Current Time in Taiwan
Taiwan uses one time zone.
Page text updated Nov 5, 2026. Clock values are computed from the IANA time zone database each time the page is generated (at least hourly). Holiday and country reference data come from snapshots that are refreshed manually.
What time is it in Taiwan
It's 4:15 AM UTC+08:00 (UTC+08:00) in Taiwan on Friday, 6 November 2026.
Taiwan does not use daylight saving time; it stays on UTC+8 all year.
- Time zone
- Taiwan Standard Time
- IANA: Asia/Taipei
- UTC offset now
- UTC+08:00 (UTC+08:00)
- Clock changes
- No clock changes: UTC+8 all year.
Times in this text are from when the page was generated (it is regenerated at least hourly). The clocks below update live.
Major Cities
Taipei
New Taipei City
Taichung
Kaohsiung
How Taiwan writes dates and times
- Date format
- YYYY/MM/DD
- year-month-day, e.g. 2026/11/25 · 2026年11月25日
- Clock
- 12-hour
- e.g. 下午3:30
- Week starts on
- Sunday
- Weekend: Saturday and Sunday
- Calendar
- Gregorian
Formats are the Unicode CLDR conventions for the zh-TW locale, the everyday written standard; individual organisations may differ.
Time difference from Taiwan
Workday overlap compares 09:00–17:00 on both sides at today's offsets, shown in Taiwan time.
| City | Local time | Difference | Workday overlap |
|---|---|---|---|
| London | Thu 8:15 PM | 8 h behind | None |
| New York | Thu 3:15 PM | 13 h behind | None |
| Los Angeles | Thu 12:15 PM | 16 h behind | None |
| Dubai | Fri 12:15 AM | 4 h behind | 4 h (13:00–17:00) |
| Singapore | Fri 4:15 AM | Same time | 8 h (09:00–17:00) |
| Tokyo | Fri 5:15 AM | 1 h ahead | 7 h (09:00–16:00) |
| Sydney | Fri 7:15 AM | 3 h ahead | 5 h (09:00–14:00) |
| São Paulo | Thu 5:15 PM | 11 h behind | None |
Taiwan at a glance
- Capital
- Taipei
- Population
- 23,317,031
- Currency
- New Taiwan dollar (TWD)
Questions about time in Taiwan
- What time is it in Taiwan right now?
- When this page was generated it was 4:15 AM UTC+08:00 (UTC+08:00) in Taiwan.
- How many time zones does Taiwan have?
- Taiwan uses one time zone, Taiwan Standard Time (IANA ID Asia/Taipei).
- Does Taiwan observe daylight saving time?
- No. Taiwan does not use daylight saving time; it stays on UTC+8 all year.