Dongguan to Karachi: time difference
Karachi is 3 h behind Dongguan. Live clocks for both, the working hours they share, and how each one sits against your own time.
Your time
One day, 2 clocks
Drag along the band to read any hour in every place at once.
Dongguan 08:49 8:49 AM Karachi 05:49 5:49 AM You –:–
08:49 8:49 AM
China Standard Time · UTC+8
☀️ 06:22 · 🌙 18:01
05:49 5:49 AM
Pakistan Standard Time · UTC+5
☀️ 06:30 · 🌙 18:06
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−3 h
Karachi is 3 h behind Dongguan.
When you, Dongguan and Karachi are all at the desk
Pick the working hours below – the window every location shares appears once your time zone is known.
Working hours
🇨🇳 Dongguan
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
🇵🇰 Karachi
21 9 PM 22 10 PM 23 11 PM 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
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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇨🇳 Dongguan | 🇵🇰 Karachi |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 08:49 | 05:49 |
| Local date | Thursday, October 15, 2026 | Thursday, October 15, 2026 |
| Time zone | China Standard Time | Pakistan Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC+8 | UTC+5 |
| Offset from Dongguan | — | −3 h |
| IANA zone | Asia/Shanghai | Asia/Karachi |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 06:22 | 06:30 |
| Sunset | 18:01 | 18:06 |
| Daylight | 11 h 39 min | 11 h 36 min |
| People on this clock | 8,254,100 | 14,910,352 |
Compare Dongguan with another city
More comparisons with Dongguan: the time zones next to it and the far side of the clock.
Big time differences
Dongguan and Karachi: common questions
How many hours behind Dongguan is Karachi?
The clocks in Karachi are 3 hours behind those in Dongguan (UTC+5 and UTC+8).
What time is it in Karachi at the start of the working day in Dongguan?
The working day in Dongguan starts at 9:00 AM; in Karachi it is 6:00 AM at that moment.
If it is 6:00 PM in Dongguan, what time is it in Karachi?
At 6:00 PM in Dongguan, clocks in Karachi show 3:00 PM.
When is a good time to call Karachi from Dongguan?
Between 12:00 PM and 6:00 PM in Dongguan – that is 9:00 AM to 3:00 PM in Karachi – both places are within working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM).
Until what time in Dongguan is it still yesterday in Karachi?
Before 3:00 AM in Dongguan, the date in Karachi has not changed yet. From 9:00 PM in Karachi, it is already the next day in Dongguan.
Does the time gap between Dongguan and Karachi change during the year?
No, the clocks change neither in Dongguan nor in Karachi, so the gap is 3 hours all year round.
