Nanjing uses Asia/Shanghai — UTC+08:00 (CST) in standard time. It is located in Jiangsu, China. The live clock shows the current local time and updates every second.
Everything you need to know about Nanjing's time zone, UTC offset, and Daylight Saving Time schedule.
Nanjing 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 Nanjing 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, Chongqing, Chengdu, Beijing, Guangzhou
Currency: Renminbi (CNY). Calling code: +86. Languages: Mandarin Chinese.
Nanjing is the capital of Jiangsu province in China. The city, which is located in the southwestern corner of the province, has 11 districts, an administrative area of 6,600 square kilometres (2,500 sq mi), and as of 2021 a population of 9,423,400.
Situated in the Yangtze River Delta, Nanjing has a prominent place in Chinese history and culture, having served as the capital of various Chinese dynasties, kingdoms and republican governments dating from the 3rd century to 1949, and has thus long been a major center of culture, education, research, politics, economy, transport networks and tourism, being home to one of the world's largest inland ports.
The city is also one of the fifteen sub-provincial cities in the People's Republic of China's administrative structure, enjoying jurisdictional and economic autonomy only slightly less than that of a province. It has also been awarded the title of 2008 Habitat Scroll of Honor of China, Special UN Habitat Scroll of Honor Award, and National Civilized City.
Nanjing is also considered a Beta (global second-tier) city classification, together with Chongqing, Hangzhou, and Tianjin by the Globalization and World Cities Research Network, and ranked...
Source: Wikipedia contributors — Nanjing. Adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0; see licence details. Reviewed by the TimeZoria AI Editorial Team.
9,314,685 residents (GeoNames city population; metro areas may be larger).
Jiangsu, China.
Asia/Shanghai · UTC+08:00 (CST).
No daylight saving time.
Renminbi (CNY) · +86.
Suzhou, Hangzhou, Shanghai
Nanjing Lukou International Airport (NKG) about 37.3 km from the city coordinates. Source: OurAirports (public domain).
2024 averages: daily highs 21.3°C and lows 13.2°C. Warmest month: August (average high 34.2°C); coolest month: January (average low -0.5°C). Source: Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
As of 2025, Nanjing had a GDP of CN¥1.942 trillion (US$272 billion) and a GDP per capita of CN¥202,900 (US$28,406). The current economy of the city, is dominated by the service industries, accounting for about 60 percent of the GDP of the city, and financial industry, culture industry and tourism industry are the top three. Source: Wikipedia contributors · CC BY-SA 4.0 (adapted).
Region: Jiangsu · 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 Nanjing 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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