Time in Southend-on-Sea vs Guangzhou

Southend-on-Sea keeps BST (UTC+1) and Guangzhou keeps CST (UTC+8) today. Guangzhou is 7 hours ahead of Southend-on-Sea; 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: 16:00–18:00 in Guangzhou (09:00–11:00 your time).

Southend-on-Sea and Guangzhou hour by hour, with the working-hour overlap shaded
City	00:00 in Southend-on-Sea	01:00 in Southend-on-Sea	02:00 in Southend-on-Sea	03:00 in Southend-on-Sea	04:00 in Southend-on-Sea	05:00 in Southend-on-Sea	06:00 in Southend-on-Sea	07:00 in Southend-on-Sea	08:00 in Southend-on-Sea	09:00 in Southend-on-Sea	10:00 in Southend-on-Sea	11:00 in Southend-on-Sea	12:00 in Southend-on-Sea	13:00 in Southend-on-Sea	14:00 in Southend-on-Sea	15:00 in Southend-on-Sea	16:00 in Southend-on-Sea	17:00 in Southend-on-Sea	18:00 in Southend-on-Sea	19:00 in Southend-on-Sea	20:00 in Southend-on-Sea	21:00 in Southend-on-Sea	22:00 in Southend-on-Sea	23:00 in Southend-on-Sea
Southend-on-Sea——	00	01	02	03	04	05	06	07	08	09	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23
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

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Best hours to call

09:00 in Southend-on-Sea

Inside working hours on both sides

16:00 in Guangzhou

10:00 in Southend-on-Sea

Inside working hours on both sides

17:00 in Guangzhou

Where daylight saving pulls them apart

Southend-on-Sea next changes on Sunday 25 October 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 Guangzhou of Southend-on-Sea?

Guangzhou is 7 hours ahead of Southend-on-Sea right now. The gap is not fixed: it moves whenever either side changes its clocks.

What is the best time to call between Southend-on-Sea and Guangzhou?

Any hour in 09:00–11:00 Southend-on-Sea time is inside working hours in both cities.

Do Southend-on-Sea and Guangzhou 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.