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In Taiwan, there is only one time zone in use: China Standard Time, CST (UTC+08). Time in Taiwan does not change because it does not observe Daylight Saving Time.
For comparing the current time in Taiwan and United Kingdom or any other country combination, visit time comparison. For an introduction to UTC and world time, read UTC by country. Time changes in Taiwan are shown below by city, state or region.
| Regions | Standard Time | Daylight Saving Time | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time zone | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | Time zone | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | |||
| China Standard Time CST (UTC+08) | UTC+08 all year long | No Daylight Saving Time | |||||||
The information in this page comes from data published in the Time Zone Database managed by the Internet Assigned Numbers Authority (IANA).
| Year | Time zone Abbreviation | UTC Offset | Time zone Name | Daylight Saving Time | Begins (local time) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | CST | UTC+08 | China Standard Time | no | Sunday, September 30 1979, 12:00 AM |
| 1979 | CDT | UTC+09 | yes | Sunday, July 1 1979, 12:00 AM | |
| 1975 | CST | UTC+08 | China Standard Time | no | Tuesday, September 30 1975, 12:00 AM |
| 1975 | CDT | UTC+09 | yes | Tuesday, April 1 1975, 12:00 AM | |
| 1974 | CST | UTC+08 | China Standard Time | no | Monday, September 30 1974, 12:00 AM |
| 1974 | CDT | UTC+09 | yes | Monday, April 1 1974, 12:00 AM | |
| 1961 | CST | UTC+08 | China Standard Time | no | Saturday, September 30 1961, 12:00 AM |
| 1961 | CDT | UTC+09 | yes | Thursday, June 1 1961, 12:00 AM | |
| 1960 | CST | UTC+08 | China Standard Time | no | Friday, September 30 1960, 12:00 AM |
| 1960 | CDT | UTC+09 | yes | Wednesday, June 1 1960, 12:00 AM | |
| 1959 | CST | UTC+08 | China Standard Time | no | Wednesday, September 30 1959, 12:00 AM |
| 1959 | CDT | UTC+09 | yes | Wednesday, April 1 1959, 12:00 AM | |
| 1958 | CST | UTC+08 | China Standard Time | no | Tuesday, September 30 1958, 12:00 AM |
| 1958 | CDT | UTC+09 | yes | Tuesday, April 1 1958, 12:00 AM | |
| 1957 | CST | UTC+08 | China Standard Time | no | Monday, September 30 1957, 12:00 AM |
| 1957 | CDT | UTC+09 | yes | Monday, April 1 1957, 12:00 AM | |
| 1956 | CST | UTC+08 | China Standard Time | no | Sunday, September 30 1956, 12:00 AM |
| 1956 | CDT | UTC+09 | yes | Sunday, April 1 1956, 12:00 AM | |
| 1955 | CST | UTC+08 | China Standard Time | no | Friday, September 30 1955, 12:00 AM |
| 1955 | CDT | UTC+09 | yes | Friday, April 1 1955, 12:00 AM | |
| 1954 | CST | UTC+08 | China Standard Time | no | Sunday, October 31 1954, 12:00 AM |
| 1954 | CDT | UTC+09 | yes | Thursday, April 1 1954, 12:00 AM | |
| 1953 | CST | UTC+08 | China Standard Time | no | Saturday, October 31 1953, 12:00 AM |
| 1953 | CDT | UTC+09 | yes | Wednesday, April 1 1953, 12:00 AM | |
| 1952 | CST | UTC+08 | China Standard Time | no | Friday, October 31 1952, 12:00 AM |
| 1952 | CDT | UTC+09 | yes | Saturday, March 1 1952, 12:00 AM | |
| 1951 | CST | UTC+08 | China Standard Time | no | Sunday, September 30 1951, 12:00 AM |
| 1951 | CDT | UTC+09 | yes | Tuesday, May 1 1951, 12:00 AM | |
| 1950 | CST | UTC+08 | China Standard Time | no | Saturday, September 30 1950, 12:00 AM |
| 1950 | CDT | UTC+09 | yes | Monday, May 1 1950, 12:00 AM | |
| 1949 | CST | UTC+08 | China Standard Time | no | Friday, September 30 1949, 12:00 AM |
| 1949 | CDT | UTC+09 | yes | Sunday, May 1 1949, 12:00 AM | |
| 1948 | CST | UTC+08 | China Standard Time | no | Thursday, September 30 1948, 12:00 AM |
| 1948 | CDT | UTC+09 | yes | Saturday, May 1 1948, 12:00 AM | |
| 1947 | CST | UTC+08 | China Standard Time | no | Friday, October 31 1947, 12:00 AM |
| 1947 | CDT | UTC+09 | yes | Tuesday, April 15 1947, 12:00 AM | |
| 1946 | CST | UTC+08 | China Standard Time | no | Monday, September 30 1946, 12:00 AM |
| 1946 | CDT | UTC+09 | yes | Wednesday, May 15 1946, 12:00 AM | |
| 1945 | CST | UTC+08 | China Standard Time | no | Friday, September 21 1945, 01:00 AM |
| 1937 | JST | UTC+09 | no | Friday, October 1 1937, 12:00 AM | |
| 1901 | JWST | UTC+08 | no | Saturday, December 14 1901, 04:45 AM |