You can quickly check the current time difference between China and the Europe by viewing the current time zone at the top right of both countries. time zone clocks
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You can also refer to the 4 Time Zone Colors ![]()
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= Intervals that are multiples of 4 hours between the same colors.
For example, between London, UK and China, the time difference (in standard time) will be London, UK 8 hours behind China. During United Kingdom daylight saving time we will subtract 1 hour = 7 hours.
The time in Belgium, Europe is 7 hours behind China in standard time. During Europe dailyght saving time, from the Last Sunday in March to the Last Sunday in October, the time difference with China will be 6 hours.
• As of (last Sunday in March) with the start of Europe daylight saving time, Belgium is +2h, and Beijing is +8h, so Belgium will be 6 hours behind Beijing.
• As of (last Sunday in October) with the return to Europe standard time, Belgium is +1h and Beijing +8h, so Belgium will be 7 hours behind Beijing.
| Time difference | Time difference |
| London - UK | Paris - France |
| Beijing, China | Beijing, China |
| Hong Kong, China | Hong Kong, China |
| Shanghai, China | Shanghai, China |
| Taipei, Taiwan | Taipei, Taiwan |
| Naypyidaw, Burma | Naypyidaw, Burma |
| Hanoi, Vietnam | Hanoi, Vietnam |
| Manila, Philippines | Manila, Philippines |
| Tokyo, Japan | Tokyo, Japan |
| vs. local time | vs. local time |
| London Time Zone 0 Daylight saving +1 |
Paris Time Zone +1 Daylight saving +2 |
| Time difference | Time difference |
| Madrid - Spain | Kyiv - Ukraine |
| Beijing, China | Beijing, China |
| Hong Kong, China | Hong Kong, China |
| Shanghai, China | Shanghai, China |
| Taipei, Taiwan | Taipei, Taiwan |
| Naypyidaw, Burma | Naypyidaw, Burma |
| Hanoi, Vietnam | Hanoi, Vietnam |
| Manila, Philippines | Manila, Philippines |
| Tokyo, Japan | Tokyo, Japan |
| vs. local time | vs. local time |
| Madrid Time Zone +1 Daylight saving +2 |
Kyiv Time Zone +2 Daylight saving +3 |
| Time difference | Time difference |
| Moscow - Russia | Reykjavík - Iceland |
| Beijing, China | Beijing, China |
| Hong Kong, China | Hong Kong, China |
| Shanghai, China | Shanghai, China |
| Taipei, Taiwan | Taipei, Taiwan |
| Naypyidaw, Burma | Naypyidaw, Burma |
| Hanoi, Vietnam | Hanoi, Vietnam |
| Manila, Philippines | Manila, Philippines |
| Tokyo, Japan | Tokyo, Japan |
| vs. local time | vs. local time |
| Moscow Time Zone +3 No daylight saving |
Reykjavík Time Zone 0 No daylight saving |
| Time difference | Time difference |
| Canary - Islands | Balearic - Islands |
| Beijing, China | Beijing, China |
| Hong Kong, China | Hong Kong, China |
| Shanghai, China | Shanghai, China |
| Taipei, Taiwan | Taipei, Taiwan |
| Naypyidaw, Burma | Naypyidaw, Burma |
| Hanoi, Vietnam | Hanoi, Vietnam |
| Manila, Philippines | Manila, Philippines |
| Tokyo, Japan | Tokyo, Japan |
| vs. local time | vs. local time |
| Canary Isl. Time Zone 0 Daylight saving +1 |
Balearic Isl. T. Zone +1 Daylight saving +2 |
| Western Europe | Central Europe |
|---|---|
| Current Western Time | Current Central Time |
| London / Dublin | Paris / Brussels |
| EU Western Time Zone | EU Central Time Zone |
| WET = standard 0h WEST = summer +1h |
CET = standard +1h CEST = summer +2h |
| Iceland | |
| Standard Iceland Time | |
| Reykjavik | |
| GMT = standard 0h | |
| No daylight saving | |
| Greenwich Meridian T. |
| Eastern Europe | European Russia |
|---|---|
| Current Eastern Time | Standard Moscow T. |
| Helsinki / Athens | Moscow |
| EU Eastern Time Zone | Moscow Time Zone |
| EET = standard +2h EEST = summer +3h |
MSK = standard +3h No daylight saving |
| Kaliningrad | Belarus/Crimea |
| STD Kaliningrad T. | Standard Moscow T |
| Kaliningrad | Belarus / Crimea |
| EET = standard +2h | MSK = standard +3h |
| No daylight saving | No daylight saving |
| Eastern European T. | Moscow Standard T. |
| Azores Islands | Eastern Russia exceptions | |
|---|---|---|
| Current Time Azores | Current Time Samara | |
| Ponta Delgada | Izhevsk and Samara | |
| Azores Islands Time Zone | Samara Time Zone | |
| UTC = standard -1h UTC = summer 0h |
UTC = standard +4h No daylight saving |
|
The letters S (summer) is the acronym that indicates that Europe is currently in the summer period.
For ex. CET Central European Time (standard or winter), and CEST Central European Summer time.
| Iceland Time | Canary Isl. Time |
|---|---|
| Reykjavik | S. Cruz Tenerife |
| Akureyri | Las Palmas |
| GMT = standard 0h No daylight saving |
WET = standard 0h WEST = summer +1h |
| Greenwich Meridian T. | Western European T. |
| Madeira Time | Azores Isl. Time |
|---|---|
| Funchal | Ponta Delgada |
| Santa Cruz | Terceira |
| WET = standard 0h WEST = summer +1h |
UTC = standard -1h UTC = summer 0h |
| Western European T. | Universal T. Coordinat. |
|
Europe Daylight Savings Time 2025 by time zones |
|
| Starts + 1h |
Ends - 1h |
| March-30 Sun. The last Sunday in March at 1:00 UTC, Europe turns the clock forward 1 hour. |
Oct-26 Sun. The last Sunday in October 1:00 UTC, Europe turns the clock back 1 hour. |
| Daylight saving time in Europe by Time Zone: | |
| Sun. March 30, 2025 | Sun. October 26, 2025 |
| China | Taiwan |
|---|---|
| China Time | Taiwan Time |
| Beijing, China | Taipei, Taiwan |
| Time Zone +8h. | Time Zone +8h. |
| CST = standard +8h No daylight saving |
CST = standard +8h No daylight saving |
| China standard time | China standard time |
| Myanmar (Burma) | Indochina |
| Burma Time | Vietnam Time |
| Naypyidaw, Burma | Hanoi, Vietnam |
| Time Zone +6:30h. | Time Zone +7h. |
| Standard Time +6:30 No daylight saving |
Standard Time +7h No daylight saving |
| Cambodia | Laos Thailand | Vietnam |
| Manila, Philippines | Tokyo, Japan |
| Philippines Time | Japan Time |
| Manila, Philippines | Tokyo, Japan |
| Time Zone +8h. | Time Zone +9h. |
| PST = standard +8h No daylight saving |
JST = standard +9h No daylight saving |
| Philippines standard time | Japan standard time |
| North Korea | Northern Mariana Isl. |
| Korea Time | N.Mariana Time |
| Pyongyang, N. Korea | Saipan, N.Mariana Isl. |
| South Korea | Guam |
| Seoul, South Korea | Hagåtña, Guam |
| Time Zone +9h. | Time Zone +10h. |
| KST = standard +9h No daylight saving |
ChST = standard +10h No daylight saving |
| Korea standard time | Chamorro std time |