Current: | KST — Korea Standard Time |
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Current Offset: | UTC/GMT +9 hours |
Difference: | 13 hours ahead of Washington DC |
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The graph above shows that there is no clock change in Seoul during 2025.
Time Changes in Seoul Over the Years
Daylight Saving Time (DST) changes do not necessarily occur on the same date every year.
Year | Date & Time | Abbreviation | Time Change | Offset After |
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1980 — 1986 | No changes, UTC +9 hours all of the period | |||
1987 | Sun, May 10 at 2:00 am | KST → KDT | +1 hour (DST start) | UTC+10h |
Sun, Oct 11 at 3:00 am | KDT → KST | -1 hour (DST end) | UTC+9h | |
1988 | Sun, May 8 at 2:00 am | KST → KDT | +1 hour (DST start) | UTC+10h |
Sun, Oct 9 at 3:00 am | KDT → KST | -1 hour (DST end) | UTC+9h | |
1989 | No changes, UTC +9 hours all of the period | |||
* All times are local Seoul time. |
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