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Does South Korea have daylight saving time?

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

South Korea last used daylight saving time in 1988.

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Questions people ask

Does South Korea have daylight saving time?

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

When did South Korea last change its clocks?

South Korea last used daylight saving time in 1988.

What time zone is South Korea in?

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