🇰🇵 Time in North Korea

Q: What is the capital of North Korea?

The capital of North Korea is Pyongyang . Click through for the current local time in Pyongyang, plus sunrise, sunset and weather details for the capital.

Q: What are the largest cities in North Korea?

The most populous cities in North Korea include Pyongyang , Hamhŭng , Namp’o , Sunch’ŏn and Hŭngnam . Each city page shows current local time, sunrise/sunset, and weather.

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Capital City: Pyongyang

Largest Cities:

Pyongyang (Pop. 2,870,000)
Hamhŭng (Pop. 559,056)
Namp’o (Pop. 455,000)
Sunch’ŏn (Pop. 437,000)
Hŭngnam (Pop. 346,082)

ISO Alpha-2: KP

ISO Alpha-3: PRK

IANA Time Zone: Asia/Pyongyang (UTC+09:00)

Time Zones: KST

Provinces in North Korea

Chagang Kaesong Kangwŏn-do Nampo North Hamgyong North Hwanghae North Pyongan Pyongyang Rason Ryanggang South Hamgyong South Hwanghae South Pyongan

Time Now in Major Cities in North Korea

Chongjin Sun 20:23:02
Haeju Sun 20:23:02
Hamhŭng Sun 20:23:02
Hongwŏn Sun 20:23:02
Hŭngnam Sun 20:23:02
Hyesan Sun 20:23:02
Hyesan-dong Sun 20:23:02
Kaesŏng Sun 20:23:02
Kanggye Sun 20:23:02
Manp’o Sun 20:23:02
Namp’o Sun 20:23:02
P’yŏngsŏng Sun 20:23:02
Pyongyang Sun 20:23:02
Sariwŏn Sun 20:23:02
Sinŭiju Sun 20:23:02
Songnim-ni Sun 20:23:02
Sunch’ŏn Sun 20:23:02
Wŏnsan Sun 20:23:02
Yuktae-dong Sun 20:23:02

City	Current Time
Chongjin	Sun 20:23:02
Haeju	Sun 20:23:02
Hamhŭng	Sun 20:23:02
Hongwŏn	Sun 20:23:02
Hŭngnam	Sun 20:23:02
Hyesan	Sun 20:23:02
Hyesan-dong	Sun 20:23:02
Kaesŏng	Sun 20:23:02
Kanggye	Sun 20:23:02
Manp’o	Sun 20:23:02
Namp’o	Sun 20:23:02
P’yŏngsŏng	Sun 20:23:02
Pyongyang	Sun 20:23:02
Sariwŏn	Sun 20:23:02
Sinŭiju	Sun 20:23:02
Songnim-ni	Sun 20:23:02
Sunch’ŏn	Sun 20:23:02
Wŏnsan	Sun 20:23:02
Yuktae-dong	Sun 20:23:02

Time Now in All IANA Timezones for North Korea

Asia/Pyongyang Sun 20:23:02

Timezone	Current Time
Asia/Pyongyang	Sun 20:23:02

Sunrise and Sunset in North Korea (19 Locations)

