What time is it in Yangzhou, Jiangsu, China
The current local time in Yangzhou, Jiangsu, China, appears on this page alongside sunrise, sunset, and weather. Read them together to see the hour, determine whether daylight is available, and prepare for the conditions around your intended activity.
Yangzhou, China
Friday, 4 September 2026
UTC+8 · Asia/Shanghai
Local time in Yangzhou
UTC+8 · no daylight saving time
The sun today
Sunrise 05:40 Solar noon 12:03 Sunset 18:26 Daylight 12 h 46 min Night 11 h 14 min Civil twilight 05:15 – 18:51
Weather in Yangzhou right now
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Weather data by Open-Meteo, updated every 30 minutes.
Yangzhou and its neighbours
Postal codes
- 225000
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 Jiangsu
- Nanjing 9 314 685
- Suzhou 6 715 559
- Huai'An 4 556 230
- Wuxi 4 396 835
- Changzhou 3 290 918
- Nantong 2 273 326
Other places named Yangzhou
- Yangzhou Shaanxi, China
- Yangzhou Jiangxi, China
- Yangzhou Jiangsu, China
- Yangzhou Hubei, China
- Yangzhou Hubei, China
Same time zone — Asia/Shanghai
Nearby places
- Guangling Qu — 0.5 km
- Weiyang Qu — 2.2 km
- Shuangqiao — 2.8 km
- Hanjiang Qu — 3.8 km
- Huaisi — 6.9 km
- Yangzi — 7.4 km
What time is it in Yangzhou
Yangzhou observes China Standard Time. China uses a common official civil time, so arranging a call with another Chinese city does not require a time-zone calculation. Coordination with another country may require conversion, and the difference can shift if that country applies seasonal clock changes.
The on-page clock is preferable to mental arithmetic when accuracy matters. Pay attention to its date, especially for early-morning calls, late-night messages, or travel across several zones. If an invitation is shared internationally, label the hour with Yangzhou rather than leaving the reference implicit.
Confirm which local clock a booking uses. Include the calendar date in travel notes. Recheck conversions after a seasonal change abroad. Avoid vague phrases such as “at the usual time.” A clock is precise; the trouble generally begins when humans add words around it.
Finding the useful daylight window
Sunrise and sunset are astronomical events calculated for a location and date. They frame the main daylight period, but they do not describe brightness minute by minute. Twilight extends beyond both events, and cloud, haze, buildings, trees, and the viewing direction affect visible light.
Yangzhou’s daily values can guide a morning departure, an outdoor visit, or a photographic plan. Match the figures to the correct date instead of assuming a fixed year-round schedule. If a task needs strong natural light, sunrise alone may be too early; if it must finish before darkness, sunset may be too late as a target.
Give yourself a buffer. A horizon time cannot account for the length of a route, changing visibility, a delayed train, or restricted access at a destination. Those details belong in the practical plan beside the solar information.
Weather at the hour that matters
Weather should be read as a timed description. An observation reports recent conditions; a forecast estimates a later period. First choose when you will be outside, then inspect the closest available forecast. Temperature supplies a baseline, while humidity, wind, precipitation, and cloud add the context needed for clothing and route choices.
Locate the forecast period for your departure. Check whether the journey continues past sunset. Review rain and wind rather than relying on one icon. Prepare an alternative if the activity is weather-sensitive.
Look again before leaving. Weather can vary over short distances and short intervals, so the city summary may not reproduce the exact conditions at a garden, station, or riverside path. Use what you can see locally as a final check, and give priority to official alerts whenever disruptive or hazardous conditions are possible.
Questions and answers
- Does Yangzhou change its clocks seasonally?
- No. Yangzhou remains on China Standard Time throughout the year.
- Why is there light before the listed sunrise?
- Morning twilight begins while the sun is still below the horizon.
- Should I use current weather for an evening plan?
- Use the evening forecast, then compare it with updated observations nearer the time.