Current local time in Seoul, South Korea
Seoul, the capital of South Korea, is on Korean Standard Time (UTC+9) all year round. The clock below is live and uses your browser’s time zone database.
Key facts
- Time zone
- Korean Standard TimeIANA: Asia/Seoul
- UTC offset
- UTC+9same all year
- Next clock change
- None scheduledNo daylight saving here
- Sunrise · Sunset today
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- Country
- South KoreaAsia · capital city
- Population
- 10 millioncity proper, GeoNames
- Dialling code
- +82currency: Won (KRW)
- Coordinates
- 37.57° N, 126.98° ENorthern Hemisphere
The sun in Seoul today
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Times are for the city centre, calculated with the NOAA solar formulas (accurate to about a minute; hills and tall buildings can change what you see). How we calculate
Time difference from Seoul
Live · office hours 9:00–18:00
| City | Local time | vs Seoul | Office hours overlap |
|---|---|---|---|
| GB London | --:-- | 8h behind | 1h |
| US New York | --:-- | 13h behind | None |
| US Los Angeles | --:-- | 16h behind | 1h |
| FR Paris | --:-- | 7h behind | 2h |
| AE Dubai | --:-- | 5h behind | 4h |
| IN New Delhi | --:-- | 3h 30m behind | 5h |
| SG Singapore | --:-- | 1h behind | 8h |
| CN Shanghai | --:-- | 1h behind | 8h |
| JP Tokyo | --:-- | same time | 9h |
| AU Sydney | --:-- | 1h ahead | 8h |
| BR São Paulo | --:-- | 12h behind | None |
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Best time to call Seoul
Open in meeting planner →Each row is the same moment. Blue cells are working hours (9:00–18:00) in that city; solid blue means everyone is at work.
Daylight saving time in Seoul
Seoul does not use daylight saving time — clocks stay on UTC+9 all year. When other countries change their clocks, the time difference to Seoul shifts by an hour for them, not here.
Dates come from the IANA time zone database. Governments occasionally change the rules at short notice; your browser picks up updates automatically.
About time in Seoul
All of South Korea keeps the same standard time as Seoul (UTC+9).
Other cities on the same clock (Asia/Seoul): Busan.
Sunrise and sunset in Seoul, 2026
On the 1st of each month, local time
| Month | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 07:46 | 17:23 | 9h 37m |
| February | 07:36 | 17:54 | 10h 19m |
| March | 07:04 | 18:24 | 11h 20m |
| April | 06:18 | 18:53 | 12h 35m |
| May | 05:37 | 19:20 | 13h 44m |
| June | 05:12 | 19:47 | 14h 34m |
| July | 05:14 | 19:57 | 14h 43m |
| August | 05:35 | 19:41 | 14h 06m |
| September | 06:01 | 19:03 | 13h 01m |
| October | 06:26 | 18:16 | 11h 50m |
| November | 06:56 | 17:34 | 10h 39m |
| December | 07:27 | 17:14 | 9h 47m |
Longest day: around 21 June 2026, 14h 46m of daylight (sunrise 05:10, sunset 19:56). Shortest day: around 21 December 2026, 9h 34m.
Nearby cities
Straight-line distance and time difference
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All 8 ways to travel →Questions about time in Seoul
What time zone is Seoul in?
Seoul uses the Asia/Seoul time zone (Korean Standard Time), UTC+9.
Does Seoul observe daylight saving time?
No. Seoul stays on UTC+9 all year.
What is the time difference between Seoul and New York?
Right now New York is 13h behind Seoul. The gap can change by an hour for a few weeks a year, because New York uses daylight saving time and Seoul does not.
What is the time difference between Seoul and London?
London is 8h behind Seoul right now. Office hours overlap for about 1 hours a day.
When is sunrise and sunset in Seoul?
It depends on the season. Around 21 June 2026 the sun rises about 05:10 and sets about 19:56 (14h 46m of daylight); around 21 December 2026 it rises about 07:42 and sets about 17:16 (9h 34m).
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