Time difference between Kitakyushu and Shanghai
Shanghai is 1 hours behind Kitakyushu.
Local time in both cities
Kitakyushu · Japan
04:14
JapanShanghai · China
03:14
ChinaShanghai is 1 hours behind Kitakyushu.
same day
Time zones
| Kitakyushu | Asia/Tokyo · UTC+09:00 |
|---|---|
| Shanghai | Asia/Shanghai · UTC+08:00 |
Kitakyushu does not observe daylight saving and stays on UTC+09:00 all year.
Shanghai does not observe daylight saving and stays on UTC+08:00 all year.
Hour-by-hour conversion
Calculated for 2026-09-22 local time in Kitakyushu. The two places start and end daylight saving on different dates, so another day can give a different result.
| Kitakyushu (source) | Shanghai (target) |
|---|---|
| 00:00 | 23:00 prev day |
| 01:00 | 00:00 |
| 02:00 | 01:00 |
| 03:00 | 02:00 |
| 04:00 | 03:00 |
| 05:00 | 04:00 |
| 06:00 | 05:00 |
| 07:00 | 06:00 |
| 08:00 | 07:00 |
| 09:00 | 08:00 |
| 10:00 | 09:00 |
| 11:00 | 10:00 |
| 12:00 | 11:00 |
| 13:00 | 12:00 |
| 14:00 | 13:00 |
| 15:00 | 14:00 |
| 16:00 | 15:00 |
| 17:00 | 16:00 |
| 18:00 | 17:00 |
| 19:00 | 18:00 |
| 20:00 | 19:00 |
| 21:00 | 20:00 |
| 22:00 | 21:00 |
| 23:00 | 22:00 |
Other common differences from Kitakyushu
FAQ
- How many hours apart are Kitakyushu and Shanghai right now?
- The answer at the top of the page is calculated for the current moment and states which side is ahead. The gap changes during the year, because the two places usually start and end daylight saving on different dates.
- Is this difference the same all year?
- Not necessarily. Kitakyushu uses Asia/Tokyo and Shanghai uses Asia/Shanghai; if either observes daylight saving, the gap shifts during the year. Use “Convert a specific date and time” below to calculate it for a given day.
- How do I read the conversion table?
- The left column lists each whole hour in Kitakyushu; the right column is the local time in Shanghai at that same instant, with date rollovers marked. On the day clocks jump forward, some hours do not exist locally — the table says so instead of showing a plausible but wrong value.