🇦🇺 Sydney, Australia
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- Australian Eastern Daylight Time
- UTC+11
- Twilight
☀️ 06:11 · 🌙 19:11 · 12 h 59 min
Sydney to Haikou: time difference
Haikou is 3 h behind Sydney. 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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Sydney 05:55 5:55 AM Haikou 02:55 2:55 AM You –:–
05:55 5:55 AM
Australian Eastern Daylight Time · UTC+11
☀️ 06:11 · 🌙 19:11
02:55 2:55 AM
China Standard Time · UTC+8
☀️ 06:35 · 🌙 18:15
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−3 h
Haikou is 3 h behind Sydney.
When you, Sydney and Haikou are all at the desk
Pick the working hours below – the window every location shares appears once your time zone is known.
Working hours
🇦🇺 Sydney
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
🇨🇳 Haikou
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 | 🇦🇺 Sydney | 🇨🇳 Haikou |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 05:55 | 02:55 |
| Local date | Sunday, October 18, 2026 | Sunday, October 18, 2026 |
| Time zone | Australian Eastern Daylight Time | China Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC+11 | UTC+8 |
| Offset from Sydney | — | −3 h |
| IANA zone | Australia/Sydney | Asia/Shanghai |
| Daylight saving | On summer time → UTC+10, Apr 4, 02:00 | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 06:11 | 06:35 |
| Sunset | 19:11 | 18:15 |
| Daylight | 12 h 59 min | 11 h 39 min |
| People on this clock | 4,840,600 | 2,873,358 |
Compare Sydney with another city
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Sydney and Haikou: common questions
How many hours behind Sydney is Haikou?
The clocks in Haikou are 3 hours behind those in Sydney (UTC+8 and UTC+11).
What time is it in Haikou at the start of the working day in Sydney?
The working day in Sydney starts at 9:00 AM; in Haikou it is 6:00 AM at that moment.
If it is 6:00 PM in Sydney, what time is it in Haikou?
At 6:00 PM in Sydney, clocks in Haikou show 3:00 PM.
Is there a time when both Sydney and Haikou are at work?
Yes: from 12:00 PM to 6:00 PM in Sydney (9:00 AM to 3:00 PM in Haikou), the working days (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) overlap.
When does the date change in Haikou compared with Sydney?
The new day starts in Haikou later: until 3:00 AM in Sydney, it is still the previous day there. From 9:00 PM in Haikou, Sydney is already on the next day.
Is the time difference between Sydney and Haikou the same all year?
No. Only Sydney switches to summer time, so the gap changes twice a year. From April 4, 2027, Haikou will be 2 hours behind Sydney.