Chongjin

↑ 6:13 AM

↓ 6:10 PM
Haeju

↑ 6:29 AM

↓ 6:26 PM
Hamhŭng

↑ 6:21 AM

↓ 6:19 PM
Hongwŏn

↑ 6:20 AM

↓ 6:17 PM
Hŭngnam

↑ 6:21 AM

↓ 6:18 PM
Hyesan

↑ 6:19 AM

↓ 6:16 PM
Hyesan-dong

↑ 6:19 AM

↓ 6:16 PM
Kaesŏng

↑ 6:25 AM

↓ 6:23 PM
Kanggye

↑ 6:25 AM

↓ 6:22 PM
Manp’o

↑ 6:27 AM

↓ 6:24 PM
Namp’o

↑ 6:30 AM

↓ 6:27 PM
P’yŏngsŏng

↑ 6:28 AM

↓ 6:26 PM
Pyongyang

↑ 6:29 AM

↓ 6:26 PM
Sariwŏn

↑ 6:28 AM

↓ 6:26 PM
Sinŭiju

↑ 6:34 AM

↓ 6:31 PM
Songnim-ni

↑ 6:29 AM

↓ 6:27 PM
Sunch’ŏn

↑ 6:28 AM

↓ 6:25 PM
Wŏnsan

↑ 6:22 AM

↓ 6:19 PM
Yuktae-dong

↑ 6:19 AM

↓ 6:16 PM

City	↑ Sunrise	↓ Sunset
Chongjin	↑ 6:13 AM	↓ 6:10 PM
Haeju	↑ 6:29 AM	↓ 6:26 PM
Hamhŭng	↑ 6:21 AM	↓ 6:19 PM
Hongwŏn	↑ 6:20 AM	↓ 6:17 PM
Hŭngnam	↑ 6:21 AM	↓ 6:18 PM
Hyesan	↑ 6:19 AM	↓ 6:16 PM
Hyesan-dong	↑ 6:19 AM	↓ 6:16 PM
Kaesŏng	↑ 6:25 AM	↓ 6:23 PM
Kanggye	↑ 6:25 AM	↓ 6:22 PM
Manp’o	↑ 6:27 AM	↓ 6:24 PM
Namp’o	↑ 6:30 AM	↓ 6:27 PM
P’yŏngsŏng	↑ 6:28 AM	↓ 6:26 PM
Pyongyang	↑ 6:29 AM	↓ 6:26 PM
Sariwŏn	↑ 6:28 AM	↓ 6:26 PM
Sinŭiju	↑ 6:34 AM	↓ 6:31 PM
Songnim-ni	↑ 6:29 AM	↓ 6:27 PM
Sunch’ŏn	↑ 6:28 AM	↓ 6:25 PM
Wŏnsan	↑ 6:22 AM	↓ 6:19 PM
Yuktae-dong	↑ 6:19 AM	↓ 6:16 PM

Current Weather in North Korea (19 Locations)

City	Condition	Temp.

Information about North Korea

Population	25,549,819
Area	120,540 km²
ISO Numeric Code	408
FIPS Code	KN
Top Level Domain	.kp
Currency	Won (KPW)
Phone Prefix	+850
Country Code	+850
Postal Code Format	###-###
Postal Code Regex	`^(\d{6})$`
Languages	KO-KP (ko-KP)
Neighbouring Countries	🇨🇳 China, 🇷🇺 Russia, 🇰🇷 South Korea

Upcoming Public Holidays in North Korea

This year, North Korea observes 21 public holidays, with 22 scheduled for 2027. The next holiday is Foundation Day of the Workers' Party of Korea on 10 Oct. The most recently passed holiday was Chuseok. Explore the full calendar of Public Holidays in North Korea to plan your schedule.

Foundation Day of the Workers' Party of Korea 10 Oct • Saturday
Mother's Day 16 Nov • Monday
Socialist Constitution Day 27 Dec • Sunday
New Year's Day 01 Jan • Friday
Korean New Year 07 Feb • Sunday
Founding Day of the Korean People's Army 08 Feb • Monday
Day of the Shining Star 16 Feb • Tuesday
Day of the Shining Star 17 Feb • Wednesday
Daeboreum 21 Feb • Sunday
International Women's Day 08 Mar • Monday

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FAQ — North Korea

Common questions about this page — answers customized for the data shown above.

The clocks at the top of this page show the current local time in North Korea, updated live. North Korea uses Asia/Pyongyang (KST) — UTC+09:00.

North Korea uses a single time zone for the whole country. Countries split into multiple time zones for geographic, political, or historical reasons — wider east-west spans usually mean more zones.

The capital of North Korea is Pyongyang. Click through for the current local time in Pyongyang, plus sunrise, sunset and weather details for the capital.

The most populous cities in North Korea include Pyongyang, Hamhŭng, Namp’o, Sunch’ŏn and Hŭngnam. Each city page shows current local time, sunrise/sunset, and weather.

North Korea observes 21 public holidays this year. The full list — fixed and movable, religious and secular, national and regional — is on the North Korea public holidays page.

North Korea's ISO 3166-1 country codes are: alpha-2 code KP and alpha-3 code PRK. These codes are used in address fields, web domains (ccTLD), phone country lookups, and any international data interchange referring to this country. The North Korea calendar also uses these as identifiers.

🇰🇵 Time in North Korea

Provinces in North Korea

Time Now in Major Cities in North Korea

Time Now in All IANA Timezones for North Korea

Sunrise and Sunset in North Korea (19 Locations)

Current Weather in North Korea (19 Locations)

Information about North Korea

Upcoming Public Holidays in North Korea

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