Current time in Taiwan

· week 43 · day 294/365

Sun today ↑ 05:55 ↓ 17:23 (11 hours 28 minutes)GMT+8UTC+8No daylight saving time

Time zone
GMT+8
UTC now
UTC+8
Next change
None
Calling code
+886
Population
23,451,837
Area
35,980 km²

Time difference with your location

Taiwan is 8 hours ahead of UTC. Compare with your local time →

Taiwan time now

Time zone of Taiwan

Taiwan uses one time zone: Taiwan Standard Time (GMT+8, UTC+8). No daylight saving time; the offset stays the same all year.

IANA time zone: Asia/Taipei

Major cities in Taiwan

The 30 most populous cities, with boroughs and urban districts merged into their city.

LocationPopulation
Taipei7,871,900
New Taipei City4,004,367
Taichung2,850,285
Kaohsiung City2,737,660
Tainan1,856,642
Taoyuan475,798
Hsinchu453,536
Keelung362,487
Chiayi City263,188
Zhubei212,695
LocationPopulation
Bade District209,148
Xizhi District204,619
Yuanlin124,725
Douliu107,924
Nantou City105,682
Taitung103,260
Hualien City99,458
Yilan94,188
Puli86,406
Miaoli86,327
LocationPopulation
Xinying District74,972
Magong63,745
Xihu54,033
Chaozhou53,338
Donggang47,746
Zhushan44,083
Erlin43,652
Jincheng37,507
Xiluo37,181
Jinhu30,826

Time difference with world cities · Taiwan

Current local times, including each location’s current daylight saving offset.

LocationTimeDifference
Los Angeles ☀PDT
−15h
Mexico City CST
−14h
Washington D.C. ☀EDT
−12h
London ☀BST
−7h
Abuja WAT
−7h
Dublin ☀IST
−7h
Berlin ☀CEST
−6h
Madrid ☀CEST
−6h
Rome ☀CEST
−6h
Paris ☀CEST
−6h
Jerusalem ☀IDT
−5h
Riyadh AST
−5h
Ankara TRT
−5h
Dubai GST
−4h
New Delhi IST
−2h30m
Hanoi ICT
−1h
Bangkok ICT
−1h
Manila PHT
same time
Beijing CST
same time
Tokyo JST
+1h
Seoul KST
+1h
Canberra ☀AEDT
+3h
Sydney ☀AEDT
+3h
Wellington ☀NZDT
+5h

Quick time conversionTaiwan ↔ UTC, EST, IST, CET

Each row is a full local hour. Zone columns use their named fixed offsets.

Taiwan (GMT+8)UTC timeUTC+0EST timeUTC-5IST timeUTC+5:30CET timeUTC+1
00:0012:00 AM16:004:00 PM-1day11:0011:00 AM-1day21:309:30 PM-1day17:005:00 PM-1day
01:001:00 AM17:005:00 PM-1day12:0012:00 PM-1day22:3010:30 PM-1day18:006:00 PM-1day
02:002:00 AM18:006:00 PM-1day13:001:00 PM-1day23:3011:30 PM-1day19:007:00 PM-1day
03:003:00 AM19:007:00 PM-1day14:002:00 PM-1day00:3012:30 AM20:008:00 PM-1day
04:004:00 AM20:008:00 PM-1day15:003:00 PM-1day01:301:30 AM21:009:00 PM-1day
05:005:00 AM21:009:00 PM-1day16:004:00 PM-1day02:302:30 AM22:0010:00 PM-1day
06:006:00 AM22:0010:00 PM-1day17:005:00 PM-1day03:303:30 AM23:0011:00 PM-1day
07:007:00 AM23:0011:00 PM-1day18:006:00 PM-1day04:304:30 AM00:0012:00 AM
08:008:00 AM00:0012:00 AM19:007:00 PM-1day05:305:30 AM01:001:00 AM
09:009:00 AM01:001:00 AM20:008:00 PM-1day06:306:30 AM02:002:00 AM
10:0010:00 AM02:002:00 AM21:009:00 PM-1day07:307:30 AM03:003:00 AM
11:0011:00 AM03:003:00 AM22:0010:00 PM-1day08:308:30 AM04:004:00 AM
Taiwan (GMT+8)UTCUTC+0ESTUTC-5ISTUTC+5:30CETUTC+1
12:0012:00 PM04:004:00 AM23:0011:00 PM-1day09:309:30 AM05:005:00 AM
13:001:00 PM05:005:00 AM00:0012:00 AM10:3010:30 AM06:006:00 AM
14:002:00 PM06:006:00 AM01:001:00 AM11:3011:30 AM07:007:00 AM
15:003:00 PM07:007:00 AM02:002:00 AM12:3012:30 PM08:008:00 AM
16:004:00 PM08:008:00 AM03:003:00 AM13:301:30 PM09:009:00 AM
17:005:00 PM09:009:00 AM04:004:00 AM14:302:30 PM10:0010:00 AM
18:006:00 PM10:0010:00 AM05:005:00 AM15:303:30 PM11:0011:00 AM
19:007:00 PM11:0011:00 AM06:006:00 AM16:304:30 PM12:0012:00 PM
20:008:00 PM12:0012:00 PM07:007:00 AM17:305:30 PM13:001:00 PM
21:009:00 PM13:001:00 PM08:008:00 AM18:306:30 PM14:002:00 PM
22:0010:00 PM14:002:00 PM09:009:00 AM19:307:30 PM15:003:00 PM
23:0011:00 PM15:003:00 PM10:0010:00 AM20:308:30 PM16:004:00 PM

The difference can change when daylight saving time starts or ends.

Taiwan at a glance

Capital
Taipei
Area
35,980 km²
Population
23,451,837
Continent
Asia
Currency
New Taiwan Dollar (TWD)
Calling code
+886
Internet domain
.tw
Spoken languages
Chinese, nan, hak
Postal code format
###### = digit

Frequently asked questions

What time zone does Taiwan use?

Taiwan uses one time zone nationwide: Taiwan Standard Time (GMT+8, UTC+8); its IANA identifier is Asia/Taipei.

Does Taiwan observe daylight saving time?

No. Taiwan does not change its clocks; it stays on GMT+8 (UTC+8) all year.

What is the time difference between Taiwan and UTC?

Taiwan is 8 hours ahead of UTC (UTC+8) all year.

What is the calling code and currency of Taiwan?

The international calling code of Taiwan is +886 and its currency is the New Taiwan Dollar (TWD). Its internet domain is .tw.

What time is it in Taipei now?

Taipei is on Taiwan Standard Time (GMT+8, UTC+8): when it is 12:00 UTC, it is 20:00 in Taipei. The clock at the top of this page shows the current time.