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Does North Korea have daylight saving time?

No. North Korea does not change its clocks. It stays on KST, UTC+9 all year.

North Korea has not used daylight saving time since at least 1970. Its standard time changed more recently, in 2018.

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Questions people ask

Does North Korea have daylight saving time?

No. North Korea does not change its clocks. It stays on KST, UTC+9 all year.

When did North Korea last change its clocks?

North Korea has not used daylight saving time since at least 1970. Its standard time changed more recently, in 2018.

What time zone is North Korea in?

North Korea uses UTC+9. See the current time in North Korea.

Source: IANA time zone database, version 2026e, the same data phones and computers use. History is shown from 1970, the period the database documents reliably.