Gwangju time zone
Time zoneNo clock change is expected in the next year.
No clock changes this year.
All of South Korea uses Korean Standard Time.
- UTC+9 · UTC+9Seoul, Busan, Incheon, Daegu, Daejeon and moreNo daylight saving time
Zones with matching offsets and clock changes over the next year are grouped together.
Time difference from Gwangju
Time differenceSun in Gwangju today
Daylight10h 16m today - 4h 28m less than the longest day and 0h 41m more than the shortest day.
Calculated from coordinates; sunrise and sunset are approximate.
- ⌖Region
- Gyeonggi-do
- ◉Population
- 81,780
- ☎Dialing code
- ¤Currency
- KRW · Won
Public holidays in South Korea
HolidaysChristmas Day
Friday · in 43 days
Nationallong weekendNew Year’s Day
Friday · in 50 days
Nationallong weekendKorean New Year
Sunday · in 87 days
NationalKorean New Year (substitute day)
Tuesday · in 89 days
NationalIndependence Movement Day
Monday · in 109 days
Nationallong weekend
Airports near Gwangju
Airports- GMP
↑ 44 km west
Same local time - WJU
↑ 62 km east
Same local time - ICN
↑ 71 km west
Same local time
Same time zone rules
Matching offsets and clock changes over the next year.
Same UTC offset right now
No matching cities with different clock rules in this catalog.










Beijing982 km · 1 h behind - no DST
Common questions
Quick answers- 01What time zone is Gwangju in?
- Gwangju is in Korean Standard Time (UTC+9), Asia/Seoul. Standard time is UTC+9.
- 02Does Gwangju use daylight saving time?
- No. Gwangju stays on UTC+9 all year.
- 03What is the time difference between Gwangju and UTC?
- Gwangju is UTC+9 all year.
Time zones: IANA via Intl. Holidays: date-holidays. Sun calculations: SunCalc. City data: GeoNames. Airport data: OurAirports.