Sowon in numbers
- Coordinates
- 40.6097, 128.9910
- Region
- South Hamgyong
- Country
- North Korea, Asia
- Capital
- Pyongyang — 318 km away
- Same name
- 12 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in Sowon, South Hamgyong, North Korea
Read off the current local time in Sowon, South Hamgyong, North Korea, which belongs to the Asia/Pyongyang zone (+9).
Sowon, North Korea
Sunday, 1 November 2026
UTC+9 · Asia/Pyongyang
Local time in Sowon
UTC+9 · no daylight saving time
What the clock shows right now in Sowon.
The sun today
Sunrise 6:54 AM Solar noon 12:09 PM Sunset 5:23 PM Daylight 10 h 29 min Night 13 h 31 min Civil twilight 6:26 AM – 5:51 PM
Weather in Sowon right now
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Sowon and its neighbours
Largest cities in South Hamgyong
- Hamhung 559 056
- Hungnam 346 082
- Changam-Ch'On 207 299
- Sinp'O 152 759
- Yuktae-Dong 76 427
- Hongwon 70 923
Other places named Sowon
- Sŏwŏn P'yŏngan-bukto, North Korea
- Sŏwŏn Jeollabuk-do, South Korea
- Sowon Jeollabuk-do, South Korea
- Sŏwŏn North Chungcheong, South Korea
- Sowon North Chungcheong, South Korea
Same time zone — Asia/Pyongyang
- Pyongyang North Korea
Nearby places
- Tongp’yŏng-ni — 15.3 km
- Pohangch'On — 15.6 km
- Yohaejin — 15.9 km
- Munam-ni — 16.0 km
- Yŏmdunji — 16.1 km
- Yomdunji — 16.1 km
Sowon: clock, sun and surroundings
Sowon sits in the Asia/Pyongyang time zone, which runs at UTC+9. Daylight saving time: No.
Sunrise today is 6:54 AM in Sowon, with sunset at 5:23 PM. That works out to 10 h 29 min of light.
There is no time difference between Sowon and nearby Tongp’yŏng-ni or Pohangch'On.
Questions and answers
- Which time zone name applies to Sowon?
- The time zone name for Sowon is Asia/Pyongyang, with an offset of +9.
- Is summer time applied in Sowon?
- No.
- How early does the sun rise in Sowon?
- The first sunlight comes at 6:54 AM.