Current Time in North Korea
North Korea uses one time zone.
Page text updated Nov 5, 2026. Clock values are computed from the IANA time zone database each time the page is generated (at least hourly). Holiday and country reference data come from snapshots that are refreshed manually.
What time is it in North Korea
It's 3:17 PM KST (UTC+09:00) in North Korea on Sunday, 15 November 2026.
North Korea does not use daylight saving time; it stays on UTC+9 all year.
- Time zone
- Korean Standard Time
- IANA: Asia/Pyongyang
- UTC offset now
- UTC+09:00 (KST)
- Clock changes
- No clock changes: UTC+9 all year.
Times in this text are from when the page was generated (it is regenerated at least hourly). The clocks below update live.
Major Cities
Pyongyang
Hamhŭng
Namp’o
Sunch’ŏn
How North Korea writes dates and times
- Date format
- YYYY. MM. DD.
- year-month-day, e.g. 2026. 11. 25. · 2026년 11월 25일
- Clock
- 12-hour
- e.g. 오후 3:30
- Week starts on
- Monday
- Weekend: Saturday and Sunday
- Calendar
- Gregorian
Formats are the Unicode CLDR conventions for the ko-KP locale, the everyday written standard; individual organisations may differ.
Time difference from North Korea
Workday overlap compares 09:00–17:00 on both sides at today's offsets, shown in North Korea time.
| City | Local time | Difference | Workday overlap |
|---|---|---|---|
| London | Sun 6:17 AM | 9 h behind | None |
| New York | Sun 1:17 AM | 14 h behind | None |
| Los Angeles | Sat 10:17 PM | 17 h behind | 1 h (09:00–10:00) |
| Dubai | Sun 10:17 AM | 5 h behind | 3 h (14:00–17:00) |
| Singapore | Sun 2:17 PM | 1 h behind | 7 h (10:00–17:00) |
| Tokyo | Sun 3:17 PM | Same time | 8 h (09:00–17:00) |
| Sydney | Sun 5:17 PM | 2 h ahead | 6 h (09:00–15:00) |
| São Paulo | Sun 3:17 AM | 12 h behind | None |
North Korea at a glance
- Capital
- Pyongyang
- Population
- 25,950,000
- Currency
- North Korean won (KPW)
Questions about time in North Korea
- What time is it in North Korea right now?
- When this page was generated it was 3:17 PM KST (UTC+09:00) in North Korea.
- How many time zones does North Korea have?
- North Korea uses one time zone, Korean Standard Time (IANA ID Asia/Pyongyang).
- Does North Korea observe daylight saving time?
- No. North Korea does not use daylight saving time; it stays on UTC+9 all year.