Almaty to Zhangjiakou: time difference
Zhangjiakou 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 17:34 5:34 PM Zhangjiakou 19:34 7:34 PM You –:–
17:34 5:34 PM
East Kazakhstan Time · UTC+6
☀️ 07:07 · 🌙 18:10
19:34 7:34 PM
China Standard Time · UTC+8
☀️ 06:33 · 🌙 17:41
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+2 h
Zhangjiakou is 2 h ahead of Almaty.
When you, Almaty and Zhangjiakou 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
🇨🇳 Zhangjiakou
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 | 🇨🇳 Zhangjiakou |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 17:34 | 19:34 |
| Local date | Friday, October 16, 2026 | Friday, October 16, 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 | 07:07 | 06:33 |
| Sunset | 18:10 | 17:41 |
| Daylight | 11 h 3 min | 11 h 8 min |
| People on this clock | 1,475,400 | 4,345,491 |
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Almaty and Zhangjiakou: common questions
How many hours ahead of Almaty is Zhangjiakou?
The clocks in Zhangjiakou are 3 hours ahead of those in Almaty (UTC+8 and UTC+5).
If it is 9:00 AM in Almaty, what time is it in Zhangjiakou?
At 9:00 AM in Almaty, clocks in Zhangjiakou show 12:00 PM.
What time is it in Zhangjiakou when it is 6:00 PM in Almaty?
When it is 6:00 PM in Almaty, it is 9:00 PM in Zhangjiakou.
When is a good time to call Zhangjiakou from Almaty?
Between 9:00 AM and 3:00 PM in Almaty – that is 12:00 PM to 6:00 PM in Zhangjiakou – both places are within working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM).
When is it already the next day in Zhangjiakou?
From 9:00 PM in Almaty it is already the next day in Zhangjiakou. The other way round, until 3:00 AM in Zhangjiakou it is still the previous day in Almaty.
Does the time gap between Almaty and Zhangjiakou change during the year?
No, the clocks change neither in Almaty nor in Zhangjiakou, so the gap is 3 hours all year round.
