Shanghai to Singapore: time difference and best times to meet
Singapore is in the same time zone as Shanghai. Their working days overlap for 9 hours, from 9am to 6pm in Shanghai (9am–6pm in Singapore). The best time to schedule is 1pm Shanghai time, which is 1pm in Singapore.
Asia/Shanghai
Asia/Singapore
Hour-by-hour overlap
Each row is one hour of the Shanghai day and the matching hour in Singapore. Adjust the working hours to match how your team actually works.
| Shanghai | Singapore | Suitable? |
|---|---|---|
| 9am | 9am | Both cities at work |
| 10am | 10am | Both cities at work |
| 11am | 11am | Both cities at work |
| 12pm | 12pm | Both cities at work |
| 1pm | 1pm | Both cities at work |
| 2pm | 2pm | Both cities at work |
| 3pm | 3pm | Both cities at work |
| 4pm | 4pm | Both cities at work |
| 5pm | 5pm | Both cities at work |
Best times to propose
- 1. 1pm in Shanghai · 1pm in Singapore — Comfortable mid-day slot on both sides
- 2. 2pm in Shanghai · 2pm in Singapore — Comfortable mid-day slot on both sides
- 3. 11am in Shanghai · 11am in Singapore — Morning for both cities — highest attendance in practice
Daylight saving
The difference between Shanghai and Singapore stays at in the same time zone as for the whole of the next twelve months — neither side's clock change affects this pair.
Public holidays to avoid
Dates where one side is off work while the other is not are the most common cause of no-shows on this route.
- Friday, September 25, 2026 — Mid-Autumn Festival — Shanghai is off, Singapore is working.
- Thursday, October 1, 2026 — National Day — Shanghai is off, Singapore is working.
- Monday, November 9, 2026 — Deepavali — Singapore is off, Shanghai is working.
- Friday, December 25, 2026 — Christmas Day — Singapore is off, Shanghai is working.
With 9 shared working hours, Shanghai and Singapore can run standing meetings without anyone giving up an evening — as long as the slot sits inside that window on both sides of the next clock change.
Sending a booking link avoids the arithmetic entirely: each side picks a time in their own zone and both calendars get the correct local time, including after a daylight-saving change. See how LemCall handles cross-timezone bookings.
Frequently asked questions
- What is the time difference between Shanghai and Singapore?
- Singapore is currently in the same time zone as Shanghai. Neither city changes its clocks over the next twelve months, so the gap stays fixed.
- When is the best time to schedule a meeting between Shanghai and Singapore?
- 1pm in Shanghai, which is 1pm in Singapore. Comfortable mid-day slot on both sides.
- How many hours do Shanghai and Singapore overlap?
- 9 hours, from 9am to 6pm Shanghai time (9am–6pm in Singapore).
- Are there public holidays that affect Shanghai–Singapore meetings?
- Yes. The next is Friday, September 25, 2026 — a public holiday where Shanghai is, but a normal working day in Singapore.
Nearby pairs
Other meeting-time pages for Shanghai
Sources
- 1.IANA. Time Zone Database
- 2.Nager.Date. Public holidays API · Retrieved