Shanghai to Cairns: time difference
Cairns is 2 h ahead of Shanghai. Live clocks for both, the working hours they share, and how each one sits against your own time.
🇦🇺 Cairns, Australia
42
- Australian Eastern Standard Time
- UTC+10
- Daytime
☀️ 05:53 · 🌙 18:16 · 12 h 23 min
+2 h
Your time
One day, 2 clocks
Drag along the band to read any hour in every place at once.
Shanghai 11:41 11:41 AM Cairns 13:41 1:41 PM You –:–
11:41 11:41 AM
China Standard Time · UTC+8
☀️ 05:54 · 🌙 17:30
13:41 1:41 PM
Australian Eastern Standard Time · UTC+10
☀️ 05:53 · 🌙 18:16
·
+2 h
Cairns is 2 h ahead of Shanghai.
When you, Shanghai and Cairns are all at the desk
Pick the working hours below – the window every location shares appears once your time zone is known.
Working hours
🇨🇳 Shanghai
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
🇦🇺 Cairns
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 0 12 AM 1 1 AM
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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇨🇳 Shanghai | 🇦🇺 Cairns |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 11:41 | 13:41 |
| Local date | Saturday, October 10, 2026 | Saturday, October 10, 2026 |
| Time zone | China Standard Time | Australian Eastern Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC+8 | UTC+10 |
| Offset from Shanghai | — | +2 h |
| IANA zone | Asia/Shanghai | Australia/Brisbane |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 05:54 | 05:53 |
| Sunset | 17:30 | 18:16 |
| Daylight | 11 h 36 min | 12 h 23 min |
| People on this clock | 24,870,895 | 153,181 |
Compare Shanghai with another city
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Big time differences
Shanghai and Cairns: common questions
How many hours ahead of Shanghai is Cairns?
The clocks in Cairns are 2 hours ahead of those in Shanghai (UTC+10 and UTC+8).
What time is it in Cairns when it is 9:00 AM in Shanghai?
When it is 9:00 AM in Shanghai, it is 11:00 AM in Cairns.
What time is it in Cairns at the end of the working day in Shanghai?
The working day in Shanghai ends at 6:00 PM; in Cairns it is 8:00 PM at that moment.
When do working hours in Shanghai and in Cairns overlap?
Working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) overlap from 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM in Shanghai, which is 11:00 AM to 6:00 PM in Cairns.
When does the date change in Cairns compared with Shanghai?
The new day starts in Cairns earlier: at 10:00 PM in Shanghai it is already midnight there. Until 2:00 AM in Cairns, Shanghai is still on the previous day.
Does the time difference between Shanghai and Cairns change?
No. Neither place uses daylight saving time, so the difference stays 2 hours all year.
