Houston BeijingTime Converter
Houston (CDT, UTC−5) is currently 13 hours behind Beijing (GMT+8, UTC+8). Compare live clocks, convert any hour, and find times to meet.
Quick answer
When it's in Houston, it's the same day in Beijing.
Houston (CST/CDT) runs 13 hours behind Beijing (GMT+8). 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
- +13h 00m
- Houston
- UTC−5
- Beijing
- UTC+8
- Best call window
- Outside 9–6
Houston to Beijing conversion table
The next 12 hours in Houston and the matching local time in Beijing. The current hour is highlighted; drag the converter's slider and the table follows.
| Houston · CDT | Beijing · GMT+8 |
|---|---|
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Best time to meet between Houston & Beijing
Working hours are 9am–6pm in each city. The bright band is where they overlap — when both sides are at their desks.
Daylight saving shifts this gap by up to 1 hour
The difference between Houston and Beijing swings between 13 and 14 hours across the year as each side starts or ends daylight saving. Clocks in Houston move back 1 hour to CST (UTC−6) on Sunday, November 1, 2026. Beijing does not observe daylight saving time. 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 Houston time in Beijing?", 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 IANA zones and every possible offset
- Live times in <time datetime> elements with explicit UTC offsets
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"pair": "Houston → Beijing",
"url": "https://worldclock.pro/en/convert/houston-to-beijing",
"from": {
"name": "Houston",
"type": "city",
"abbreviation": "CST",
"daylightAbbreviation": "CDT",
"iana": "America/Chicago",
"standardUtcOffset": "-06:00",
"daylightUtcOffset": "-05:00",
"referenceCity": "Houston"
},
"to": {
"name": "Beijing",
"type": "city",
"abbreviation": "GMT+8",
"daylightAbbreviation": null,
"iana": "Asia/Shanghai",
"standardUtcOffset": "+08:00",
"daylightUtcOffset": null,
"referenceCity": "Beijing"
},
"currentDifferenceMinutes": 780,
"possibleDifferencesMinutes": [
780,
840
],
"note": "Between the regions that use these zones the difference is 13 and 14 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 Houston and Beijing?
Houston is currently 13 hours behind Beijing. Houston is on CDT (UTC−5) and Beijing is on GMT+8 (UTC+8). The difference can change when either side starts or ends daylight saving time.
Is Beijing ahead of or behind Houston?
Beijing is currently 13 hours ahead of Houston.
When it is 9:00 AM in Houston, what time is it in Beijing?
When it is 9:00 AM on a Monday in Houston, it is 10:00 PM in Beijing.
Do Houston and Beijing observe daylight saving time?
Clocks in Houston move back 1 hour to CST (UTC−6) on Sunday, November 1, 2026. Beijing does not observe daylight saving time.
How do I convert Houston time to Beijing time?
Add 13 hours to any time in Houston to get the time in Beijing. This page's converter and 24-hour table do it automatically and stay correct through daylight-saving changes.
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