Right now, local time in Kunming is 04:34 (GMT+8, UTC+08:00), and today is Wednesday, October 28, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Kunming ranks #58 worldwide by population and #27 in China.
Time zone info
- Time zone
- Asia/Shanghai GMT+8
- UTC offset
- UTC+08:00
- Daylight saving
- Not observed
- Solar time
- Clocks run about 54m behind the sun
- ISO week
- Week 44
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 07:15
- Sunset
- 18:33
- Day length
- 11h 18m
- Solar noon
- 12:54
- Daylight range
- 10h 35m (winter) – 13h 42m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌖 Waning Gibbous · 97% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Kunming — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Kunming through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 25.04° S, 77.28° W
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Western
- What lies there
- Open ocean or remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Caldera, Chile, 684 km away
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Kunming today MWL
- Fajr
- 05:57
- Sunrise
- 07:14
- Dhuhr
- 12:54
- Asr
- 16:07
- Maghrib
- 18:32
- Isha
- 19:44
- Qibla direction
- 280.4° from north (W (280°))
Full prayer timetable for Kunming — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Kunming sits in the Asia/Shanghai time zone, UTC+08:00. This location keeps the same UTC offset all year round. Today brings 11h 18m of daylight, and nights are longer than days. It is one of the 4970 cities we cover in China.
Kunming's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Hong Kong, 1,204 km away; even São Paulo lies some 16,911 km off. Its position on the globe is 25.04° N, 102.72° E, and the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth is described in the antipode section below.
Time difference with major cities
| Los Angeles | 13:34 | −15h |
| Chicago | 15:34 | −13h |
| São Paulo | 17:34 | −11h |
| London | 20:34 | −8h |
| Paris | 21:34 | −7h |
| Moscow | 23:34 | −5h |
| Dubai | 00:34 | −4h |
| Mumbai | 02:04 | −2h 30m |
| Singapore | 04:34 | same time |
| Hong Kong | 04:34 | same time |
| Tokyo | 05:34 | +1h |
| Sydney | 07:34 | +3h |
Best time to call Kunming
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Kunming local time:
Cities sharing Kunming's time zone
Distances from Kunming
| Hong Kong | 1,204 km | ESE (102°) |
| Singapore | 2,637 km | S (177°) |
| Mumbai | 3,143 km | W (264°) |
| Tokyo | 3,714 km | ENE (63°) |
| Dubai | 4,747 km | W (281°) |
| Moscow | 6,186 km | NW (322°) |
| Sydney | 8,314 km | SE (140°) |
| Paris | 8,650 km | NW (319°) |
| London | 8,686 km | NW (322°) |
| Los Angeles | 12,150 km | NE (35°) |
| Chicago | 12,498 km | N (8°) |
| São Paulo | 16,911 km | W (267°) |
Cities near Kunming
FAQ
What time is it in Kunming right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Kunming (China), updated every second. It is currently week 44.
What time zone is Kunming in?
Kunming runs on the Asia/Shanghai IANA time zone (UTC+08:00), currently abbreviated GMT+8.
Does Kunming observe daylight saving time?
Kunming does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Kunming today?
Kunming sees sunrise at 07:15 and sunset at 18:33 today, giving 11h 18m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Kunming tonight?
The moon phase over Kunming tonight is 🌖 Waning Gibbous with 96.7% illumination.
What is the antipode of Kunming?
The antipode of Kunming — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 25.04° S, 77.28° W. It falls in the ocean or a remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Caldera, Chile, roughly 684 km away. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Kunming?
Kunming lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Kunming?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Kunming, clocks run about 54 minutes behind local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.