change gradually during the year. Always use the values for the intended date rather than a general notion of when morning or evening begins. Dawn comes before sunrise, while dusk continues after sunset.
The view from a particular location may not match an open-horizon calculation exactly. Towers, hills, cloud, rain, and haze can hide the Sun or make the surroundings appear dim earlier. The listed times remain useful common reference points.
Weather checks for work and travel
The weather display tells you about reported atmospheric conditions, not simply the time of day. Pay attention to when it was updated. A recent observation and a forecast serve different purposes: one describes a reported present, while the other helps anticipate later conditions.
Read Shenzhen’s current local time. Check the age of the weather observation. Consider temperature together with wind, moisture, cloud, and rain information. Match your plans to the available daylight.
Urban weather can vary by location, and conditions may develop between updates. If rain, wind, visibility, or heat would materially affect your plans, revisit the forecast shortly before departure and use any official local warnings available to you.
A single page can answer several related questions, but the fields are not interchangeable. Time tells you when, sunrise and sunset tell you about the daylight window, and weather tells you what the atmosphere may be doing.
Questions and answers
- Do Shenzhen and Guangzhou have the same local time?
- Yes. Both cities follow China’s nationwide official time.
- Are there seasonal clock changes in Shenzhen?
- No. Shenzhen does not currently observe seasonal clock changes.
- Should I use today’s sunset for a future visit?
- No. Look up sunset for the date of the visit because daylight times change through the year.