Almaty to Beijing (Pekin): time difference
Beijing (Pekin) is 2 h ahead of Almaty. Live clocks for both, the working hours they share, and how each one sits against your own time.
+2 h
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One day, 2 clocks
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Almaty 13:29 1:29 PM Beijing (Pekin) 15:29 3:29 PM You –:–
13:29 1:29 PM
East Kazakhstan Time · UTC+6
☀️ 07:00 · 🌙 18:20
15:29 3:29 PM
China Standard Time · UTC+8
☀️ 06:20 · 🌙 17:45
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+2 h
Beijing (Pekin) is 2 h ahead of Almaty.
When you, Almaty and Beijing (Pekin) are all at the desk
Pick the working hours below – the window every location shares appears once your time zone is known.
Working hours
🇰🇿 Almaty
0 12 AM 1 1 AM 2 2 AM 3 3 AM 4 4 AM 5 5 AM 6 6 AM 7 7 AM 8 8 AM 9 9 AM 10 10 AM 11 11 AM 12 12 PM 13 1 PM 14 2 PM 15 3 PM 16 4 PM 17 5 PM 18 6 PM 19 7 PM 20 8 PM 21 9 PM 22 10 PM 23 11 PM
🇨🇳 Beijing (Pekin)
2 2 AM 3 3 AM 4 4 AM 5 5 AM 6 6 AM 7 7 AM 8 8 AM 9 9 AM 10 10 AM 11 11 AM 12 12 PM 13 1 PM 14 2 PM 15 3 PM 16 4 PM 17 5 PM 18 6 PM 19 7 PM 20 8 PM 21 9 PM 22 10 PM 23 11 PM 0 12 AM 1 1 AM
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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇰🇿 Almaty | 🇨🇳 Beijing (Pekin) |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 13:29 | 15:29 |
| Local date | Saturday, October 10, 2026 | Saturday, October 10, 2026 |
| Time zone | East Kazakhstan Time | China Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC+6 | UTC+8 |
| Offset from Almaty | — | +2 h |
| IANA zone | Asia/Almaty | Asia/Shanghai |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 07:00 | 06:20 |
| Sunset | 18:20 | 17:45 |
| Daylight | 11 h 20 min | 11 h 25 min |
| People on this clock | 1,475,400 | 21,893,095 |
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Almaty and Beijing (Pekin): common questions
How far ahead of Almaty is Beijing (Pekin)?
Beijing is 3 hours ahead of Almaty: UTC+8 against UTC+5.
What time is it in Beijing (Pekin) at the start of the working day in Almaty?
The working day in Almaty starts at 9:00 AM; in Beijing it is 12:00 PM at that moment.
If it is 6:00 PM in Almaty, what time is it in Beijing (Pekin)?
At 6:00 PM in Almaty, clocks in Beijing show 9:00 PM.
When is a good time to call Beijing (Pekin) from Almaty?
Between 9:00 AM and 3:00 PM in Almaty – that is 12:00 PM to 6:00 PM in Beijing – both places are within working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM).
From what time in Almaty is it tomorrow in Beijing (Pekin)?
Once it is 9:00 PM in Almaty, the date in Beijing has already changed. Until 3:00 AM in Beijing, it is still the previous day in Almaty.
Does the time gap between Almaty and Beijing (Pekin) change during the year?
No, the clocks change neither in Almaty nor in Beijing, so the gap is 3 hours all year round.
