Time in Guangzhou vs Lower Hutt
Guangzhou keeps CST (UTC+8) and Lower Hutt keeps NZST (UTC+12) today. Lower Hutt is 4 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: 13:00–18:00 in Lower Hutt (09:00–14:00 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 |
| Lower Hutt—— | 00 | 01 | 02 | 03 | 04 | 05 | 06 | 07 | 08 | 09 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 |
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Best hours to call
Where daylight saving pulls them apart
Lower Hutt next changes on Sunday 27 September 2026. Between those two dates the gap between the cities is an hour different from the one shown above — which is exactly when a recurring meeting drifts. Every date we track is on the daylight saving page.
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Common questions
How many hours ahead is Lower Hutt of Guangzhou?
Lower Hutt is 4 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 Lower Hutt?
Any hour in 09:00–14:00 Guangzhou time is inside working hours in both cities.
Do Guangzhou and Lower Hutt change clocks on the same date?
Only one of them does, so the gap between them changes twice a year even though neither city moved relative to the sun.