Datong time zone
Time zoneNo clock change is expected in the next year.
No clock changes this year.
China has 2 distinct time zone rule groups. Datong uses China Standard Time.
- CST · UTC+8Shanghai, Chongqing, Sichuan, Beijing, Guangdong and moreNo daylight saving time
- UTC+6 · UTC+6XinjiangNo daylight saving time
Zones with matching offsets and clock changes over the next year are grouped together.
Time difference from Datong
Time differenceSun in Datong today
Daylight10h 36m today - 3h 42m less than the longest day and 0h 36m more than the shortest day.
Calculated from coordinates; sunrise and sunset are approximate.
- ⌖Region
- Anhui
- ◉Population
- 61,085
- ☎Dialing code
- ¤Currency
- CNY · Yuan Renminbi
Public holidays in China
HolidaysNew Year’s Day
Friday · in 51 days
Nationallong weekendSpring Festival
Friday · in 86 days
Nationallong weekendSpring Festival
Saturday · in 87 days
NationalSpring Festival
Sunday · in 88 days
NationalInternational Women’s Day
Monday · in 117 days
Nationallong weekend
Airports near Datong
Airports- HFE
↑ 71 km south
Same local time
Same time zone rules
Matching offsets and clock changes over the next year.
Same UTC offset right now
No matching cities with different clock rules in this catalog.









Seoul1056 km · 1 h ahead - no DST 
Busan1138 km · 1 h ahead - no DST
Common questions
Quick answers- 01What time zone is Datong in?
- Datong uses Asia/Shanghai: CST (UTC+8).
- 02Does Datong have daylight saving time?
- No. This time zone does not observe daylight saving time this year.
- 03What is the time difference between Datong and London?
- Datong is 8 h ahead relative to London right now.
- 04What is a good time to call Datong from New York?
- Working hours do not overlap. Best edge-of-day option: 20:00-21:00 in New York = 09:00-10:00 in Datong, next day.
Time zones: IANA via Intl. Holidays: date-holidays. Sun calculations: SunCalc. City data: GeoNames. Airport data: OurAirports.