Kan-ch’on in numbers
- Coordinates
- 37.3527, 128.9350
- Region
- Gangwon-do
- Country
- South Korea, Asia
- Capital
- Seoul — 174 km away
- Same name
- 23 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in Kan-ch’on, Gangwon-do, South Korea
The current local time in Kan-ch’on, Gangwon-do, South Korea — time zone Asia/Seoul (+9) — is shown right here.
Kan-ch’on, South Korea
Monday, 16 November 2026
UTC+9 · Asia/Seoul
Local time in Kan-ch’on
UTC+9 · no daylight saving time
Kan-ch’on keeps Asia/Seoul clock_time.
The sun today
Sunrise 7:05 AM Solar noon 12:10 PM Sunset 5:15 PM Daylight 10 h 10 min Night 13 h 50 min Civil twilight 6:37 AM – 5:43 PM
Weather in Kan-ch’on right now
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Kan-ch’on and its neighbours
Postal codes
- 25901 하장면 — 0.6 km away
- 25900 하장면 — 4.6 km away
- 26000 태백시 — 5.9 km away
- 25902 하장면 — 8.4 km away
- 26001 태백시 — 10.3 km away
- 25942 신기면 — 10.3 km away
- 26114 임계면 — 10.4 km away
- 26118 화암면 — 10.9 km away
- 26117 화암면 — 11.0 km away
- 26002 태백시 — 13.7 km away
- 25946 도계읍 — 14.4 km away
- 26149 사북읍 — 14.8 km away
Postal codes come from the free GeoNames dataset. Where a code is listed with a distance, it belongs to a nearby settlement — GeoNames spells that name differently from ours.
Largest cities in Gangwon-do
Other places named Kan-ch’on
- Kan-ch’on North Hwanghae, North Korea
- Kan-ch’on South Hamgyong, North Korea
- Kan-ch’on South Hamgyong, North Korea
- Kan-ch’on Gangwon-do, South Korea
- Kan-ch’on Gangwon-do, South Korea
Same time zone — Asia/Seoul
- Seoul South Korea
- Busan South Korea
- Incheon South Korea
- Daegu South Korea
- Daejeon South Korea
- Gwangju South Korea
Nearby places
- Kohyolgok — 1.2 km
- Kalbat — 2.4 km
- Chigurongi — 3.1 km
- Konmaram — 3.5 km
- Hurian — 4.5 km
- Kalchon — 4.8 km
Kan-ch’on: clock, sun and surroundings
Kan-ch’on observes Asia/Seoul time, currently expressed as UTC+9. Daylight saving time here: No.
The sun rises at 7:05 AM above Kan-ch’on and sets at 5:15 PM today. Daylight lasts about 10 h 10 min.
Around Kan-ch’on, places such as Kohyolgok and Kalbat use the same time.
Postal codes in Kan-ch’on number 12.
Questions and answers
- What time zone does local time in Kan-ch’on follow?
- Local time in Kan-ch’on follows Asia/Seoul, with an offset of +9.
- Do daylight saving time rules cover Kan-ch’on?
- Daylight saving time in Kan-ch’on: No.
- When does morning light reach Kan-ch’on?
- At 7:05 AM.