Gwangchon in numbers
- Coordinates
- 35.3953, 127.2830
- Region
- Jeollabuk-do
- Country
- South Korea, Asia
- Capital
- Seoul — 243 km away
- Same name
- 4 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in Gwangchon, Jeollabuk-do, South Korea
Get the current local time in Gwangchon, Jeollabuk-do, South Korea, a location in the Asia/Seoul time zone (+9).
Gwangchon, South Korea
Saturday, 17 October 2026
UTC+9 · Asia/Seoul
Local time in Gwangchon
UTC+9 · no daylight saving time
What the clock shows right now in Gwangchon.
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 6:14 AM – 6:21 PM
Weather in Gwangchon right now
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Gwangchon and its neighbours
Postal codes
- 55783 주생면 — 1.7 km away
- 55780 대산면 — 2.8 km away
- 55787 대강면 — 3.1 km away
- 55782 주생면 — 3.7 km away
- 55784 금지면 — 4.4 km away
- 56028 동계면 — 5.0 km away
- 55781 주생면 — 5.4 km away
- 55785 금지면 — 5.5 km away
- 56030 적성면 — 5.7 km away
- 55779 대산면 — 5.8 km away
- 55744 남원시 — 6.1 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 Gwangchon
- Gwangchon Jeollabuk-do, South Korea
- Gwangchon North Chungcheong, South Korea
- Gwangchon Gyeonggi-do, South Korea
- Gwangchon Jeollanam-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
- Bandari — 3.2 km
- Jecheon — 3.8 km
- Chidang-Ni — 4.4 km
- Un'Gyo-Ri — 5.4 km
- Solt'An — 6.3 km
- Koin-Ri — 6.7 km
Gwangchon: clock, sun and surroundings
Near Gwangchon you can add Bandari and Jecheon, both on the same time.
Gwangchon has 11 postal codes in total.
The time zone in effect for Gwangchon is Asia/Seoul, at UTC+9. Daylight saving time observed: No.
Morning light reaches Gwangchon at 6:39 AM, and the sun sets at 5:55 PM. Daylight lasts a total of 11 h 16 min.
Questions and answers
- Which time zone is local to Gwangchon?
- The time zone local to Gwangchon is Asia/Seoul, with an offset of +9.
- Does Gwangchon switch between standard time and daylight saving time?
- Daylight saving time in Gwangchon: No.
- Sunset in Gwangchon is at what time?
- At 5:55 PM.