Taiyuan to Karachi: time difference
Karachi is 3 h behind Taiyuan. Live clocks for both, the working hours they share, and how each one sits against your own time.
−3 h
Your time
One day, 2 clocks
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Taiyuan 20:30 8:30 PM Karachi 17:30 5:30 PM You –:–
20:30 8:30 PM
China Standard Time · UTC+8
☀️ 06:41 · 🌙 17:50
17:30 5:30 PM
Pakistan Standard Time · UTC+5
☀️ 06:32 · 🌙 18:04
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−3 h
Karachi is 3 h behind Taiyuan.
When you, Taiyuan 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
🇨🇳 Taiyuan
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 | 🇨🇳 Taiyuan | 🇵🇰 Karachi |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 20:30 | 17:30 |
| Local date | Sunday, October 18, 2026 | Sunday, October 18, 2026 |
| Time zone | China Standard Time | Pakistan Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC+8 | UTC+5 |
| Offset from Taiyuan | — | −3 h |
| IANA zone | Asia/Shanghai | Asia/Karachi |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 06:41 | 06:32 |
| Sunset | 17:50 | 18:04 |
| Daylight | 11 h 9 min | 11 h 32 min |
| People on this clock | 3,525,300 | 14,910,352 |
Compare Taiyuan with another city
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Big time differences
Taiyuan and Karachi: common questions
What is the time difference between Taiyuan and Karachi?
Karachi is 3 hours behind: it uses UTC+5, while Taiyuan is on UTC+8.
What time is it in Karachi at the start of the working day in Taiyuan?
The working day in Taiyuan starts at 9:00 AM; in Karachi it is 6:00 AM at that moment.
If it is 6:00 PM in Taiyuan, what time is it in Karachi?
At 6:00 PM in Taiyuan, clocks in Karachi show 3:00 PM.
When is a good time to call Karachi from Taiyuan?
Between 12:00 PM and 6:00 PM in Taiyuan – that is 9:00 AM to 3:00 PM in Karachi – both places are within working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM).
Until what time in Taiyuan is it still yesterday in Karachi?
Before 3:00 AM in Taiyuan, the date in Karachi has not changed yet. From 9:00 PM in Karachi, it is already the next day in Taiyuan.
Does the time gap between Taiyuan and Karachi change during the year?
No, the clocks change neither in Taiyuan nor in Karachi, so the gap is 3 hours all year round.
