Busan uses Asia/Seoul — UTC+09:00 (KST) in standard time. It is located in Busan, South Korea. The live clock shows the current local time and updates every second.
Everything you need to know about Busan's time zone, UTC offset, and Daylight Saving Time schedule.
Busan uses UTC+09:00 in standard time. This is the offset used outside the daylight saving period.
This zone does not observe daylight saving time and stays on UTC+09:00 year-round.
The official IANA time zone name for Busan is Asia/Seoul. This identifier is used in programming, operating systems and calendar applications worldwide.
No daylight saving transitions are scheduled for this zone.
Seoul, Incheon, Daegu, Daejeon, Gwangju
Currency: South Korean Won (KRW). Calling code: +82. Languages: Korean.
Busan (Korean: 부산; pronounced [pusʰan]; alternatively romanized as Pusan), officially Busan Metropolitan City, is the second most populous city in South Korea, after Seoul; it has a population of over 3.3 million as of 2024.
It is the economic, cultural and educational center of southeastern South Korea, with its port being South Korea's busiest and the sixth-busiest in the world. The surrounding "Southeastern Maritime Industrial Region" (including Ulsan, South Gyeongsang, Daegu, and part of North Gyeongsang and South Jeolla) is South Korea's largest industrial area.
The large volumes of port traffic and urban population in excess of 1 million makes Busan a Large-Port metropolis using the Southampton System of Port-City classification. As of 2025, Busan Port is the primary port in Korea and the world's sixth-largest container port.
Busan is divided into 15 major administrative districts and a single county, together housing a population of approximately 3.3 million. The entire metropolitan area, the Southeastern Maritime Industrial Region, has a population of approximately 8 million. The most densely built-up areas of the city are situated in a number of narrow valleys between the Nakdong...
Source: Wikipedia contributors — Busan. Adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0; see licence details. Reviewed by the TimeZoria AI Editorial Team.
3,285,147 residents (GeoNames city population; metro areas may be larger).
Busan, South Korea.
Asia/Seoul · UTC+09:00 (KST).
No daylight saving time.
South Korean Won (KRW) · +82.
Changwon, Ulsan, Daegu
Gimhae International Airport (PUS) about 12 km from the city coordinates. Source: OurAirports (public domain).
2024 averages: daily highs 19.0°C and lows 11.6°C. Warmest month: August (average high 30.7°C); coolest month: January (average low -1.4°C). Source: Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Busan is the second largest city in Korea, a maritime logistics hub, and a world-class mega port, it acts as a gateway to the Eurasian continent. In 2022, the maritime city recorded a GRDP of KRW 104 trillion with a per capita GRDP of KRW 39.6 million. Source: Wikipedia contributors · CC BY-SA 4.0 (adapted).
Region: Busan · IANA zone: Asia/Seoul · Open data sources and licence details: TimeZoria AI licenses.
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Note on DST transitions: The offsets shown above reflect the current live offset, which changes twice a year due to Daylight Saving Time. Different regions change their clocks on different dates, which means the difference between Busan and another city can vary by 1 hour for a short period in spring and autumn. Always verify the exact time difference around DST transition dates for critical scheduling.
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