Time in Guangzhou vs Cairns
Guangzhou keeps CST (UTC+8) and Cairns keeps AEST (UTC+10) today. Cairns is 2 hours ahead of Guangzhou; the rows below read both clocks live.
The working day, side by side
Hours shaded in both rows are inside working hours in both cities: 11:00–18:00 in Cairns (09:00–16:00 your time).
| City | 00:00 in Guangzhou | 01:00 in Guangzhou | 02:00 in Guangzhou | 03:00 in Guangzhou | 04:00 in Guangzhou | 05:00 in Guangzhou | 06:00 in Guangzhou | 07:00 in Guangzhou | 08:00 in Guangzhou | 09:00 in Guangzhou | 10:00 in Guangzhou | 11:00 in Guangzhou | 12:00 in Guangzhou | 13:00 in Guangzhou | 14:00 in Guangzhou | 15:00 in Guangzhou | 16:00 in Guangzhou | 17:00 in Guangzhou | 18:00 in Guangzhou | 19:00 in Guangzhou | 20:00 in Guangzhou | 21:00 in Guangzhou | 22:00 in Guangzhou | 23:00 in Guangzhou |
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| Guangzhou—— | 00 | 01 | 02 | 03 | 04 | 05 | 06 | 07 | 08 | 09 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 |
| Cairns—— | 00 | 01 | 02 | 03 | 04 | 05 | 06 | 07 | 08 | 09 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 |
- Working hours
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- Overlap
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Best hours to call
09:00 in Guangzhou
Inside working hours on both sides
11:00 in Cairns
10:00 in Guangzhou
Inside working hours on both sides
12:00 in Cairns
11:00 in Guangzhou
Inside working hours on both sides
13:00 in Cairns
12:00 in Guangzhou
Inside working hours on both sides
14:00 in Cairns
Where daylight saving pulls them apart
Neither Guangzhou nor Cairns changes its clocks, so the gap above holds all year.
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Common questions
How many hours ahead is Cairns of Guangzhou?
Cairns is 2 hours ahead of Guangzhou right now. The gap is not fixed: it moves whenever either side changes its clocks.
What is the best time to call between Guangzhou and Cairns?
Any hour in 09:00–16:00 Guangzhou time is inside working hours in both cities.
Do Guangzhou and Cairns change clocks on the same date?
Neither city changes its clocks, so the gap between them never moves.