Lanzhou to Karachi: time difference
Karachi is 3 h behind Lanzhou. 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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Lanzhou 13:21 1:21 PM Karachi 10:21 10:21 AM You –:–
13:21 1:21 PM
China Standard Time · UTC+8
☀️ 07:16 · 🌙 18:24
10:21 10:21 AM
Pakistan Standard Time · UTC+5
☀️ 06:33 · 🌙 18:02
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−3 h
Karachi is 3 h behind Lanzhou.
When you, Lanzhou 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
🇨🇳 Lanzhou
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 | 🇨🇳 Lanzhou | 🇵🇰 Karachi |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 13:21 | 10:21 |
| Local date | Tuesday, October 20, 2026 | Tuesday, October 20, 2026 |
| Time zone | China Standard Time | Pakistan Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC+8 | UTC+5 |
| Offset from Lanzhou | — | −3 h |
| IANA zone | Asia/Shanghai | Asia/Karachi |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 07:16 | 06:33 |
| Sunset | 18:24 | 18:02 |
| Daylight | 11 h 8 min | 11 h 29 min |
| People on this clock | 3,688,400 | 14,910,352 |
Compare Lanzhou with another city
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Big time differences
Lanzhou and Karachi: common questions
What is the time difference between Lanzhou and Karachi?
Karachi is 3 hours behind: it uses UTC+5, while Lanzhou is on UTC+8.
What time is it in Karachi when it is 9:00 AM in Lanzhou?
When it is 9:00 AM in Lanzhou, it is 6:00 AM in Karachi.
If it is 6:00 PM in Lanzhou, what time is it in Karachi?
At 6:00 PM in Lanzhou, clocks in Karachi show 3:00 PM.
When is a good time to call Karachi from Lanzhou?
Between 12:00 PM and 6:00 PM in Lanzhou – that is 9:00 AM to 3:00 PM in Karachi – both places are within working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM).
When is it still the previous day in Karachi?
Until 3:00 AM in Lanzhou it is still the previous day in Karachi. The other way round, from 9:00 PM in Karachi it is already the next day in Lanzhou.
Does the time gap between Lanzhou and Karachi change during the year?
No, the clocks change neither in Lanzhou nor in Karachi, so the gap is 3 hours all year round.
