Current time in Taipei, Taiwan
The current local time in Taipei is shown below. Taipei observes CST.
What's the daylight saving status?
Taipei does not observe daylight saving time. The local offset is fixed year-round.
When are sunrise & sunset today?
What are the timezone facts?
- Timezone
- Asia/Taipei
- Standard abbreviation
- CST
- Observes daylight saving
- No
- Country
- 🇹🇼 Taiwan
- Business hours
- 09:00 – 17:00 local
What's the timezone history of Taipei?
Taipei uses Taiwan Standard Time at UTC+8, the same offset as Beijing, Hong Kong, and Singapore. Taiwan's solar position would naturally place it close to UTC+8 anyway (the central meridian at 121 degrees east passes through the island), so unlike mainland China the offset matches solar time closely. Taiwan does not observe daylight saving and has held to the same offset since 1979.
What are the working hours in Taipei?
Taipei's working day runs 09:00 to 18:00 with a one-hour lunch break, typically taken between 12:30 and 13:30. The substantial technology manufacturing sector (TSMC, Foxconn, ASUS, Acer are all Taiwanese) operates with significant overtime culture and extended evening hours to coordinate with global supply chains. Public holidays follow a unique calendar combining traditional Chinese festivals (Lunar New Year, Dragon Boat, Mid-Autumn) with the 10 October National Day commemorating the 1911 revolution.
Where is Taipei?
Taipei sits in a basin in northern Taiwan, the capital and largest city with around 2.5 million residents in the municipality and a wider metropolitan area extending to around 7 million across Taipei City, New Taipei, and Keelung. The geography is defined by the surrounding mountains, the Tamsui River flowing through the city to the sea, and the prominent volcanic Yangmingshan to the north of the urban core.