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TheTime Mag

Time in Kunming

The exact local hour in Kunming, China — synchronised to your browser, refreshed every second, and adjusted automatically for daylight saving time.

12:37:00
Wednesday Wednesday, 29 April 2026 Zone Asia/Shanghai Offset UTC+8 DST not observed

Today's hours of daylight

Kunming sits at 25.0389° N, 102.7183° E. From this position the sun follows the schedule below today. Times are computed using the standard NOAA solar position algorithm and reflect the apparent horizon, not civil convention.

Civil dawn06:12First light, sun 6° below horizon
Sunrise06:36 (6:36 AM)Top edge of the sun crosses horizon
Solar noon13:07Sun at its highest point
Sunset19:38 (7:38 PM)Top edge of the sun crosses horizon
Civil dusk20:02Last usable light
Day length13h 02mFrom sunrise to sunset

Time zone & daylight saving

Kunming is in the Asia/Shanghai zone of the IANA Time Zone Database. The current UTC offset is UTC+8.

Kunming does not observe daylight saving time. The offset stays at UTC+8 year-round, which makes scheduling international meetings simpler — there are no twice-yearly clock changes to track.

Kunming compared to major world hubs

If you are coordinating across borders, this table shows the current time in major hub cities relative to Kunming, with the great-circle distance from Kunming for context.

CityTime nowDifferenceDistance
London 05:37 −7h 8,686 km · 5,397 mi
New York 00:37 −12h 12,696 km · 7,889 mi
Tokyo 13:37 +1h 3,711 km · 2,306 mi
Dubai 08:37 −4h 4,751 km · 2,952 mi
Sydney 14:37 +2h 8,314 km · 5,166 mi
Los Angeles 21:37 −15h 12,149 km · 7,549 mi

About Kunming

CountryChina
Population5,662,000
Latitude / Longitude25.0389, 102.7183
IANA time zoneAsia/Shanghai
UTC offsetUTC+8
Country calling code+86
CurrencyCNY

Other cities in Asia/Shanghai

These cities share Kunming's exact time zone — useful when you need a same-clock alternative.

Cities one hour from Kunming

If you are scheduling a call or planning travel across a single time-zone hop, these are the major cities sitting just before or after Kunming on the world clock.