Chongqing uses Asia/Shanghai — UTC+08:00 (CST) in standard time. It is located in Chongqing, China. The live clock shows the current local time and updates every second.
Everything you need to know about Chongqing's time zone, UTC offset, and Daylight Saving Time schedule.
Chongqing uses UTC+08:00 in standard time. This is the offset used outside the daylight saving period.
This zone does not observe daylight saving time and stays on UTC+08:00 year-round.
The official IANA time zone name for Chongqing is Asia/Shanghai. This identifier is used in programming, operating systems and calendar applications worldwide.
No daylight saving transitions are scheduled for this zone.
Shanghai, Chengdu, Beijing, Guangzhou, Shenzhen
Currency: Renminbi (CNY). Calling code: +86. Languages: Mandarin Chinese.
Chongqing is a provincial-level direct-administered municipality in Southwestern China. It is one of the four direct-administered municipalities of China and the only one located inland.
The municipality covers a large geographical area roughly the size of Austria, which includes several disjunct urban areas in addition to Chongqing proper. Due to its classification, the municipality of Chongqing is the largest city proper in the world by population, though it is not the most populous urban area.
The municipality of Chongqing is the only Chinese city with a resident population of over 30 million, but that number includes its large rural population. In 2020, Chongqing surpassed Shanghai as China's largest municipality by urban population and, as of 2024, it had an urban population of 23.01 million.
The municipality contains 26 districts, eight counties, and four autonomous counties.
Source: Wikipedia contributors — Chongqing. Adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0; see licence details. Reviewed by the TimeZoria AI Editorial Team.
22,000,000 residents (GeoNames city population; metro areas may be larger).
Chongqing, China.
Asia/Shanghai · UTC+08:00 (CST).
No daylight saving time.
Renminbi (CNY) · +86.
Chengdu, Xi'an, Kunming
Chongqing Jiangbei International Airport (CKG) about 19.2 km from the city coordinates. Source: OurAirports (public domain).
2024 averages: daily highs 23.7°C and lows 16.6°C. Warmest month: August (average high 36.5°C); coolest month: February (average low 6.3°C). Source: Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Chongqing was a major recipient of China's investment in industrial capacity during the Third Front campaign. There has been a massive government push to transform Chongqing into the region's economic, trade, and financial center and use the municipality as a platform to open up the country's western interior to further development. Source: Wikipedia contributors · CC BY-SA 4.0 (adapted).
Region: Chongqing · IANA zone: Asia/Shanghai · Open data sources and licence details: TimeZoria AI licenses.
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Note on DST transitions: The offsets shown above reflect the current live offset, which changes twice a year due to Daylight Saving Time. Different regions change their clocks on different dates, which means the difference between Chongqing and another city can vary by 1 hour for a short period in spring and autumn. Always verify the exact time difference around DST transition dates for critical scheduling.
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