Meeting time

Best time to meet: Beijing and Adelaide

Beijing is 2 hours 30 minutes behind Adelaide right now. Their working days overlap for 5 hours 30 minutes: 9 AM to 2:30 PM in Beijing, which is 11:30 AM to 5 PM in Adelaide. The easiest time to meet is 11 AM in Beijing (1:30 PM in Adelaide).

Tue 11:54 PMBeijing · China Standard TimeWed 2:24 AMAdelaide · Australian Central Daylight Time

Hour by hour

With the clocks as they are on November 10, 2026, Beijing time on the left. A working day here is 9 AM to 5 PM.

BeijingAdelaide
6 AM8:30 AMBoth off
7 AM9:30 AMAdelaide at work
8 AM10:30 AMAdelaide at work
9 AM11:30 AMBoth at work
10 AM12:30 PMBoth at work
11 AM1:30 PMEasiest time
12 PM2:30 PMBoth at work
1 PM3:30 PMBoth at work
2 PM4:30 PMBoth at work
3 PM5:30 PMBeijing at work
4 PM6:30 PMBeijing at work
5 PM7:30 PMBoth off
6 PM8:30 PMBoth off
7 PM9:30 PMBoth off
8 PM10:30 PMBoth off
9 PM11:30 PMBoth off
10 PM12:30 AM next dayBoth off

When the clocks change

The gap moves when either city changes its clocks. The next twelve months:

DatesBeijing isBoth at work (Beijing time)Easiest (Beijing / Adelaide)
Now to April 4, 20272 hours 30 minutes behind9 AM–2:30 PM (5 hours 30 minutes)11 AM / 1:30 PM
April 4, 2027 to October 3, 2027
clocks in Adelaide go back
1 hour 30 minutes behind9 AM–3:30 PM (6 hours 30 minutes)10 AM / 11:30 AM
October 3, 2027 onward
clocks in Adelaide go forward
2 hours 30 minutes behind9 AM–2:30 PM (5 hours 30 minutes)11 AM / 1:30 PM

Beijing keeps the same clock as Singapore.

Questions people ask

What time is it in Adelaide when it is 9 AM in Beijing?
11:30 AM in Adelaide, while Beijing is 2 hours 30 minutes behind.
When is the best time for a call between Beijing and Adelaide?
11 AM in Beijing, which is 1:30 PM in Adelaide. Both cities are at work from 9 AM to 2:30 PM Beijing time.
Does the time difference between Beijing and Adelaide change during the year?
Yes — it changes 2 times in the next twelve months, when the clocks go forward or back; the dates are in the table above.

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