Time in South Korea

Time in South Korea
Time zone
UTC offset
KSTUTC+09:00
Current time
06:27, 24 November 2024 KST [refresh]
Observance of DST
DST is not observed in this time zone.
Korea Standard Time
Hangul
Hanja
Revised RomanizationHanguk pyojunsi
McCune–ReischauerHan'guk p'yojunsi

South Korea has one time zone, Korea Standard Time (GMT+9), which is abbreviated KST.[1][2] South Korea currently does not observe daylight saving time.[3]

From May 8 to October 9 in 1988, daylight saving time was tested to better accommodate the calendar of competitions held during the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul.[4][5]

  1. ^ "표준시" [Standard Time]. Doosan Encyclopedia (in Korean). Retrieved 2018-03-03.
  2. ^ "KST". Geospatial Information System Glossary (in Korean). Retrieved 2018-03-03.
  3. ^ "Current Local Time in South Korea". timeanddate.com.
  4. ^ Chad, Norman (1987-01-30). "Live From Seoul, 1988 Olympics Now Are Ready For Prime Time". Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved 2018-03-03.
  5. ^ Chappell, Bill (2017-03-29). "The Olympics' TV Time-Delay Is Going Away, NBC Says". National Public Radio. Retrieved 2018-03-03.