Meeting time

Best time to meet: Zurich and Beijing

Zurich is 7 hours behind Beijing right now. Their working days overlap for 1 hour: 9 AM to 10 AM in Zurich, which is 4 PM to 5 PM in Beijing. The easiest time to meet is 9 AM in Zurich (4 PM in Beijing).

Tue 4:56 PMZurich · Central European Standard TimeTue 11:56 PMBeijing · China Standard Time
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Hour by hour

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

ZurichBeijing
6 AM1 PMBeijing at work
7 AM2 PMBeijing at work
8 AM3 PMBeijing at work
9 AM4 PMEasiest time
10 AM5 PMZurich at work
11 AM6 PMZurich at work
12 PM7 PMZurich at work
1 PM8 PMZurich at work
2 PM9 PMZurich at work
3 PM10 PMZurich at work
4 PM11 PMZurich at work
5 PM12 AM next dayBoth off
6 PM1 AM next dayBoth off
7 PM2 AM next dayBoth off
8 PM3 AM next dayBoth off
9 PM4 AM next dayBoth off
10 PM5 AM next dayBoth off

When the clocks change

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

DatesZurich isBoth at work (Zurich time)Easiest (Zurich / Beijing)
Now to March 28, 20277 hours behind9 AM–10 AM (1 hour)9 AM / 4 PM
March 28, 2027 to October 31, 2027
clocks in Zurich go forward		6 hours behind9 AM–11 AM (2 hours)10 AM / 4 PM
October 31, 2027 onward
clocks in Zurich go back		7 hours behind9 AM–10 AM (1 hour)9 AM / 4 PM

Zurich keeps the same clock as Berlin; Beijing keeps the same clock as Singapore.

Questions people ask

What time is it in Beijing when it is 9 AM in Zurich?
4 PM in Beijing, while Zurich is 7 hours behind.
When is the best time for a call between Zurich and Beijing?
9 AM in Zurich, which is 4 PM in Beijing. Both cities are at work from 9 AM to 10 AM Zurich time.
Does the time difference between Zurich and Beijing 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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