Suzhou to Karachi: time difference
Karachi is 3 h behind Suzhou. Live clocks for both, the working hours they share, and how each one sits against your own time.
Your time
One day, 2 clocks
Drag along the band to read any hour in every place at once.
Suzhou 11:59 11:59 AM Karachi 08:59 8:59 AM You –:–
11:59 11:59 AM
China Standard Time · UTC+8
☀️ 05:57 · 🌙 17:33
08:59 8:59 AM
Pakistan Standard Time · UTC+5
☀️ 06:28 · 🌙 18:11
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−3 h
Karachi is 3 h behind Suzhou.
When you, Suzhou 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
🇨🇳 Suzhou
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 | 🇨🇳 Suzhou | 🇵🇰 Karachi |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 11:59 | 08:59 |
| Local date | Saturday, October 10, 2026 | Saturday, October 10, 2026 |
| Time zone | China Standard Time | Pakistan Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC+8 | UTC+5 |
| Offset from Suzhou | — | −3 h |
| IANA zone | Asia/Shanghai | Asia/Karachi |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 05:57 | 06:28 |
| Sunset | 17:33 | 18:11 |
| Daylight | 11 h 36 min | 11 h 43 min |
| People on this clock | 12,748,262 | 14,910,352 |
Compare Suzhou with another city
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Big time differences
Suzhou and Karachi: common questions
What is the time difference between Suzhou and Karachi?
Karachi is 3 hours behind: it uses UTC+5, while Suzhou is on UTC+8.
What time is it in Karachi at the start of the working day in Suzhou?
The working day in Suzhou starts at 9:00 AM; in Karachi it is 6:00 AM at that moment.
If it is 6:00 PM in Suzhou, what time is it in Karachi?
At 6:00 PM in Suzhou, clocks in Karachi show 3:00 PM.
When is a good time to call Karachi from Suzhou?
Between 12:00 PM and 6:00 PM in Suzhou – 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 Suzhou 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 Suzhou.
Does the time difference between Suzhou and Karachi change?
No. Neither place uses daylight saving time, so the difference stays 3 hours all year.
