Sokcho in numbers
- Coordinates
- 38.2070, 128.5920
- Population
- 81 164
- Region
- Gangwon-do
- Country
- South Korea, Asia
- Capital
- Seoul — 159 km away
What time is it in Sokcho, Gangwon-do, South Korea
What follows is the current local time in Sokcho, Gangwon-do, South Korea, in the Asia/Seoul zone (+9).
Sokcho, South Korea
Tuesday, 3 November 2026
UTC+9 · Asia/Seoul
Local time in Sokcho
UTC+9 · no daylight saving time
Local time in Sokcho, Gangwon-do.
The sun today
Sunrise 6:54 AM Solar noon 12:10 PM Sunset 5:26 PM Daylight 10 h 32 min Night 13 h 28 min Civil twilight 6:27 AM – 5:54 PM
Weather in Sokcho right now
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Sokcho and its neighbours
Postal codes
- 24826 속초시 — 0.2 km away
- 24825 속초시 — 0.2 km away
- 24832 속초시 — 0.3 km away
- 24827 속초시 — 0.3 km away
- 24824 속초시 — 0.3 km away
- 24833 속초시 — 0.4 km away
- 24882 속초시 — 0.5 km away
- 24831 속초시 — 0.5 km away
- 24828 속초시 — 0.6 km away
- 24823 속초시 — 0.7 km away
- 24822 속초시 — 0.7 km away
- 24835 속초시 — 0.7 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
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
- Su-Ri — 18.9 km
- Beodeongmal — 19.4 km
- Sambari — 19.7 km
- Mangurisan — 19.7 km
- Gadunji — 19.8 km
- Yeongtong — 20.0 km
Local time details for Sokcho
Sokcho sets its clocks by Asia/Seoul, which runs UTC+9. Daylight saving time here: No.
The sun breaks the horizon at Sokcho at 6:54 AM and leaves it at 5:26 PM. Daylight comes to 10 h 32 min.
Sokcho shares its time with neighbouring Su-Ri and Beodeongmal.
The number of postal codes covering Sokcho is 12.
Questions and answers
- What time zone is assigned to Sokcho?
- Sokcho is assigned to the Asia/Seoul time zone, with an offset of +9.
- Will the time in Sokcho move forward or back for daylight saving?
- Daylight saving time in Sokcho: No.
- What is the sunset time for Sokcho?
- 5:26 PM.