Time difference between Basseterre and Shanghai
Shanghai is 12 hours ahead of Basseterre.
Local time in both cities
Basseterre · Saint Kitts and Nevis
01:15
Shanghai · China
13:15
Shanghai is 12 hours ahead of Basseterre.
same day
Time zones
| Basseterre | America/St_Kitts · UTC-04:00 |
|---|---|
| Shanghai | Asia/Shanghai · UTC+08:00 |
Basseterre does not observe daylight saving and stays on UTC-04:00 all year.
Shanghai does not observe daylight saving and stays on UTC+08:00 all year.
Hour-by-hour conversion
Calculated for 2026-09-21 local time in Basseterre. The two places start and end daylight saving on different dates, so another day can give a different result.
| Basseterre (source) | Shanghai (target) |
|---|---|
| 00:00 | 12:00 |
| 01:00 | 13:00 |
| 02:00 | 14:00 |
| 03:00 | 15:00 |
| 04:00 | 16:00 |
| 05:00 | 17:00 |
| 06:00 | 18:00 |
| 07:00 | 19:00 |
| 08:00 | 20:00 |
| 09:00 | 21:00 |
| 10:00 | 22:00 |
| 11:00 | 23:00 |
| 12:00 | 00:00 next day |
| 13:00 | 01:00 next day |
| 14:00 | 02:00 next day |
| 15:00 | 03:00 next day |
| 16:00 | 04:00 next day |
| 17:00 | 05:00 next day |
| 18:00 | 06:00 next day |
| 19:00 | 07:00 next day |
| 20:00 | 08:00 next day |
| 21:00 | 09:00 next day |
| 22:00 | 10:00 next day |
| 23:00 | 11:00 next day |
Other common differences from Basseterre
FAQ
- How many hours apart are Basseterre 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. Basseterre uses America/St_Kitts 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 Basseterre; 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.