Xining to Karachi: time difference
Karachi is 3 h behind Xining. 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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Xining 10:33 10:33 AM Karachi 07:33 7:33 AM You –:–
10:33 10:33 AM
China Standard Time · UTC+8
☀️ 07:19 · 🌙 18:41
07:33 7:33 AM
Pakistan Standard Time · UTC+5
☀️ 06:29 · 🌙 18:08
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−3 h
Karachi is 3 h behind Xining.
When you, Xining 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
🇨🇳 Xining
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 | 🇨🇳 Xining | 🇵🇰 Karachi |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 10:33 | 07:33 |
| Local date | Tuesday, October 13, 2026 | Tuesday, October 13, 2026 |
| Time zone | China Standard Time | Pakistan Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC+8 | UTC+5 |
| Offset from Xining | — | −3 h |
| IANA zone | Asia/Shanghai | Asia/Karachi |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 07:19 | 06:29 |
| Sunset | 18:41 | 18:08 |
| Daylight | 11 h 23 min | 11 h 39 min |
| People on this clock | 2,333,700 | 14,910,352 |
Compare Xining with another city
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Big time differences
Xining and Karachi: common questions
How far behind Xining is Karachi?
Karachi is 3 hours behind Xining: UTC+5 against UTC+8.
If it is 9:00 AM in Xining, what time is it in Karachi?
At 9:00 AM in Xining, clocks in Karachi show 6:00 AM.
If it is 6:00 PM in Xining, what time is it in Karachi?
At 6:00 PM in Xining, clocks in Karachi show 3:00 PM.
When do working hours in Xining and in Karachi overlap?
Working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) overlap from 12:00 PM to 6:00 PM in Xining, which is 9:00 AM to 3:00 PM in Karachi.
When does the date change in Karachi compared with Xining?
The new day starts in Karachi later: until 3:00 AM in Xining, it is still the previous day there. From 9:00 PM in Karachi, Xining is already on the next day.
Is the time difference between Xining and Karachi the same all year?
Yes. Neither Xining nor Karachi switches to summer time, so the gap is always 3 hours.
