Current local time in Seoul, South Korea

Current local time in Seoul, South Korea. Korean Standard Time (UTC+9, UTC+9), no daylight saving time. Compare Seoul time with your time zone and plan meetings.

Current local time in Seoul: 02:39 · Saturday, 31 October 2026

Seoul time zone

Seoul uses Korean Standard Time (UTC+9), UTC+9. There is no daylight saving time, so the offset is the same all year. All of South Korea uses one time zone, Korean Standard Time.

Time difference from Seoul

City	Difference	Time there
London	9 hours behind	17:39	Compare
New York	13 hours behind	13:39	Compare
Los Angeles	16 hours behind	10:39	Compare
Berlin	8 hours behind	18:39	Compare
Dubai	5 hours behind	21:39	Compare
Delhi	3 hours 30 minutes behind	23:09	Compare
Singapore	1 hour behind	01:39	Compare
Tokyo	Same time	02:39	Compare
Sydney	2 hours ahead	04:39	Compare
Copenhagen	8 hours behind	18:39	Compare

Sun in Seoul today

Sunrise 07:16 · Sunset 17:49 · Day length 10h 33m.

About Seoul

South Korea

Region: Seoul
Coordinates: 37.5660°, 126.9784°
Population: 10,349,312
Dialing code: +82
Currency: KRW (Won)

Airports near Seoul

Seoul Gimpo International Airport (GMP), 17 km west
Seoul Air Base (K-16) (SSN), 18 km south-east
Suwon Airport (SWU), 36 km south

Same time zone

Tokyo · Yokohama · Pyongyang · Osaka · Nagoya · Sapporo · Busan · Incheon · Daegu · Daejeon · Gwangju · Suwon

All of South Korea uses one time zone, Korean Standard Time.

Nearby cities

Goyang-si · Bucheon-si · Anyang-si · Seongnam-si · Hanam · Uijeongbu-si · Gunpo · Gimpo-si

Quick answers

Common questions

01What time zone is Seoul in?: Seoul uses Korean Standard Time (UTC+9), UTC+9.
02Does Seoul have daylight saving time?: No. The UTC offset stays the same all year.
03What is the time difference between Seoul and London?: The current difference is 9 hours.
04What is a good time to call Seoul from New York?: Working hours do not overlap. Best compromise: 08:00 - 09:00 in New York = 21:00 - 22:00 in Seoul.