Taipei HoustonTime Converter
Taipei (GMT+8, UTC+8) is currently 13 hours ahead of Houston (CDT, UTC−5). Compare live clocks, convert any hour, and find times to meet.
Quick answer
When it's in Taipei, it's the previous day in Houston.
Taipei (GMT+8) runs 13 hours ahead of Houston (CST/CDT). 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
- Taipei
- UTC+8
- Houston
- UTC−5
- Best call window
- Outside 9–6
Taipei to Houston conversion table
The next 12 hours in Taipei and the matching local time in Houston. The current hour is highlighted; drag the converter's slider and the table follows.
| Taipei · GMT+8 | Houston · CDT |
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Best time to meet between Taipei & Houston
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 Taipei and Houston swings between 14 and 13 hours across the year as each side starts or ends daylight saving. Taipei does not observe daylight saving time. Clocks in Houston move back 1 hour to CST (UTC−6) 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 Taipei time in Houston?", 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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"to": {
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"type": "city",
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"note": "Between the regions that use these zones the difference is 14 and 13 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 Taipei and Houston?
Taipei is currently 13 hours ahead of Houston. Taipei is on GMT+8 (UTC+8) and Houston is on CDT (UTC−5). The difference can change when either side starts or ends daylight saving time.
Is Houston ahead of or behind Taipei?
Houston is currently 13 hours behind Taipei.
When it is 9:00 AM in Taipei, what time is it in Houston?
When it is 9:00 AM on a Monday in Taipei, it is 8:00 PM the previous day in Houston.
Do Taipei and Houston observe daylight saving time?
Taipei does not observe daylight saving time. Clocks in Houston move back 1 hour to CST (UTC−6) on Sunday, November 1, 2026.
How do I convert Taipei time to Houston time?
Subtract 13 hours from any time in Taipei to get the time in Houston. This page's converter and 24-hour table do it automatically and stay correct through daylight-saving changes.
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