Seoul time
Seoul, South Korea
About time in Seoul
Use this Seoul clock for an always-current view of time in South Korea.
Seoul uses Korea Standard Time (UTC+9) throughout the year. This page formats the live display with the IANA timezone Asia/Seoul.
South Korea does not observe daylight saving time.
Compare it with Tokyo, Beijing, or Manila during cross-border coordination. Check the live date as well as the hour when locations may be on different calendar days.
Working across timezones
Seoul shares the same time as Tokyo and overlaps broadly with Beijing, Hong Kong, Manila, and Singapore. European coordination is most practical in the Korean afternoon, while North American calls often need an early morning or evening. Include the date when crossing the Pacific.
Seoul stays on UTC+9 throughout the year. Its regional difference is stable across much of Asia, but comparisons with Sydney, Auckland, Europe, and North America can change during those locations’ daylight-saving periods.
Seoul: Mountain Trails and Modern Culture
Seoul stretches along the Han River, with mountains and walking trails always close to its dense neighborhoods. Historic palaces, traditional houses, and long-established markets share the city with universities, technology companies, design studios, cafés, music, film, and fashion. Fast public transport supports an energetic daily pace, but river parks, hiking paths, neighborhood restaurants, and late-night conversations create room to slow down. Seoul’s ability to preserve visible history while continually reinventing popular culture is one of the qualities that makes the city so engaging.
Business-hours examples are orientation for ordinary weekday coordination, not a promise that a person, office, market, school, or public service will be available. Local holidays, flexible schedules, religious observances, remote-work policies, and individual routines can all change the useful overlap, so confirm the participants’ availability before fixing an important event.
Timezone rules are maintained outside this site and can change through government decisions or browser timezone-data updates. Timer on Screen formats the selected IANA timezone with the data available in the current browser. For travel, broadcasts, deadlines, or other consequential plans, verify the final date and time with the organizer or another authoritative source.