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The best time to call from California to Shanghai
When planning a call between California and Shanghai, you need to consider that the territories are in different time zones. California is 16 hours behind of Shanghai.
If you are in California, the most convenient time to accommodate all parties is between 5:00 pm and 6:00 pm for a conference call or meeting. In Shanghai, this will be a usual working time of between 9:00 am and 10:00 am.
If you want to reach out to someone in Shanghai and you are available anytime, you can schedule a call between 3:00 pm and 7:00 am your time. This time span will be between 7:00 am and 11:00 pm Shanghai time.
Quickly and easily compare or convert California time to Shanghai time, or the other way around, with the help of this time converter. Below, you can see the complete table of the conversions between California and Shanghai.