Quanzhou to Karachi: time difference
Karachi is 3 h behind Quanzhou. 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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Quanzhou 16:02 4:02 PM Karachi 13:02 1:02 PM You –:–
16:02 4:02 PM
China Standard Time · UTC+8
☀️ 06:04 · 🌙 17:40
13:02 1:02 PM
Pakistan Standard Time · UTC+5
☀️ 06:30 · 🌙 18:06
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−3 h
Karachi is 3 h behind Quanzhou.
When you, Quanzhou 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
🇨🇳 Quanzhou
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 | 🇨🇳 Quanzhou | 🇵🇰 Karachi |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 16:02 | 13:02 |
| 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 Quanzhou | — | −3 h |
| IANA zone | Asia/Shanghai | Asia/Karachi |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 06:04 | 06:30 |
| Sunset | 17:40 | 18:06 |
| Daylight | 11 h 36 min | 11 h 36 min |
| People on this clock | 8,128,530 | 14,910,352 |
Compare Quanzhou with another city
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Big time differences
Quanzhou and Karachi: common questions
How far behind Quanzhou is Karachi?
Karachi is 3 hours behind Quanzhou: UTC+5 against UTC+8.
What time is it in Karachi at the start of the working day in Quanzhou?
The working day in Quanzhou starts at 9:00 AM; in Karachi it is 6:00 AM at that moment.
If it is 6:00 PM in Quanzhou, what time is it in Karachi?
At 6:00 PM in Quanzhou, clocks in Karachi show 3:00 PM.
When is a good time to call Karachi from Quanzhou?
Between 12:00 PM and 6:00 PM in Quanzhou – that is 9:00 AM to 3:00 PM in Karachi – both places are within working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM).
When does the date change in Karachi compared with Quanzhou?
The new day starts in Karachi later: until 3:00 AM in Quanzhou, it is still the previous day there. From 9:00 PM in Karachi, Quanzhou is already on the next day.
Does the time difference between Quanzhou and Karachi change?
No. Neither place uses daylight saving time, so the difference stays 3 hours all year.
