Karachi to Guangzhou (Canton): time difference
Guangzhou (Canton) is 3 h ahead of Karachi. Live clocks for both, the working hours they share, and how each one sits against your own time.
+3 h
Your time
One day, 2 clocks
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Karachi 17:10 5:10 PM Guangzhou (Canton) 20:10 8:10 PM You –:–
17:10 5:10 PM
Pakistan Standard Time · UTC+5
☀️ 06:28 · 🌙 18:11
20:10 8:10 PM
China Standard Time · UTC+8
☀️ 06:22 · 🌙 18:07
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+3 h
Guangzhou (Canton) is 3 h ahead of Karachi.
When you, Karachi and Guangzhou (Canton) are all at the desk
Pick the working hours below – the window every location shares appears once your time zone is known.
Working hours
🇵🇰 Karachi
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
🇨🇳 Guangzhou (Canton)
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 2 2 AM
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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇵🇰 Karachi | 🇨🇳 Guangzhou (Canton) |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 17:10 | 20:10 |
| Local date | Saturday, October 10, 2026 | Saturday, October 10, 2026 |
| Time zone | Pakistan Standard Time | China Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC+5 | UTC+8 |
| Offset from Karachi | — | +3 h |
| IANA zone | Asia/Karachi | Asia/Shanghai |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 06:28 | 06:22 |
| Sunset | 18:11 | 18:07 |
| Daylight | 11 h 43 min | 11 h 45 min |
| People on this clock | 14,910,352 | 14,043,500 |
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Karachi and Guangzhou (Canton): common questions
How far ahead of Karachi is Guangzhou (Canton)?
Guangzhou is 3 hours ahead of Karachi: UTC+8 against UTC+5.
If it is 9:00 AM in Karachi, what time is it in Guangzhou (Canton)?
At 9:00 AM in Karachi, clocks in Guangzhou show 12:00 PM.
If it is 6:00 PM in Karachi, what time is it in Guangzhou (Canton)?
At 6:00 PM in Karachi, clocks in Guangzhou show 9:00 PM.
When do working hours in Karachi and in Guangzhou (Canton) overlap?
Working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) overlap from 9:00 AM to 3:00 PM in Karachi, which is 12:00 PM to 6:00 PM in Guangzhou.
From what time in Karachi is it tomorrow in Guangzhou (Canton)?
Once it is 9:00 PM in Karachi, the date in Guangzhou has already changed. Until 3:00 AM in Guangzhou, it is still the previous day in Karachi.
Is the time difference between Karachi and Guangzhou (Canton) the same all year?
Yes. Neither Karachi nor Guangzhou switches to summer time, so the gap is always 3 hours.
