Almaty to Shanghai: time difference
Shanghai is 2 h ahead of Almaty. Live clocks for both, the working hours they share, and how each one sits against your own time.
Your time
One day, 2 clocks
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Almaty 07:18 7:18 AM Shanghai 09:18 9:18 AM You –:–
07:18 7:18 AM
East Kazakhstan Time · UTC+6
☀️ 07:00 · 🌙 18:20
09:18 9:18 AM
China Standard Time · UTC+8
☀️ 05:54 · 🌙 17:30
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+2 h
Shanghai is 2 h ahead of Almaty.
When you, Almaty and Shanghai 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
🇨🇳 Shanghai
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 | 🇨🇳 Shanghai |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 07:18 | 09:18 |
| 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 | 05:54 |
| Sunset | 18:20 | 17:30 |
| Daylight | 11 h 20 min | 11 h 36 min |
| People on this clock | 1,475,400 | 24,870,895 |
Compare Almaty with another city
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Almaty and Shanghai: common questions
How far ahead of Almaty is Shanghai?
Shanghai is 3 hours ahead of Almaty: UTC+8 against UTC+5.
If it is 9:00 AM in Almaty, what time is it in Shanghai?
At 9:00 AM in Almaty, clocks in Shanghai show 12:00 PM.
If it is 6:00 PM in Almaty, what time is it in Shanghai?
At 6:00 PM in Almaty, clocks in Shanghai show 9:00 PM.
When is a good time to call Shanghai from Almaty?
Between 9:00 AM and 3:00 PM in Almaty – that is 12:00 PM to 6:00 PM in Shanghai – both places are within working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM).
When is it already the next day in Shanghai?
From 9:00 PM in Almaty it is already the next day in Shanghai. The other way round, until 3:00 AM in Shanghai it is still the previous day in Almaty.
Does the time gap between Almaty and Shanghai change during the year?
No, the clocks change neither in Almaty nor in Shanghai, so the gap is 3 hours all year round.
