Pacific Time (PST/PDT) to China Standard Time Time Converter
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Common Meeting Times
A typical 9am-5pm workday in Pacific Time (PST/PDT), converted to China Standard Time.
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About This Conversion
This pair's gap isn't fixed: China Standard Time runs 16 hours ahead of Pacific Time (PST/PDT) for part of the year (around January), and 15 hours ahead of Pacific Time (PST/PDT) for another part (around July), because Pacific Time (PST/PDT) and China Standard Time shift their clocks for daylight saving on different dates. Use the live comparison above for the exact figure right now.
US West Coast to China — heavily used for hardware, manufacturing, and supply chain coordination, given Asia-Pacific's relative proximity to the US West Coast.
Best Time to Schedule a Call
Based on a standard 8am-6pm workday in Pacific Time (PST/PDT) and reasonable waking hours (8am-8pm) in China Standard Time, your best window right now is roughly 5:00 PM-6:00 PM Pacific Time (PST/PDT) time, which lands around 8:00 AM-9:00 AM for China Standard Time.
Need a different date or time than "right now"? The Meeting Planner lets you pick any date and time in either zone. For the full picture on each zone individually, see the Pacific Time (PST/PDT) and China Standard Time pages.