Zhoushan to Almaty: time difference
Almaty is 2 h behind Zhoushan. 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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Zhoushan 10:36 10:36 AM Almaty 08:36 8:36 AM You –:–
10:36 10:36 AM
China Standard Time · UTC+8
☀️ 05:56 · 🌙 17:18
08:36 8:36 AM
East Kazakhstan Time · UTC+6
☀️ 07:11 · 🌙 18:05
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−2 h
Almaty is 2 h behind Zhoushan.
When you, Zhoushan and Almaty are all at the desk
Pick the working hours below – the window every location shares appears once your time zone is known.
Working hours
🇨🇳 Zhoushan
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
🇰🇿 Almaty
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 21 9 PM
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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇨🇳 Zhoushan | 🇰🇿 Almaty |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 10:36 | 08:36 |
| Local date | Monday, October 19, 2026 | Monday, October 19, 2026 |
| Time zone | China Standard Time | East Kazakhstan Time |
| UTC offset | UTC+8 | UTC+6 |
| Offset from Zhoushan | — | −2 h |
| IANA zone | Asia/Shanghai | Asia/Almaty |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 05:56 | 07:11 |
| Sunset | 17:18 | 18:05 |
| Daylight | 11 h 22 min | 10 h 54 min |
| People on this clock | 1,157,817 | 1,475,400 |
Compare Zhoushan with another city
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Big time differences
Zhoushan and Almaty: common questions
How far behind Zhoushan is Almaty?
Almaty is 3 hours behind Zhoushan: UTC+5 against UTC+8.
What time is it in Almaty at the start of the working day in Zhoushan?
The working day in Zhoushan starts at 9:00 AM; in Almaty it is 6:00 AM at that moment.
If it is 6:00 PM in Zhoushan, what time is it in Almaty?
At 6:00 PM in Zhoushan, clocks in Almaty show 3:00 PM.
When is a good time to call Almaty from Zhoushan?
Between 12:00 PM and 6:00 PM in Zhoushan – that is 9:00 AM to 3:00 PM in Almaty – both places are within working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM).
Until what time in Zhoushan is it still yesterday in Almaty?
Before 3:00 AM in Zhoushan, the date in Almaty has not changed yet. From 9:00 PM in Almaty, it is already the next day in Zhoushan.
Does the time gap between Zhoushan and Almaty change during the year?
No, the clocks change neither in Zhoushan nor in Almaty, so the gap is 3 hours all year round.
