Kunming, Yunnan to Austin, TX: time difference
Austin, TX is 13 h behind Kunming, Yunnan. Live clocks for both, the working hours they share, and how each one sits against your own time.
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Kunming, Yunnan 04:17 4:17 AM Austin, TX 15:17 3:17 PM You –:–
04:17 4:17 AM
China Standard Time · UTC+8
☀️ 07:09 · 🌙 18:41
15:17 3:17 PM
Central Daylight Time · UTC-5
☀️ 07:35 · 🌙 18:59
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−13 h
Austin, TX is 13 h behind Kunming, Yunnan.
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🇨🇳 Kunming, Yunnan
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🇺🇸 Austin, TX
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 3 3 AM 4 4 AM 5 5 AM 6 6 AM 7 7 AM 8 8 AM 9 9 AM 10 10 AM
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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇨🇳 Kunming, Yunnan | 🇺🇸 Austin, TX |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 04:17 | 15:17 |
| Local date | Sunday, October 18, 2026 | Saturday, October 17, 2026 |
| Time zone | China Standard Time | Central Daylight Time |
| UTC offset | UTC+8 | UTC-5 |
| Offset from Kunming, Yunnan | — | −13 h |
| IANA zone | Asia/Shanghai | America/Chicago |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | On summer time → UTC-6, Nov 1, 01:00 |
| Sunrise | 07:09 | 07:35 |
| Sunset | 18:41 | 18:59 |
| Daylight | 11 h 32 min | 11 h 24 min |
| People on this clock | 3,583,000 | 974,447 |
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Kunming, Yunnan and Austin, TX: common questions
How far behind Kunming, Yunnan, is Austin, TX?
Austin is 13 hours behind Kunming: UTC−5 against UTC+8.
If it is 9:00 AM in Kunming, Yunnan, what time is it in Austin, TX?
At 9:00 AM in Kunming, clocks in Austin show 8:00 PM (the previous day).
What time is it in Austin, TX, at the end of the working day in Kunming, Yunnan?
The working day in Kunming ends at 6:00 PM; in Austin it is 5:00 AM at that moment.
When is a good time to call Austin, TX, from Kunming, Yunnan?
Working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) in Kunming and in Austin do not overlap. At 9:00 AM in Kunming it is 8:00 PM (the previous day) in Austin; when the working day starts in Austin, it is 10:00 PM in Kunming.
When is it still the previous day in Austin, TX?
Until 1:00 PM in Kunming, Yunnan, it is still the previous day in Austin. The other way round, from 11:00 AM in Austin it is already the next day in Kunming.
Does the time difference between Kunming, Yunnan, and Austin, TX, change?
Yes. The clocks change only in Austin. From November 1, 2026, Austin will be 14 hours behind Kunming.
