What time is it in Taiyuan, Shanxi, China
The clock above gives the current local time in Taiyuan, Shanxi, China. Use the same page to relate the hour to sunrise, sunset, and weather when preparing a meeting, a journey, an outdoor task, or a day in the city.
Taiyuan, China
Friday, 4 September 2026
UTC+8 · Asia/Shanghai
Local time in Taiyuan
UTC+8 · no daylight saving time
The sun today
Sunrise 06:03 Solar noon 12:30 Sunset 18:58 Daylight 12 h 55 min Night 11 h 05 min Civil twilight 05:36 – 19:24
Weather in Taiyuan right now
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Weather data by Open-Meteo, updated every 30 minutes.
Taiyuan and its neighbours
Postal codes
- 030000
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 Shanxi
- Lueliang 3 346 500
- Datong 3 105 591
- Jinzhong 1 226 617
- Changzhi 1 214 940
- Linfen 959 198
- Yangquan 731 228
Other places named Taiyuan
- Taiyuan Chongqing, China
- Taiyuan Anhui, China
- Taiyuan Jiangxi, China
- Taiyuan Jiangxi, China
- Taiyuan Taiwan, Taiwan
Same time zone — Asia/Shanghai
Nearby places
- Yingze Qu — 1.2 km
- Xinghualing Qu — 1.4 km
- Wanbailin Qu — 3.9 km
- Yangjiayu — 4.8 km
- Zhongjianhe — 5.3 km
- Xiaojingyu — 6.6 km
What time is it in Taiyuan
The clock above gives the current local time in Taiyuan, Shanxi, China. Use the same page to relate the hour to sunrise, sunset, and weather when preparing a meeting, a journey, an outdoor task, or a day in the city.
Taiyuan follows China’s official time. Because the display updates automatically, it is more dependable than a conversion remembered from a previous trip or copied from an old message. Always note the local date as well: international coordination can cross midnight even when neither person notices at first.
A meeting invitation should contain an exact date, hour, and time zone. If several cities are involved, inspect how the event appears in each participant’s calendar. For a deadline, clarify whether the stated time belongs to Taiyuan or to the sender’s location.
Start with the live Taiyuan clock. Confirm the day of the week and calendar date. Convert the same instant for every other city. Recheck transport and appointment times before leaving. Avoid vague phrases when coordinating across borders. The shortest route to a missed call is “I thought you meant my time.”
How daylight shapes the day
Sunrise marks the appearance of the sun at the horizon, and sunset marks its disappearance. Neither is an abrupt switch between darkness and full daylight. Dawn precedes sunrise, twilight follows sunset, and the visible result depends on clouds, air clarity, terrain, and the surrounding buildings.
The interval between sunrise and sunset varies with the season. This matters for sightseeing, exercise, commuting, construction, and any journey where natural light is helpful. Check the solar times for the actual date of the plan instead of treating one day’s values as permanent.
If you need direct sunlight rather than general daylight, also consider the direction of the view and possible obstructions. A listed sunrise can occur while the sun remains hidden behind buildings or higher ground from your particular position.
Checking conditions in Taiyuan
The current-weather display describes conditions at or near the observation time. Forecasts look ahead and carry uncertainty. For a useful decision, consider temperature, wind, precipitation, cloud, and visibility together rather than letting one prominent number stand for the entire day.
Match the forecast hour to the activity. An afternoon appointment should be checked against afternoon conditions, not against an early-morning snapshot. If an outdoor plan is sensitive to rain or visibility, review the latest information shortly before departure.
A city-level report cannot capture every sheltered street, open square, or elevated location. Treat it as the common starting point for preparation. Immediate observations at the destination remain valuable, and a flexible plan is helpful when conditions are changing.
Questions and answers
- What time standard is used in Taiyuan?
- Taiyuan uses the official time observed across China.
- Do sunrise and sunset stay constant?
- No. Their clock times and the length of daylight change over the course of the year.
- What does a current-weather reading tell me?
- It provides a recent snapshot for the represented area, not a guarantee of conditions later in the day.