Bangalore to Shantou: time difference
Shantou is 2 h 30 min ahead of Bangalore. 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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Bangalore 15:03 3:03 PM Shantou 17:33 5:33 PM You –:–
15:03 3:03 PM
India Standard Time · UTC+5:30
☀️ 06:10 · 🌙 18:02
17:33 5:33 PM
China Standard Time · UTC+8
☀️ 06:11 · 🌙 17:49
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+2 h 30 min
Shantou is 2 h 30 min ahead of Bangalore.
When you, Bangalore and Shantou are all at the desk
Pick the working hours below – the window every location shares appears once your time zone is known.
Working hours
🇮🇳 Bangalore
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
🇨🇳 Shantou
2:30 2:30 AM 3:30 3:30 AM 4:30 4:30 AM 5:30 5:30 AM 6:30 6:30 AM 7:30 7:30 AM 8:30 8:30 AM 9:30 9:30 AM 10:30 10:30 AM 11:30 11:30 AM 12:30 12:30 PM 13:30 1:30 PM 14:30 2:30 PM 15:30 3:30 PM 16:30 4:30 PM 17:30 5:30 PM 18:30 6:30 PM 19:30 7:30 PM 20:30 8:30 PM 21:30 9:30 PM 22:30 10:30 PM 23:30 11:30 PM 0:30 12:30 AM 1:30 1:30 AM
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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇮🇳 Bangalore | 🇨🇳 Shantou |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 15:03 | 17:33 |
| Local date | Thursday, October 15, 2026 | Thursday, October 15, 2026 |
| Time zone | India Standard Time | China Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC+5:30 | UTC+8 |
| Offset from Bangalore | — | +2 h 30 min |
| IANA zone | Asia/Kolkata | Asia/Shanghai |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 06:10 | 06:11 |
| Sunset | 18:02 | 17:49 |
| Daylight | 11 h 51 min | 11 h 38 min |
| People on this clock | 8,495,492 | 5,389,328 |
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Bangalore and Shantou: common questions
How far ahead of Bangalore is Shantou?
Shantou is 2 hours and 30 minutes ahead of Bangalore: UTC+8 against UTC+5:30.
What time is it in Shantou at the start of the working day in Bangalore?
The working day in Bangalore starts at 9:00 AM; in Shantou it is 11:30 AM at that moment.
If it is 6:00 PM in Bangalore, what time is it in Shantou?
At 6:00 PM in Bangalore, clocks in Shantou show 8:30 PM.
When do working hours in Bangalore and in Shantou overlap?
Working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) overlap from 9:00 AM to 3:30 PM in Bangalore, which is 11:30 AM to 6:00 PM in Shantou.
When does the date change in Shantou compared with Bangalore?
The new day starts in Shantou earlier: at 9:30 PM in Bangalore it is already midnight there. Until 2:30 AM in Shantou, Bangalore is still on the previous day.
Does the time difference between Bangalore and Shantou change?
No. Neither place uses daylight saving time, so the difference stays 2 hours and 30 minutes all year.
