Almaty to Qingdao, Shandong: time difference
Qingdao, Shandong is 2 h ahead of Almaty. Live clocks for both, the working hours they share, and how each one sits against your own time.
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Almaty 18:01 6:01 PM Qingdao, Shandong 20:01 8:01 PM You –:–
18:01 6:01 PM
East Kazakhstan Time · UTC+6
☀️ 07:00 · 🌙 18:20
20:01 8:01 PM
China Standard Time · UTC+8
☀️ 06:01 · 🌙 17:32
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+2 h
Qingdao, Shandong is 2 h ahead of Almaty.
When you, Almaty and Qingdao, Shandong 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
🇨🇳 Qingdao, Shandong
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 | 🇨🇳 Qingdao, Shandong |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 18:01 | 20:01 |
| 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 | 06:01 |
| Sunset | 18:20 | 17:32 |
| Daylight | 11 h 20 min | 11 h 31 min |
| People on this clock | 1,475,400 | 10,071,722 |
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Almaty and Qingdao, Shandong: common questions
What is the time difference between Almaty and Qingdao, Shandong?
Qingdao is 3 hours ahead: it uses UTC+8, while Almaty is on UTC+5.
If it is 9:00 AM in Almaty, what time is it in Qingdao, Shandong?
At 9:00 AM in Almaty, clocks in Qingdao show 12:00 PM.
If it is 6:00 PM in Almaty, what time is it in Qingdao, Shandong?
At 6:00 PM in Almaty, clocks in Qingdao show 9:00 PM.
When is a good time to call Qingdao, Shandong, from Almaty?
Between 9:00 AM and 3:00 PM in Almaty – that is 12:00 PM to 6:00 PM in Qingdao – both places are within working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM).
When is it already the next day in Qingdao, Shandong?
From 9:00 PM in Almaty it is already the next day in Qingdao. The other way round, until 3:00 AM in Qingdao it is still the previous day in Almaty.
Does the time gap between Almaty and Qingdao, Shandong, change during the year?
No, the clocks change neither in Almaty nor in Qingdao, so the gap is 3 hours all year round.
