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What time is it in Changzhou, Jiangsu, China

The live clock gives the current time in Changzhou, Jiangsu. This page also brings together local sunrise, sunset, and weather details, making it practical for scheduling conversations, planning journeys, and deciding when to spend time outdoors.

Changzhou, China

Friday, 4 September 2026

UTC+8 · Asia/Shanghai

Local time in Changzhou

UTC+8 · no daylight saving time

The sun today

Sunrise 05:38 Solar noon 12:01 Sunset 18:23 Daylight 12 h 45 min Night 11 h 15 min Civil twilight 05:14 – 18:48

Weather in Changzhou right now

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Weather data by Open-Meteo, updated every 30 minutes.

Changzhou and its neighbours

Fuqiangcun Xinjian Xinmin Xinzhong Zhulincun Fuxingcun Jiefangcun Changzhou
Changzhou at 31.7736, 119.9540 with the nearest towns within 4.0 km · open in OpenStreetMap

Postal codes

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.

Changzhou in numbers

Coordinates
31.7736, 119.9540
Population
3 290 918
Region
Jiangsu
Country
China, Asia
Capital
Beijing — 957 km away
Same name
11 more places in the world share this name

Largest cities in Jiangsu

Other places named Changzhou

Same time zone — Asia/Shanghai

Nearby places

What time is it in Changzhou

Use the displayed clock as the direct answer whenever you need Changzhou’s local time. It continues to update while a fixed time quoted in prose would quickly cease to be accurate. Changzhou observes the common civil time used across China. That consistency is convenient when coordinating with another Chinese city, although people calling from another country should still compare the live clocks at both ends.

International time differences can be misleading when the other location changes its clocks seasonally. Instead of memorising a difference, begin with the intended date and check each city for that date. This is especially important when booking something in advance.

Time-zone arithmetic is easy until one city moves its clocks and neglects to send the other city a memo.

Reading Changzhou’s daylight information

The sunrise and sunset entries indicate when the sun crosses the horizon for Changzhou on the selected day. They offer a clear way to understand the available daylight without assuming that every month follows the same timetable.

These times are useful for: setting out early enough for an outdoor appointment; planning a route that is easier to follow in daylight; choosing an evening meal or activity around sunset; organising photographs in morning or evening light.

The listed events are precise astronomical markers, but perceived brightness is less exact. Dawn begins before sunrise and dusk continues after sunset. Dense cloud can shorten the period that feels bright, while an open sky may retain useful light beyond the moment of sunset.

Buildings and the immediate horizon matter too. A person between tall structures may lose direct sunlight earlier than someone in an open space, even though the official sunset time is identical for both.

Using the weather alongside the clock

Local weather adds the practical detail needed to turn a time into a plan. Look at the reported temperature, expected precipitation, wind, and cloud conditions rather than concentrating on a single icon. Each element may affect clothing, transport, and comfort differently.

A morning with favourable temperatures may still call for rain protection. A clear afternoon could become less comfortable if the wind strengthens. When an activity matters, review the forecast near departure as well as when first making the plan.

Weather information covers an area and cannot reproduce the conditions at every doorway. Short-lived showers and local variations are possible. Treat a forecast as informed guidance and keep enough flexibility to respond to what is actually happening outside.

Questions and answers

Is Changzhou on a separate Jiangsu time zone?
No. Changzhou uses the national civil time observed across China.
Are sunrise and sunset identical every day?
No. Both change gradually with the date and the seasonal pattern of daylight.
When should I recheck the Changzhou weather?
Recheck it close to departure, particularly when your plans depend on dry, calm, or clear conditions.
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