What is the time difference between Shanghai and Singapore?

Singapore is 0 minutes behind Shanghai. That figure is current — it changes by an hour when either city starts or ends daylight saving, and the exact dates are listed above.

When is the best time to call Singapore from Shanghai?

Between 09:00–18:00 in Shanghai, which is 09:00–18:00 in Singapore. That is the only stretch where both cities are inside a 09:00–18:00 day.

Does Shanghai observe daylight saving time?

No. Shanghai stays on UTC+8 all year, so its clocks never move.

Does Singapore observe daylight saving time?

No. Singapore stays on UTC+8 all year, so its clocks never move.

If it is midday in Shanghai, what time is it in Singapore?

It is 12:00 in Singapore, on the same calendar date. That holds for the current offsets; it does not change through the year, because neither city moves its clocks.

Which time zones do Shanghai and Singapore use?

Shanghai uses Asia/Shanghai, currently UTC+8, and Singapore uses Asia/Singapore, currently UTC+8. Those identifiers are the ones to use in code — abbreviations are ambiguous and offsets change.

Convert Shanghai time to Singapore time

Right now Singapore runs 0 minutes behind Shanghai. That gap is not fixed: it moves when either city changes its clocks.

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The converter needs JavaScript to run. Everything below — offsets, daylight saving dates and the hour-by-hour table — is part of the page and works without it.

Hour by hour

Every hour of a day in Shanghai, and what the clock reads in Singapore at that same moment.

Shanghai	Singapore
00:00	00:00
01:00	01:00
02:00	02:00
03:00	03:00
04:00	04:00
05:00	05:00
06:00	06:00
07:00	07:00
08:00	08:00
09:00	09:00
10:00	10:00
11:00	11:00
12:00	12:00
13:00	13:00
14:00	14:00
15:00	15:00
16:00	16:00
17:00	17:00
18:00	18:00
19:00	19:00
20:00	20:00
21:00	21:00
22:00	22:00
23:00	23:00

Daylight saving time

Both cities keep one offset all year. Whatever difference holds today still holds in six months.

Shanghai

Does not observe daylight saving time

Standard: UTC+8

Singapore

Does not observe daylight saving time

Standard: UTC+8

When you can actually talk

The window is 9 hours wide — 09:00–18:00 in Shanghai, 09:00–18:00 in Singapore.

Shanghai 09:00–18:00Singapore 09:00–18:00

Reference

The underlying data, in case you need to put it in a calendar invitation or a configuration file.

	Shanghai	Singapore
IANA zone	Asia/Shanghai	Asia/Singapore
Abbreviation	UTC+8	UTC+8
Standard offset	UTC+8	UTC+8
Daylight offset	—	—
Clock changes this year	0	0
Country	China	Singapore

Example, not the current time. Live times appear once the page loads.

Common questions

What is the time difference between Shanghai and Singapore?: Singapore is 0 minutes behind Shanghai. That figure is current — it changes by an hour when either city starts or ends daylight saving, and the exact dates are listed above.
When is the best time to call Singapore from Shanghai?: Between 09:00–18:00 in Shanghai, which is 09:00–18:00 in Singapore. That is the only stretch where both cities are inside a 09:00–18:00 day.
Does Shanghai observe daylight saving time?: No. Shanghai stays on UTC+8 all year, so its clocks never move.
Does Singapore observe daylight saving time?: No. Singapore stays on UTC+8 all year, so its clocks never move.
If it is midday in Shanghai, what time is it in Singapore?: It is 12:00 in Singapore, on the same calendar date. That holds for the current offsets; it does not change through the year, because neither city moves its clocks.
Which time zones do Shanghai and Singapore use?: Shanghai uses Asia/Shanghai, currently UTC+8, and Singapore uses Asia/Singapore, currently UTC+8. Those identifiers are the ones to use in code — abbreviations are ambiguous and offsets change.