Xiamen to Austin, TX: time difference
Austin, TX is 13 h behind Xiamen. Live clocks for both, the working hours they share, and how each one sits against your own time.
Your time
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Xiamen 09:35 9:35 AM Austin, TX 20:35 8:35 PM You –:–
09:35 9:35 AM
China Standard Time · UTC+8
☀️ 06:04 · 🌙 17:47
20:35 8:35 PM
Central Daylight Time · UTC-5
☀️ 07:30 · 🌙 19:08
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−13 h
Austin, TX is 13 h behind Xiamen.
When you, Xiamen and Austin, TX are all at the desk
Pick the working hours below – the window every location shares appears once your time zone is known.
Working hours
🇨🇳 Xiamen
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
🇺🇸 Austin, TX
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 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
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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇨🇳 Xiamen | 🇺🇸 Austin, TX |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 09:35 | 20:35 |
| Local date | Saturday, October 10, 2026 | Friday, October 9, 2026 |
| Time zone | China Standard Time | Central Daylight Time |
| UTC offset | UTC+8 | UTC-5 |
| Offset from Xiamen | — | −13 h |
| IANA zone | Asia/Shanghai | America/Chicago |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | On summer time → UTC-6, Nov 1, 01:00 |
| Sunrise | 06:04 | 07:30 |
| Sunset | 17:47 | 19:08 |
| Daylight | 11 h 44 min | 11 h 38 min |
| People on this clock | 3,531,000 | 974,447 |
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Xiamen and Austin, TX: common questions
What is the time difference between Xiamen and Austin, TX?
Austin is 13 hours behind: it uses UTC−5, while Xiamen is on UTC+8.
If it is 9:00 AM in Xiamen, what time is it in Austin, TX?
At 9:00 AM in Xiamen, clocks in Austin show 8:00 PM (the previous day).
What time is it in Austin, TX, when it is 6:00 PM in Xiamen?
When it is 6:00 PM in Xiamen, it is 5:00 AM in Austin.
When do working hours in Xiamen and in Austin, TX, overlap?
They don't: there are no shared working hours. The start of the day in Xiamen (9:00 AM) is 8:00 PM (the previous day) in Austin, and the start of the day in Austin is 10:00 PM in Xiamen.
When does the date change in Austin, TX, compared with Xiamen?
The new day starts in Austin later: until 1:00 PM in Xiamen, it is still the previous day there. From 11:00 AM in Austin, Xiamen is already on the next day.
Does the time difference between Xiamen and Austin, TX, change?
Yes. The clocks change only in Austin. From November 1, 2026, Austin will be 14 hours behind Xiamen.
