Jilin to Almaty: time difference
Almaty is 2 h behind Jilin. 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.
Jilin 04:20 4:20 AM Almaty 02:20 2:20 AM You –:–
04:20 4:20 AM
China Standard Time · UTC+8
☀️ 05:55 · 🌙 16:43
02:20 2:20 AM
East Kazakhstan Time · UTC+6
☀️ 07:13 · 🌙 18:02
·
−2 h
Almaty is 2 h behind Jilin.
When you, Jilin and Almaty are all at the desk
Pick the working hours below – the window every location shares appears once your time zone is known.
Working hours
🇨🇳 Jilin
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
🇰🇿 Almaty
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 21 9 PM
📍 Your time
- Asleep
- Early
- Working hours
- Evening
- Both working
- Right now
Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇨🇳 Jilin | 🇰🇿 Almaty |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 04:20 | 02:20 |
| Local date | Wednesday, October 21, 2026 | Wednesday, October 21, 2026 |
| Time zone | China Standard Time | East Kazakhstan Time |
| UTC offset | UTC+8 | UTC+6 |
| Offset from Jilin | — | −2 h |
| IANA zone | Asia/Shanghai | Asia/Almaty |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 05:55 | 07:13 |
| Sunset | 16:43 | 18:02 |
| Daylight | 10 h 47 min | 10 h 49 min |
| People on this clock | 3,623,713 | 1,475,400 |
Compare Jilin with another city
More comparisons with Jilin: the time zones next to it and the far side of the clock.
Big time differences
Jilin and Almaty: common questions
What is the time difference between Jilin and Almaty?
Almaty is 3 hours behind: it uses UTC+5, while Jilin is on UTC+8.
What time is it in Almaty when it is 9:00 AM in Jilin?
When it is 9:00 AM in Jilin, it is 6:00 AM in Almaty.
If it is 6:00 PM in Jilin, what time is it in Almaty?
At 6:00 PM in Jilin, clocks in Almaty show 3:00 PM.
When is a good time to call Almaty from Jilin?
Between 12:00 PM and 6:00 PM in Jilin – that is 9:00 AM to 3:00 PM in Almaty – both places are within working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM).
When is it still the previous day in Almaty?
Until 3:00 AM in Jilin it is still the previous day in Almaty. The other way round, from 9:00 PM in Almaty it is already the next day in Jilin.
Does the time gap between Jilin and Almaty change during the year?
No, the clocks change neither in Jilin nor in Almaty, so the gap is 3 hours all year round.
