Current time in Hamhŭng
Friday, 17 July 2026
Hamhŭng, North Korea · Asia/Pyongyang · UTC+09:00
Time-zone identity for Hamhŭng
- IANA zone
Asia/Pyongyang- UTC offset now
- UTC+09:00
- Current zone label
- GMT+9
- Clock-change status
- No UTC offset change was found in the next 370 days.
Hamhŭng is currently 9 hours ahead of UTC. The named zone, rather than the offset alone, should be used for future dates.
Clock changes in Hamhŭng
370-day checked horizon
No UTC offset change was found through Thursday, 22 July 2027 in runtime time-zone data 2026b.
Weather now
Weather in Hamhŭng
Conditions near Hamhŭng and a 3-day forecast. Local conditions can differ across large urban areas, mountains and coastlines.
Sunny
- Feels like
- 26°C
- Humidity
- 54%
- Wind
- 4.3 km/h SW
- Recent precipitation
- 0 mm
3-day forecast
- Partly Cloudy20°C to 29°C6% chance of precipitationWind up to 10.4 km/h
- Patchy rain nearby18°C to 23°C90% chance of precipitationWind up to 13.3 km/h
- Patchy rain nearby19°C to 23°C38% chance of precipitationWind up to 7.6 km/h
Forecast valid from 09:00 local time. Updated 2026-07-17T00:18:44.289Z; refresh due by 2026-07-17T00:33:44.289Z.
Time-zone history
UTC offset changes for Hamhŭng
A bounded record of offset transitions calculated for Asia/Pyongyang, covering 2021 through 2031. Events are offset changes; their legal or daylight-saving cause is not inferred.
Previous 5 years
No UTC offset transition was found in the previous 5 years.
Next 5 years
No UTC offset transition was found in the next 5 years.
Dates are calculated from IANA time-zone rules. The calculation checks for offset changes throughout the displayed period and resolves each change to the nearest second.
Sun and Moon today
Sun and Moon in Hamhŭng
Daily astronomical events for Friday, 17 July 2026, expressed in Asia/Pyongyang local time. Polar-day or polar-night events may be unavailable on a particular date.
Sun
- Sunrise
- 05:15
- Sunset
- 19:56
- Solar noon
- 12:36
- Civil twilight
- 04:43–20:28
Moon
- Moonrise
- 08:18
- Moonset
- 21:51
- Phase
- Waxing Crescent
- Illumination
- 10%
Location context
About Hamhŭng
Location details for Hamhŭng in South Hamgyong, North Korea.
- Administrative area
- South Hamgyong, North Korea
- Population
- 559,056
- Coordinates
- 39.9183° N, 127.5364° E. The elevation is 16 metres.
Country context
North Korea at a glance
Country information for North Korea. The listed time zones reflect cities available in this directory and may not include every territorial exception.
- Capital
- Pyongyang
- Country codes
- KP · PRK · 408
- Population
- 25,549,819
- Currency
- North Korean Won (KPW)
- Calling code
- +850
- Languages
- Korean (North Korea)
- Time zones represented
- 1 time zone is used by cities in this directory: Asia/Pyongyang.
Nearby city clocks
Cities near Hamhŭng
Nearby cities are ordered by approximate straight-line distance from Hamhŭng. Times are calculated for the same instant shown above.
- HŭngnamSouth Hamgyong, North Korea12 km southeast
Asia/PyongyangSame local time - Yŏnggwang-ŭpSouth Hamgyong, North Korea13 km northwest
Asia/PyongyangSame local time - Samho-rodongjaguSouth Hamgyong, North Korea29 km east
Asia/PyongyangSame local time - HongwŏnSouth Hamgyong, North Korea38 km east
Asia/PyongyangSame local time - Yuktae-dongSouth Hamgyong, North Korea54 km east
Asia/PyongyangSame local time - Sinp’oSouth Hamgyong, North Korea58 km east
Asia/PyongyangSame local time
Data and methodology
The current time is calculated for Asia/Pyongyang when the page loads. The offset history covers five years before and after today using IANA time-zone data version 2026b. Future changes are hidden when a newer published rule is not yet available to the calculator. GeoNames ID 1877449 supplies the location and coordinates; nearby distances are straight-line estimates.
Place data 2026-07-15_01-57-51-849; time calculated 2026-07-17T00:18:44.268Z; IANA time-zone data 2026b; weather retrieved 2026-07-17T00:18:44.289Z; astronomy retrieved 2026-07-17T00:18:44.287Z
View calculation details and sources
- GeoNames cities15000GeoNames · version 2026-07-15_01-57-51-849 · CC BY 4.0 · accessedPlace and country names, administrative areas, coordinates, population, capital, codes, currency, calling codes and languages.
- IANA Time Zone DatabaseInternet Assigned Numbers Authority · version 2026b · Public domain · accessedTime-zone names, UTC offsets and clock changes.
- Unicode Common Locale Data RepositoryUnicode Consortium · version 48.0 · Unicode License v3 · accessedEnglish display names for countries, currencies and languages.
- Complete Sun and Moon Data for One DayUnited States Naval Observatory · version API 4.0.1 · U.S. Government work · accessedDaily sunrise, sunset, civil twilight, solar transit, moonrise, moonset, phase and illumination.
- Weather and Geolocation APIWeatherAPI.com · version Forecast API v1; free plan · WeatherAPI.com terms; commercial and non-commercial use permitted by plan · accessedCurrent weather conditions, the next 24 hours and a three-day forecast.