Time difference between Xiamen and Los Angeles
Los Angeles is 15 hours behind Xiamen.
Local time in both cities
Xiamen · China
07:41
Los Angeles · United States
16:41
Los Angeles is 15 hours behind Xiamen.
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Time zones
| Xiamen | Asia/Shanghai · UTC+08:00 |
|---|---|
| Los Angeles | America/Los_Angeles · UTC-07:00 |
Xiamen does not observe daylight saving and stays on UTC+08:00 all year.
Los Angeles is currently on daylight saving time (UTC-07:00). Next change: 2026-11-01 01:00.
Hour-by-hour conversion
Calculated for 2026-09-21 local time in Xiamen. The two places start and end daylight saving on different dates, so another day can give a different result.
| Xiamen (source) | Los Angeles (target) |
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| 00:00 | 09:00 prev day |
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| 02:00 | 11:00 prev day |
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| 05:00 | 14:00 prev day |
| 06:00 | 15:00 prev day |
| 07:00 | 16:00 prev day |
| 08:00 | 17:00 prev day |
| 09:00 | 18:00 prev day |
| 10:00 | 19:00 prev day |
| 11:00 | 20:00 prev day |
| 12:00 | 21:00 prev day |
| 13:00 | 22:00 prev day |
| 14:00 | 23:00 prev day |
| 15:00 | 00:00 |
| 16:00 | 01:00 |
| 17:00 | 02:00 |
| 18:00 | 03:00 |
| 19:00 | 04:00 |
| 20:00 | 05:00 |
| 21:00 | 06:00 |
| 22:00 | 07:00 |
| 23:00 | 08:00 |
Other common differences from Xiamen
FAQ
- How many hours apart are Xiamen and Los Angeles 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. Xiamen uses Asia/Shanghai and Los Angeles uses America/Los_Angeles; 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 Xiamen; the right column is the local time in Los Angeles 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.