Current Local Time in North Korea

North Korea uses the GMT+9 time zone (UTC+09:00). Daylight saving time is not observed.

05:55:54
Monday, May 11, 2026
GMT+9 · UTC+09:00

About North Korea

Capital
Pyongyang
Population
25,779,000
Area
120,540 km²
Currency
North Korean Won (KPW)
Dial code
+850
Domain
.kp
ISO 3166 codes
KP / PRK
Coordinates
40.34, 127.51

Daylight saving time

Observes DST
No

Sun in Pyongyang today

Sunrise
05:19
Solar noon
12:27
Sunset
19:35
Daylight
14h 15m

Local time in North Korea cities

Time in PyongyangTime in HamhungTime in Chongjin

Distance and time difference from North Korea

CityDistanceTime difference
Tokyo1180 kmsame time
Singapore4950 km-1h
Dubai6770 km-5h
Sydney8600 km+1h
London8610 km-8h
Paris8730 km-7h
New York10740 km-13h
São Paulo18070 km-12h

Great-circle distances from the country centroid; time differences from Pyongyang computed against current offsets.

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