Time difference between Taipei and West Island
West Island is 1 hours 30 minutes behind Taipei.
Local time in both cities
Taipei · China
06:01
ChinaWest Island · Cocos Islands
04:31
West Island is 1 hours 30 minutes behind Taipei.
same day
Time zones
| Taipei | Asia/Taipei · UTC+08:00 |
|---|---|
| West Island | Indian/Cocos · UTC+06:30 |
Taipei does not observe daylight saving and stays on UTC+08:00 all year.
West Island does not observe daylight saving and stays on UTC+06:30 all year.
Hour-by-hour conversion
Calculated for 2026-09-27 local time in Taipei. The two places start and end daylight saving on different dates, so another day can give a different result.
| Taipei (source) | West Island (target) |
|---|---|
| 00:00 | 22:30 prev day |
| 01:00 | 23:30 prev day |
| 02:00 | 00:30 |
| 03:00 | 01:30 |
| 04:00 | 02:30 |
| 05:00 | 03:30 |
| 06:00 | 04:30 |
| 07:00 | 05:30 |
| 08:00 | 06:30 |
| 09:00 | 07:30 |
| 10:00 | 08:30 |
| 11:00 | 09:30 |
| 12:00 | 10:30 |
| 13:00 | 11:30 |
| 14:00 | 12:30 |
| 15:00 | 13:30 |
| 16:00 | 14:30 |
| 17:00 | 15:30 |
| 18:00 | 16:30 |
| 19:00 | 17:30 |
| 20:00 | 18:30 |
| 21:00 | 19:30 |
| 22:00 | 20:30 |
| 23:00 | 21:30 |
Other common differences from Taipei
FAQ
- How many hours apart are Taipei and West Island 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. Taipei uses Asia/Taipei and West Island uses Indian/Cocos; 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 Taipei; the right column is the local time in West Island 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.