Current Time in Hong Kong

About time in Hong Kong

Hong Kong runs on Hong Kong Time at UTC+8, the same offset shared by mainland China, Singapore, and much of East Asia. The territory used daylight saving in past decades but discontinued it in the late 1970s, so today the clock holds steady all year. This fixed offset makes Hong Kong a reliable anchor for the region's financial markets. In winter the city sits eight hours ahead of London and thirteen hours ahead of New York.

Hong Kong does not make seasonal clock changes under its current rules. Its offset is UTC+8 (no DST). The live clock above reads Hong Kong's local time directly from the IANA time zone database in your browser, using the rules installed on your device. Keep your browser updated when regional rules change. To plan a call or convert a specific moment, use the timezone converter or meeting planner linked below.

Daylight in Hong Kong through 2026

Hong Kong sits at about 22.3°N, 114.2°E. The longest day of 2026 is June 16, with 13h 30m between sunrise and sunset. The shortest is December 17, with 10h 46m, a difference of 2 h 44 min. At this latitude the seasons change day length noticeably but not dramatically, so the working day has usable daylight all year.

The earliest sunrise of the year comes around June 3 (05:38) and the latest sunset around June 28 (19:11). These are not exactly on the solstice because the sun’s position runs slightly ahead of or behind clock time during the year.

Solar noon, when the sun is highest, falls at about 12:30 local time in late March, 12:24 in late June and 12:21 in late December. In standard time the sun is highest at about 12:23 on average, about 23 minutes after 12:00, a modest gap between clock and sun time in Hong Kong.

Local clock times, including daylight saving where it applies. Calculated with the standard sunrise equation for the city centre; terrain and tall buildings can delay the visible sunrise.

Clock changes in Hong Kong (2026–2027)

Hong Kong keeps the same offset all year. No clock changes are scheduled in 2026 or 2027 under the time-zone rules used for this page. Its gap to cities that do observe daylight saving still changes when they move their clocks: in January Hong Kong is 8 hours ahead of London and 13 hours ahead of New York.

Dates come from the IANA time zone database as bundled with this site’s build. Governments occasionally change rules at short notice; see our methodology.