Gwangju in numbers
- Coordinates
- 37.4100, 127.2570
- Population
- 81 780
- Region
- Gyeonggi-do
- Country
- South Korea, Asia
- Capital
- Seoul — 30 km away
- Same name
- 1 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in Gwangju, Gyeonggi-do, South Korea
This page reports the local time in Gwangju, Gyeonggi-do, South Korea, set by the Asia/Seoul time zone (+9).
Gwangju, South Korea
Tuesday, 3 November 2026
UTC+9 · Asia/Seoul
Local time in Gwangju
UTC+9 · no daylight saving time
Gwangju keeps Asia/Seoul clock_time.
The sun today
Sunrise 6:58 AM Solar noon 12:16 PM Sunset 5:33 PM Daylight 10 h 35 min Night 13 h 25 min Civil twilight 6:31 AM – 6:00 PM
Weather in Gwangju right now
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Gwangju and its neighbours
Postal codes
- 12761 광주시 — 0.2 km away
- 12760 광주시 — 0.3 km away
- 12756 광주시 — 0.3 km away
- 12758 광주시 — 0.3 km away
- 12755 광주시 — 0.3 km away
- 12759 광주시 — 0.4 km away
- 12757 광주시 — 0.4 km away
- 12754 광주시 — 0.5 km away
- 12762 광주시 — 0.5 km away
- 12743 광주시 — 0.6 km away
- 12753 광주시 — 0.6 km away
- 12744 광주시 — 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 Gyeonggi-do
- Suwon 1 234 582
- Goyang-Si 1 061 752
- Seongnam-Si 914 832
- Bucheon-Si 850 731
- Hwaseong-Si 640 890
- Ansan-Si 623 256
Other places named Gwangju
- Gwangju Gwangju, South Korea
Same time zone — Asia/Seoul
- Seoul South Korea
- Busan South Korea
- Incheon South Korea
- Daegu South Korea
- Daejeon South Korea
- Suwon South Korea
Nearby places
- Kyonganni — 1.3 km
- Taessang — 3.7 km
- Gwangju-Si — 3.8 km
- Sangbonch'On-Ni — 4.5 km
- Chajak-Tong — 7.6 km
- Miraul — 7.6 km
Gwangju: clock, sun and surroundings
The sun rises over Gwangju today at 6:58 AM and slips away at 5:33 PM. That leaves 10 h 35 min of daylight.
The time in Gwangju is also the time in nearby Kyonganni and Taessang.
12 codes are used to address mail in Gwangju.
Gwangju uses the Asia/Seoul time zone with a UTC+9 offset. Whether daylight saving time is used: No.
Questions and answers
- Which time zone determines the local time in Gwangju?
- Local time in Gwangju is determined by Asia/Seoul, with an offset of +9.
- Is daylight saving time something to watch for in Gwangju?
- No.
- What time does the day start in Gwangju?
- The sun rises at 6:58 AM.