4.5 out of 5 — 280599 votes

Jeollabuk-do, South Korea

Jeollabuk-do follows Korea Standard Time, UTC+9, without daylight saving time. Jeonju, Gunsan, Iksan, and every other community in the region keep the same year-round clock.

Jeonju, South Korea

16:52:42

Friday, 4 September 2026

UTC+9 · Asia/Seoul

Time and sun data for Jeonju — the largest city of Jeollabuk-do

The sun in Jeonju

Sunrise 06:06 Solar noon 12:32 Sunset 18:58 Daylight 12 h 51 min Night 11 h 09 min Civil twilight 05:40 – 19:24

South Korea · 6 587 cities · page 2 of 33

All cities — page 2

Current time in Jeollabuk-do, South Korea

The region is nine hours ahead of Coordinated Universal Time. Converting 18:00 UTC, for example, requires not only adding nine hours but also recognizing that the local date has moved into the following day.

For domestic planning, no conversion is needed between Jeollabuk-do and another South Korean region. For international planning, use UTC+9 as the stable Korean side of the comparison and verify whether the overseas location changes clocks.

A fixed time zone removes one surprise from the calendar; it does not prevent midnight from sneaking into the calculation.

Cities and the province-wide time standard

Jeollabuk-do contains coastal plains, inland cities, rural counties, and mountainous eastern areas. Their landscapes differ, but their civil time does not. Official schedules across the region are based on Korea Standard Time.

Major cities to use as reference points include: Jeonju, the provincial capital Iksan, north of Jeonju Gunsan, a port city on the western coast Jeongeup, in the southwestern part of the region Namwon, in the southeast

A journey among these cities never crosses a time-zone boundary. Devices set to obtain South Korean time automatically should display the same hour in each place, provided their date, time-zone, and network settings are correct.

Why sunrise is locally specific

Gunsan’s coastal position and Namwon’s inland setting do not produce a new official time, but they can produce different sunrise observations. Longitude and latitude affect the calculated event, while hills, ridges, and buildings influence when direct sunlight becomes visible.

The date is equally important. Sunrise and sunset shift through the seasons, creating longer days in summer and shorter days in winter. Since South Korea does not use daylight saving time, these changes appear directly on the clock rather than being partly masked by a seasonal adjustment.

Choose a city or exact coordinates. Enter the local date in Jeollabuk-do. Confirm the output is expressed in UTC+9. Account for the real horizon when visibility is essential. A province-level sunrise value can orient a reader, but a local value is better for farming, hiking, photography, or any activity sensitive to first light. Weather remains a separate question from astronomical timing.

Questions and answers

What is Jeollabuk-do’s UTC offset?: The region uses UTC+9 under Korea Standard Time.
Are Gunsan and Jeonju on the same clock?: Yes. There is no time difference between them.
Does sunrise stay at one time all year?: No. It changes with the date and location, although the UTC offset stays fixed.