Benin City to Shanghai Time Converter

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Benin City
NigeriaWAT
UTC+1
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1:00 pm13:00 WAT (UTC+1), Oct 30, 2026 = 8:00 pm20:00 CST (UTC+8), Oct 30, 2026

Benin City is 7 hours behind Shanghai.

How the time difference changes

Benin City is 7 hours behind Shanghai year-round.

Working hours of 9:00 am to 6:00 pm in Benin City correspond to 4:00 pm to 1:00 am (next day) in Shanghai.Working hours of 09:00 to 18:00 in Benin City correspond to 16:00 to 01:00 (next day) in Shanghai.

Compare Benin City time with Shanghai time, including current local time, UTC offsets, time difference, daylight saving changes, working hours, and shareable meeting times.

Time Difference

WAT (West Africa Time) is 7 hours behind CST (China Standard Time).
1:00 pm13:00 in Benin City, Nigeria is 8:00 pm20:00 in Shanghai, China

Benin City to Shanghai call time
Best time for a conference call or a meeting is between 9am-11am09:00-11:00 in Benin City which corresponds to 4pm-6pm16:00-18:00 in Shanghai

1:00 pm13:00 WAT (West Africa Time) (Benin City, Nigeria). Offset UTC +1:00 hour
8:00 pm20:00 CST (China Standard Time) (Shanghai, China). Offset UTC +8:00 hours

1:00 pm13:00 Benin City, Nigeria / 8:00 pm20:00 Shanghai, China

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Benin City Time Zone and Facts

Time Zone

Abbreviation / Offset
WAT – West Africa Time, UTC+1 (no daylight saving time)

Benin City Facts

Country
Nigeria
Alternative Names
BNI, Benim, Benin, Benin City, Benin Siti, Benin by, Benin-Siti, Benin-Stadt, Benin-stad, Beninas, Beninborg, Beninurbo, Benínborg, Bénin, Ciudad de Benin, Ciudad de Benín, Ilu Benin, Kota Benin, Thanh pho Benin, Thành phố Benin, bei ning cheng, beni n si ti, benina sahira, benina siti, beninshiti, beninsiti, bnyn, Ìlú Benin, Бенин, Бенин-Сити, Бенін-Сіті, بنين, بنین, بینن شہر, बेनिन सिटी, ਬੇਨਿਨ ਸ਼ਹਿਰ, เบนินซิตี, ベニンシティ, 贝宁城, 베닌시티
Population
1,782,000
Currency
Naira (NGN)
Geographic Coordinates
6° 20' N Latitude / 5° 37' E Longitude
International Dialing Code
+234
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Benin City local time and city facts

Shanghai Time Zone and Facts

Time Zone

Abbreviation / Offset
CST – China Standard Time, UTC+8 (no daylight saving time)

Shanghai Facts

Country
China
Alternative Names
SHA, San'nkae, Sanchajus, Sangaj, Sangay, Sanghaj, Sanghay, Sanhaja, Sanhajo, Sanxay, Schanghai, Shang-hai, Shang-hai-shih, Shangai, Shangaj, Shanghai, Shanghai - shang hai, Shanghai - 上海, Shankhaj, Sjanghae, Sjanghai, Sjanghæ, Szanghaj, Thuong Hai, Thượng Hải, Xangai, cankay, sangha'i, sanghae, sanghai, seiynghi, shang hai, shang hai shi, shanghay, shanghhay, shanhai, zhong guo shang hai, Ŝanhajo, Şangay, Şanghay, Şanxay, Šanchajus, Šangaj, Šanghaj, Šanhaja, Σανγκάη, Шангај, Шанхай, שאנגחאי, شانغهاي, شانگهای, شاڭخەي, شاڭخەي شەھىرى, সাংঘাই, சாங்காய், เซี่ยงไฮ้, შანჰაი, 上海, 上海市, 中国上海, 상하이, 상해
Population
24,874,500
Currency
Yuan Renminbi (CNY)
Geographic Coordinates
31° 13' N Latitude / 121° 27' E Longitude
International Dialing Code
+86
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