What time is it in Xiamen?
01:37:02
Saturday 14 November 2026
- Xiamen, China
- Time zone UTC+08:00
- No daylight saving time
- Sunrise 06:22 · sunset 17:21
Time difference with Xiamen
Xiamen is on UTC+08:00 right now: 8 hours ahead of UTC all year round.
| City | Time | Compared with Xiamen |
|---|---|---|
| London United Kingdom | 17:37 | 8 hours behind |
| New York United States | 12:37 | 13 hours behind |
| Los Angeles United States | 09:37 | 16 hours behind |
| Paris France | 18:37 | 7 hours behind |
| Berlin Germany | 18:37 | 7 hours behind |
| Dubai United Arab Emirates | 21:37 | 4 hours behind |
| New Delhi India | 23:07 | 2 h 30 min behind |
| Singapore Singapore | 01:37 | same time |
| Hong Kong Hong Kong | 01:37 | same time |
| Tokyo Japan | 02:37 | 1 hour ahead |
| Sydney Australia | 04:37 | 3 hours ahead |
| São Paulo Brazil | 14:37 | 11 hours behind |
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Daylight saving time in Xiamen
Xiamen does not change its clocks: UTC+08:00 all year round.
History of local time in Xiamen
| Period | Legal time |
|---|---|
| since 15 September 1991 | UTC+8 all year round |
| 1986 – 1991 | UTC+8, summer time UTC+9 |
| 1949 – 1985 | UTC+8 all year round |
| until 1948 | UTC+8, summer time UTC+9 |
Official time zone (IANA database): Asia/Shanghai. Daylight saving time around the world
Upcoming eclipses visible from Xiamen
Nearby places
Nearest time zone border: 615 km away, Ishigaki (Japan) is 1 hour ahead of Xiamen all year round.
| Place | Distance |
|---|---|
| Jincheng | 24 km |
| Shima | 28 km |
| Jinhu | 35 km |
| Zhangzhou | 43 km |
| Jinjiang | 62 km |
| Ximeicun | 64 km |
| Quanzhou | 70 km |
| Luoyang | 81 km |
Day and night around the world
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Sun and Moon in Xiamen
- Sunrise
- 06:22
- Sunset
- 17:21
- Day length
- 10 h 59 min
- Tomorrow
- −1 min
Dawn 05:58, dusk 17:45, solar noon 11:52. Shortest day: 21 December 2026 (10 h 37 min); longest: 21 June 2026 (13 h 39 min).
Over the next twelve months: earliest sunrise at 05:18 (1 June 2027), latest at 06:53 (9 January 2027); earliest sunset at 17:18 (25 November 2026), latest at 19:00 (27 June 2027).
Moon tonight: waxing crescent, 23 % illuminated
Moonrise 10:32 · moonset 21:13 · next: first quarter on 17 November 2026 at 19:47 · moon calendar