Gangchon in numbers
- Coordinates
- 35.4522, 127.4570
- Region
- Jeollabuk-do
- Country
- South Korea, Asia
- Capital
- Seoul — 239 km away
- Same name
- 15 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in Gangchon, Jeollabuk-do, South Korea
This is the current time in Gangchon, Jeollabuk-do, South Korea, shown for the Asia/Seoul time zone (+9).
Gangchon, South Korea
Saturday, 17 October 2026
UTC+9 · Asia/Seoul
Local time in Gangchon
UTC+9 · no daylight saving time
Local time in Gangchon, Jeollabuk-do.
The sun today
Sunrise 6:39 AM Solar noon 12:17 PM Sunset 5:55 PM Daylight 11 h 16 min Night 12 h 44 min Civil twilight 6:13 AM – 6:20 PM
Weather in Gangchon right now
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Gangchon and its neighbours
Postal codes
- 55721 이백면 — 0.8 km away
- 55725 산동면 — 2.3 km away
- 55710 산동면 — 2.7 km away
- 55722 이백면 — 2.9 km away
- 55723 이백면 — 4.0 km away
- 55709 산동면 — 4.1 km away
- 55719 운봉읍 — 4.7 km away
- 55733 남원시 — 5.0 km away
- 55734 남원시 — 5.2 km away
- 55726 남원시 — 5.3 km away
- 55732 남원시 — 5.4 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 Jeollabuk-do
Other places named Gangchon
- Gangchon Jeollabuk-do, South Korea
- Gangchon Jeollabuk-do, South Korea
- Gangchon Jeollabuk-do, South Korea
- Gangchon North Chungcheong, South Korea
- Gangchon North Chungcheong, 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
- P'Yongch'On-Ni — 2.3 km
- Sinpung — 4.8 km
- Chinmong-Ni — 5.0 km
- Nakgogae — 5.4 km
- Yanghojeong — 6.7 km
- Unbong — 6.9 km
Local time details for Gangchon
11 postal codes are current for Gangchon.
Gangchon follows Asia/Seoul, giving it a UTC+9 offset. Does the zone observe daylight saving? No.
In Gangchon today the sun is out from 6:39 AM until 5:55 PM. That comes to 11 h 16 min of daylight.
The clock in Gangchon matches the clock in nearby P'Yongch'On-Ni and Sinpung.
Questions and answers
- What is the time zone for Gangchon?
- The time zone for Gangchon is Asia/Seoul, with an offset of +9.
- Do clocks in Gangchon shift for daylight saving time?
- No.
- Is there a set time for sunrise in Gangchon?
- Today the sun rises at 6:39 AM.