Hongwŏn time zone
Time zoneNo clock change is expected in the next year.
No clock changes this year.
Available cities in North Korea use Korean Standard Time.
- UTC+9 · UTC+9Pyongyang, South Hamgyong, Nampo, South Pyongan, Kaesong and moreNo daylight saving time
Zones with matching offsets and clock changes over the next year are grouped together.
Time difference from Hongwŏn
Time differenceSun in Hongwŏn today
Daylight10h 7m today - 4h 54m less than the longest day and 0h 48m more than the shortest day.
Calculated from coordinates; sunrise and sunset are approximate.
- ⌖Region
- South Hamgyong
- ◉Population
- 70,923
- ☎Dialing code
- ¤Currency
- KPW · Won
Public holidays in North Korea
HolidaysNo upcoming holidays are available for this calendar.
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.









Beijing984 km · 1 h behind - no DST 
Common questions
Quick answers- 01What time zone is Hongwŏn in?
- Hongwŏn uses Asia/Pyongyang: UTC+9 (UTC+9).
- 02Does Hongwŏn have daylight saving time?
- No. This time zone does not observe daylight saving time this year.
- 03What is the time difference between Hongwŏn and London?
- Hongwŏn is 9 h ahead relative to London right now.
- 04What is a good time to call Hongwŏn from New York?
- Working hours do not overlap. Best edge-of-day option: 19:00-20:00 in New York = 09:00-10:00 in Hongwŏn, next day.
Time zones: IANA via Intl. Holidays: date-holidays. Sun calculations: SunCalc. City data: GeoNames. Airport data: OurAirports.