Current Time in Taipei

About time in Taipei

Taipei keeps a constant UTC+8 offset throughout the year, with no daylight saving adjustments to track. Its abbreviation is commonly written as CST, and the offset is sometimes referred to as National Standard Time in Taiwan. Because it shares UTC+8 with mainland China and Hong Kong, the clock in Taipei reads the same as those cities at any given moment. Taiwan did experiment with daylight saving decades ago, but the practice was dropped, leaving today's simple, stable offset that makes scheduling across the region straightforward.

Taipei does not make seasonal clock changes under its current rules. Its offset is UTC+8 (no DST). The live clock above reads Taipei'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 Taipei through 2026

Taipei sits at about 25.0°N, 121.6°E. The longest day of 2026 is June 19, with 13h 42m between sunrise and sunset. The shortest is December 16, with 10h 35m, a difference of 3 h 7 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 2 (05:03) and the latest sunset around June 26 (18:47). 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 12:01 local time in late March, 11:55 in late June and 11:51 in late December. In standard time the sun is highest at about 11:54 on average, close to 12:00, so the clock and the sun are well aligned in Taipei.

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 Taipei (2026–2027)

Taipei 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 Taipei 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.