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Time difference
Shanghai and Chennai

Live clocks (CST ↔ IST), the current gap, month-by-month offset changes (steady this year), and a full 24-hour map from Shanghai to Chennai.

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Live gap

See the current offset between Shanghai and Chennai, with IANA-backed clocks updating every second.

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Year-round chart

Neither city shifts clocks seasonally—the gap stays steady through 2026.

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Hour-by-hour

Scroll the 24-hour table to map any civil hour in Shanghai into Chennai with day-shift cues.

Time difference workspace

How Shanghai and Chennai line up today.

2 cities · live offsetSteady gap
City pair

Shanghai Chennai

Chennai is 2.5h behind Shanghai at this moment. Compare live clocks, seasonal DST shifts, and hour-by-hour conversions below.

Live offsetIANA zones · updates automatically
Shanghai
Asia/Shanghai
ZoneCST
Offset nowUTC+8
Hour gap
−2:30

ChennaiShanghai

Chennai
Asia/Kolkata
ZoneIST
Offset nowUTC+5:30
About this pairUseful when planning calls or docs

Time difference between Shanghai and Chennai: Chennai is currently 2.5 hours behind Shanghai.

This difference stays steady year-round because neither city observes Daylight Saving Time. The monthly table below shows the exact offset gap month by month. For practical scheduling, jump to the best-time-to-meet page or the 24-hour conversion table below.

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Live clocks workspace

Clocks side by side.

Updates every second
Right nowAsia/Shanghai · Asia/Kolkata
Shanghai
Asia/Shanghai
Live time
--:--
OffsetUTC+8
AbbreviationCST
No DST
Chennai
Asia/Kolkata
Live time
--:--
OffsetUTC+5:30
AbbreviationIST
No DST
Relationship

Chennai is 2.5h behind Shanghai.

Neither city shifts clocks seasonally—expect this relationship to stay fixed unless rules change at the governmental level.

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Best time to meet →CST → IST →Overlap Finder →
Year-round

Offset changes by month

Sampled mid-month for 2026. Compares Chennai versus Shanghai; a value of +3h means Chennai is three hours ahead of Shanghai.

2026 calendar

Month-by-month gap

MonthDifference (Chennai vs Shanghai)
January-2.5h
February-2.5h
March-2.5h
April-2.5h
May-2.5h
June-2.5h
July-2.5h
August-2.5h
September-2.5h
October-2.5h
November-2.5h
December-2.5h
Hour by hour

24-hour conversion table

Every civil hour in Shanghai mapped into Chennai; day-shift cues follow active DST for both zones today.

ShanghaiChennai

Hourly wall-clock map for today — midnight crossings show as day shifts.

Shanghai with part-of-day icon
Chennai arrow and converted time
Day
  • 00:00
    21:30
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  • 01:00
    22:30
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  • 02:00
    23:30
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  • 03:00
    00:30
    Same day
  • 04:00
    01:30
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  • 05:00
    02:30
    Same day
  • 06:00
    03:30
    Same day
  • 07:00
    04:30
    Same day
  • 08:00
    05:30
    Same day
  • 09:00
    06:30
    Same day
  • 10:00
    07:30
    Same day
  • 11:00
    08:30
    Same day
  • 12:00
    09:30
    Same day
  • 13:00
    10:30
    Same day
  • 14:00
    11:30
    Same day
  • 15:00
    12:30
    Same day
  • 16:00
    13:30
    Same day
  • 17:00
    14:30
    Same day
  • 18:00
    15:30
    Same day
  • 19:00
    16:30
    Same day
  • 20:00
    17:30
    Same day
  • 21:00
    18:30
    Same day
  • 22:00
    19:30
    Same day
  • 23:00
    20:30
    Same day
Uses your browser's IANA zone data — choose another date in the converter for historical or future days.
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Frequently asked questions

Offsets between Shanghai and Chennai, DST shifts, scheduling, and how we source timezone data—plus how to share this page.

Currently, Chennai is 2.5h behind Shanghai. This may change through the year if either city observes Daylight Saving Time.