Greenwich Mean Time (gmt) is used in United Kingdom. The IANA timezone identifier is Europe/London.

BEIJING to GMT Time Converter

Q: Where is beijing used?

BEIJING (Shanghai) (beijing) is used in China. The IANA timezone identifier is Asia/Shanghai.

BEIJING (Shanghai) → Greenwich Mean Time

BEIJING = UTC+8GMT = UTC+1

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BASE

09:00

Work Clients Team +

00:0006:0012:0018:0024:00

GMT (London)

United Kingdom · -7h

02:00

New York

USA · -12h

21:00-1 day

Tokyo

Japan · +1h

10:00

Dubai

United Arab Emirates · -4h

05:00

Sydney

Australia · +2h

11:00

How far apart are Beijing and GMT (London)?

Beijing is 7 hours ahead of GMT (London). When Beijing clocks hit noon, GMT (London) reads 05:00.

Beijing is in the Asia/Shanghai timezone. GMT (London) is in Europe/London. The difference is 7 hours.

Daily overlap window

Every working day, Beijing and GMT (London) are both in business hours for 1 hour simultaneously.

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Beijing

GMT (London)

Overlap (1h)

When to schedule across time zones

Both Beijing and GMT (London) are in standard hours simultaneously for 1h per day.

16:00 Beijing / 09:00 London✓ Both working

Based on standard 09:00–17:00 working hours in each location's local time.

Holiday calendar for both locations

⚡ Both locations have upcoming holidays, check availability before scheduling.

Beijing2 holidays

Sep 25Mid-Autumn Festival

Oct 1National Day

GMT (London)6 holidays

Jul 13Battle of the Boyne

Aug 3Summer Bank Holiday

Aug 31Summer Bank Holiday

Nov 30Saint Andrew's Day

Dec 25Christmas Day

Working across Beijing and GMT (London)

Working across Beijing (China) and GMT (London) (United Kingdom) involves a 7-hour gap. The good news: there is a 1-hour mutual window in standard business hours that lets both sides collaborate without anyone joining at an unreasonable hour.

💡 Best practice for cross-timezone meetings

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16:00–17:00 in Beijing = 09:00–10:00 in GMT (London). Both sides are in standard business hours during this window.

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Use the time slider above to find the exact equivalent time for any moment in Beijing. The input bar accepts natural language like "3pm", "15:30", or "9am Rome" for instant conversions.

BEIJING (Beijing) ↔ GMT (London)

1h of business hours overlap daily (09:00–17:00)

BEIJING (Beijing)

GMT (London)