Geographic position of Suzhou

Suzhou is located in the Northern Hemisphere and the Eastern Hemisphere. Its coordinates are 33.6361° N, 116.9789° E.

Suzhou lies in the subtropical latitude zone. This latitude affects daylight length, seasonal variation and how local solar time compares with standard clock time.

Antipode of Suzhou

The point on Earth exactly opposite Suzhou is near Rosario - when it's noon in Suzhou, it's close to midnight there.

Golden Hour & Blue Hour in Suzhou

Approximate times based on sunrise/sunset. Actual golden hour quality varies with weather and season.

Current Season in Suzhou

Suzhou is currently in Autumn. Autumn begins around September 22, which is 1 day from now.

Because Suzhou is in the Northern Hemisphere, its seasons run opposite to cities in the other hemisphere. When it is autumn here, places on the other side of the equator are experiencing the opposite season at the same time.

Longest & Shortest Day in Suzhou

In Suzhou, the longest day of the year falls around June 21 and lasts about 14h 23m. The shortest day falls around December 21 and lasts about 9h 55m, a difference of roughly 4h 28m between the two.

This seasonal swing depends on Suzhou's latitude: cities closer to the equator see little variation in daylight throughout the year, while cities farther from it, like Suzhou at 33.64° N, experience a much wider gap between summer and winter daylight.

Population Ranking of Suzhou

With a population of 1,647,642, Suzhou ranks as the 80th most populous city in China, out of 2,061 cities tracked on this site.

Daylight saving time in Suzhou

Suzhou uses the IANA time zone identifier Asia/Shanghai. The current local offset is UTC+8 / CST.

Suzhou does not observe daylight saving time in 2026. The UTC offset remains stable throughout the year.

Best Time to Call Suzhou

Business hours in Suzhou (9 AM-5 PM local time) fall at these local times elsewhere:

• New York: 9:00 PM (previous day) - 5:00 AM ( Partial overlap)
• Los Angeles: 6:00 PM (previous day) - 2:00 AM ( Partial overlap)
• London: 2:00 AM - 10:00 AM ( Outside normal hours)
• Dubai: 5:00 AM - 1:00 PM ( Outside normal hours)
• Mumbai: 6:30 AM - 2:30 PM ( Partial overlap)
• Tokyo: 10:00 AM - 6:00 PM ( Convenient)
• Sydney: 11:00 AM - 7:00 PM ( Convenient)

Times shown reflect current UTC offsets and may shift by up to an hour around daylight saving transitions.

Time now in other cities in China

Public Holidays Affecting Suzhou

Official national holiday observed in China.

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