Time in South Korea 🇰🇷
The current local time in South Korea is anchored on Seoul (Asia/Seoul, UTC +09:00 · GMT+9).
Seoul local time
Monday, 12 October 2026 GMT+9
South Korea at a glance
- Capital
- Seoul
- ISO codes
- KR · KOR
- Clocks in use today
- One time zone
- tz database zones
- 1
- Dialing code
- +82
- Currency
- South Korean Won (KRW)
- Work week
- Monday to Friday
- Weekend
- Saturday and Sunday
- Drives on the
- Right
Time zones in South Korea
All of South Korea keeps the same clock, UTC +09:00, all year with no daylight saving time.
| Zone | Standard | Daylight saving | Clock changes 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|
Asia/Seoul · Seoul | UTC +09:00 | — | None |
Seoul vs. major cities
How far Seoul is from the world's main business centres right now, what time it is there when the working day starts in Seoul, and which hours of a 09:00–17:00 day the two places share. Daylight saving changes are applied automatically.
| City | Difference | At 09:00 in Seoul | Shared office hours |
|---|---|---|---|
| New York · United States | −13 h | 20:00 (prev. day) | None |
| Los Angeles · United States | −16 h | 17:00 (prev. day) | None |
| São Paulo · Brazil | −12 h | 21:00 (prev. day) | None |
| London · United Kingdom | −8 h | 01:00 | None |
| Paris · France | −7 h | 02:00 | 16:00–17:00 |
| Johannesburg · South Africa | −7 h | 02:00 | 16:00–17:00 |
| Dubai · United Arab Emirates | −5 h | 04:00 | 14:00–17:00 |
| Delhi · India | −3:30 h | 05:30 | 12:30–17:00 |
| Singapore · Singapore | −1 h | 08:00 | 10:00–17:00 |
| Beijing · China | −1 h | 08:00 | 10:00–17:00 |
Shared office hours are shown in Seoul time. Compare any set of cities hour by hour in the time zone converter, or pick a slot that suits everyone with the event planner.
Clock changes in Seoul
Since 1970, Seoul has gone through 3 distinct time-keeping periods, observing daylight saving time in 2 of 57 years. Since 1989 it has stayed on UTC +09:00 all year.
No clock changes are scheduled in 2026 or 2027: Seoul stays on UTC +09:00 all year.
Time zone history since 1970 (3 periods)
| Years | Offset | Daylight saving |
|---|---|---|
| 1970–1986 | UTC +09:00 all year | No daylight saving time |
| 1987–1988 | UTC +09:00, DST UTC +10:00 | Daylight saving dates varied from year to year |
| 1989–2026 | UTC +09:00 all year | No daylight saving time |
Source: IANA tz database, as shipped with the Unicode ICU library.
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