Current Time in Taiwan

Quick answer: Taiwan uses Taiwan Time (CST) · UTC+8 year-round · no daylight saving.

Taiwan uses UTC+8 year-round. The government calls it National Standard Time, people write Taiwan Time or Taipei Time, and the time zone database abbreviates it CST. In practical scheduling, they all point to the same clock for Taiwan.

Taiwan does not observe daylight saving time. That makes the local offset stable, which is a relief if you’re coordinating calls between Taipei, Tokyo, Singapore, Hong Kong, and the US West Coast.

The abbreviation CST can be confusing because it also means Central Standard Time in North America. For code, calendars, and serious scheduling, use the IANA timezone Asia/Taipei. It removes the ambiguity immediately.

Taiwan’s office day usually lines up well with Japan, Singapore, Hong Kong, and parts of Australia. North America is the tough one.

If you’re planning a Taipei-New York call, evening in New York often means the next morning in Taiwan. Write the date explicitly. A meeting invite that says “Tuesday 8 PM ET” lands on Wednesday morning in Taipei.

For product launches and supplier deadlines, Taiwan time works best when you write both the local time and UTC offset. “10:00 AM Taipei time (UTC+8)” leaves much less room for abbreviation confusion.

For a live overlap finder, use the meeting scheduler or convert an exact time with the time zone converter.