Time in South Korea
South Korea keeps one time: Korean Time, UTC+9 all year, with no daylight saving time. South Korea borders North Korea. Its capital is Seoul.
- Population
- 51,635,256 GeoNames figure; the source gives no year
- Total area
- 38,023 sq mi (98,480 km²)
- Currency
- Won (KRW)
- Languages
- Korean (South Korea), English
- Calling code
- +82
- Driving side
- Right
- Country code (ISO)
- KR
- Coordinates (central point)
- 36.460451, 128.011051
These coordinates mark a central point for the area, not a street address. Calling code and largest cities: GeoNames; driving side: Wikidata.
Local time in the largest cities
Seoul, Busan, Incheon, Daegu, Daejeon, Gwangju, Suwon, and Ulsan all keep Korean Time, like the rest of South Korea.
Time in neighboring countries
| Country | Local time now | Difference from South Korea |
|---|---|---|
| North Korea | UTC+9 all year | same time |
Each country’s time is its capital’s clock, or its largest city’s. A country with several time zones has other times too.
Check the time at a point
Clock rules and political boundaries use different sources. For a location near a line, check the precise point instead of choosing a clock from a country outline.
Find the time zone at your location or check and copy your coordinates.
Areas that only touch the edge
These areas meet this one only along a sliver. Most places here are not in them; for a spot near the line, check it with the time-zone finder.