Delhi to Xiamen: time difference
Xiamen is 2 h 30 min ahead of Delhi. 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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Delhi 15:46 3:46 PM Xiamen 18:16 6:16 PM You –:–
15:46 3:46 PM
India Standard Time · UTC+5:30
☀️ 06:19 · 🌙 17:58
18:16 6:16 PM
China Standard Time · UTC+8
☀️ 06:04 · 🌙 17:47
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+2 h 30 min
Xiamen is 2 h 30 min ahead of Delhi.
When you, Delhi and Xiamen are all at the desk
Pick the working hours below – the window every location shares appears once your time zone is known.
Working hours
🇮🇳 Delhi
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
🇨🇳 Xiamen
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 | 🇮🇳 Delhi | 🇨🇳 Xiamen |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 15:46 | 18:16 |
| Local date | Saturday, October 10, 2026 | Saturday, October 10, 2026 |
| Time zone | India Standard Time | China Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC+5:30 | UTC+8 |
| Offset from Delhi | — | +2 h 30 min |
| IANA zone | Asia/Kolkata | Asia/Shanghai |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 06:19 | 06:04 |
| Sunset | 17:58 | 17:47 |
| Daylight | 11 h 39 min | 11 h 44 min |
| People on this clock | 16,787,941 | 3,531,000 |
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Delhi and Xiamen: common questions
What is the time difference between Delhi and Xiamen?
Xiamen is 2 hours and 30 minutes ahead: it uses UTC+8, while Delhi is on UTC+5:30.
If it is 9:00 AM in Delhi, what time is it in Xiamen?
At 9:00 AM in Delhi, clocks in Xiamen show 11:30 AM.
If it is 6:00 PM in Delhi, what time is it in Xiamen?
At 6:00 PM in Delhi, clocks in Xiamen show 8:30 PM.
When is a good time to call Xiamen from Delhi?
Between 9:00 AM and 3:30 PM in Delhi – that is 11:30 AM to 6:00 PM in Xiamen – both places are within working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM).
When is it already the next day in Xiamen?
From 9:30 PM in Delhi it is already the next day in Xiamen. The other way round, until 2:30 AM in Xiamen it is still the previous day in Delhi.
Is the time difference between Delhi and Xiamen the same all year?
Yes. Neither Delhi nor Xiamen switches to summer time, so the gap is always 2 hours and 30 minutes.
