LOCAL TIME, AT A GLANCE

Current Local Time in SeoulSouth Korea

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Asia/Seoul

About Seoul time

Seoul and Tokyo currently share the same UTC offset. Calls with North America commonly cross midnight, so include the weekday when sharing a Seoul meeting time.

Seoul, South Korea, uses Asia/Seoul. An IANA identifier names the set of rules used for this location; it can include historical changes as well as different offsets within a year.

Asia/SeoulIANA time zone
UTC+09:00Offsets sampled in 2026
One offsetIn the 2026 reference year

Daylight saving and UTC offset

No UTC offset change is found in the 2026 reference data. The offset is UTC+09:00.

These offsets describe the selected reference year, not every year in the city’s history. The live clock above and date-aware converter use the time-zone rules installed in your browser. Update your device when a government announces a change.

Compare Seoul with another city or read how daylight saving affects meetings.

Seoul compared with major cities

Reference: 9:00 AM on 2026-10-05 in Seoul. These are dated examples, not live clocks.

CityLocal timeRelative to Seoul
New York8:00 PM · 2026-10-0413 hours behind
London1:00 AM · 2026-10-058 hours behind
Tokyo9:00 AM · 2026-10-05the same time
Sydney11:00 AM · 2026-10-052 hours ahead
Dubai4:00 AM · 2026-10-055 hours behind
Mumbai5:30 AM · 2026-10-053 hours and 30 minutes behind

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Questions about the time in Seoul

What time zone does Seoul use?

Seoul uses Asia/Seoul. The calculated offsets in 2026 are UTC+09:00. City selection is safer than relying on an abbreviation alone.

Does Seoul change its clocks?

No UTC offset change is found in the 2026 reference data. The offset is UTC+09:00. For a historical or future appointment, select its specific date in the converter.

Why might my device show a different time?

The clock uses your device’s current instant and its installed time-zone data. An incorrect system clock or old time-zone database can produce a mismatch. Enable automatic date and time, update your system, then reload.