Beijing SurreyTime Converter
Beijing (GMT+8, UTC+8) is currently 15 hours ahead of Surrey (PDT, UTC−7). Compare live clocks, convert any hour, and find times to meet.
Quick answer
When it's in Beijing, it's the previous day in Surrey.
Beijing (GMT+8) runs 15 hours ahead of Surrey (PST/PDT). A 9-to-5 workday on one side lands in the other side's evening or night, so the two cities share almost no normal working hours — edge-of-day calls are the trick.
- Time difference
- −15h 00m
- Beijing
- UTC+8
- Surrey
- UTC−7
- Best call window
- Outside 9–6
Beijing to Surrey conversion table
The next 12 hours in Beijing and the matching local time in Surrey. The current hour is highlighted; drag the converter's slider and the table follows.
| Beijing · GMT+8 | Surrey · PDT |
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Best time to meet between Beijing & Surrey
Working hours are 9am–6pm in each city. The bright band is where they overlap: both sides at their desks.
Daylight saving shifts this gap by up to 1 hour
The difference between Beijing and Surrey swings between 16 and 15 hours across the year as each side starts or ends daylight saving. Beijing does not observe daylight saving time. Clocks in Surrey move back 1 hour to PST (UTC−8) on Sunday, November 1, 2026. This page always shows the live, DST-aware difference.
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One source of truth, for you and your AI
This page exposes the same answer as structured data, so when you ask an assistant "what's 9am Beijing time in Surrey?", it can cite the exact, DST-aware result, not a stale blog post.
- Schema.org JSON-LD on every converter page
- A machine-readable facts island with time zone identifiers and every possible offset
- Live times in <time datetime> elements with explicit UTC offsets
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"iana": "Asia/Shanghai",
"standardUtcOffset": "+08:00",
"daylightUtcOffset": null,
"referenceCity": "Beijing"
},
"to": {
"name": "Surrey",
"type": "city",
"abbreviation": "PST",
"daylightAbbreviation": "PDT",
"iana": "America/Vancouver",
"standardUtcOffset": "-08:00",
"daylightUtcOffset": "-07:00",
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},
"currentDifferenceMinutes": -900,
"possibleDifferencesMinutes": [
-960,
-900
],
"note": "Between the regions that use these zones the difference is 16 and 15 hours across the year, depending on daylight saving on each side. The clocks on this page show the named zones themselves, which are fixed."
}
Frequently asked questions
What is the time difference between Beijing and Surrey?
Beijing is currently 15 hours ahead of Surrey. Beijing is on GMT+8 (UTC+8) and Surrey is on PDT (UTC−7). The difference can change when either side starts or ends daylight saving time.
Is Surrey ahead of or behind Beijing?
Surrey is currently 15 hours behind Beijing.
When it is 9:00 AM in Beijing, what time is it in Surrey?
When it is 9:00 AM on a Sunday in Beijing, it is 6:00 PM the previous day in Surrey.
Do Beijing and Surrey observe daylight saving time?
Beijing does not observe daylight saving time. Clocks in Surrey move back 1 hour to PST (UTC−8) on Sunday, November 1, 2026.
How do I convert Beijing time to Surrey time?
Subtract 15 hours from any time in Beijing to get the time in Surrey. This page's converter and 24-hour table do it automatically and stay correct through daylight-saving changes.
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