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North Hamgyong, North Korea

North Hamgyong follows Korea Standard Time, UTC+9, with no seasonal clock changes. Chongjin, Hoeryong, Kimchaek, and other communities in the province all use the same official time.

Chongjin, North Korea

Friday, 30 October 2026

UTC+9 · Asia/Pyongyang

Time and sun data for Chongjin — the largest city of North Hamgyong

The sun in Chongjin

Sunrise 6:51 AM Solar noon 12:06 PM Sunset 5:20 PM Daylight 10 h 29 min Night 13 h 31 min Civil twilight 6:22 AM – 5:49 PM

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Current time in North Hamgyong, North Korea

The current-time display applies throughout North Hamgyong. No internal time-zone boundary separates its coastal cities from its inland or border districts, so a journey within the province does not require resetting a watch.

UTC+9 means local time is nine hours ahead of Coordinated Universal Time. When comparing schedules internationally, inspect both the hour and the date. North Hamgyong can be on tomorrow’s date while a western location remains on today’s.

Standard used: Korea Standard Time Offset from UTC: nine hours ahead Daylight saving adjustment: not observed Clock difference from the rest of North Korea: none Mountains complicate the road to sunrise, not the arithmetic of the clock.

Cities across North Hamgyong

Chongjin is the provincial capital and the principal urban center. It stands on the northeastern coast and is the natural city reference for regional time checks. Hoeryong lies farther north near the border with China, while Kimchaek is located down the eastern coast.

These cities are separated by meaningful distances and varied terrain, yet all keep identical civil time. Other places in the province include Musan, Kilju, Kyongsong, Onsong, and Orang. Their names may be transliterated differently on maps, but spelling variations have no effect on clock settings.

Rason is geographically close to North Hamgyong but has separate special-city status. It nevertheless follows the same national time. That distinction matters when identifying an administrative region, though not when arranging a call or converting an hour.

Reading sunrise for the northeast

North Hamgyong extends across a sizable portion of northeastern North Korea. A sunrise value for Chongjin should not automatically be treated as an exact value for Hoeryong, Kimchaek, or a mountain settlement. Longitude, latitude, elevation, and the horizon can all affect the observed result.

Select the nearest available city or precise coordinates. Confirm the local date before reading the dawn time. Distinguish sunrise from first light or civil twilight. Account for ridges or buildings that may hide the Sun after calculated sunrise.

Eastern coastal locations generally encounter the Sun’s daily path earlier by the clock than places well to the west, but latitude and terrain prevent a simple province-wide rule from giving an exact answer. Seasonal variation is also pronounced: summer days are longer, whereas winter offers a shorter interval between sunrise and sunset.

Questions and answers
What time zone is Chongjin in?
Chongjin uses Korea Standard Time, UTC+9.
Is Hoeryong one hour different because it is near China?
No. Hoeryong follows North Korean civil time regardless of the neighboring country’s clock.
Can one sunrise time cover the entire province?
No. Use the relevant city or coordinates because the province spans different longitudes, latitudes, and landscapes.

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