Los Angeles to Seoul time
Seoul is 16 hours ahead of Los Angeles.
Time difference between Los Angeles and Seoul
Seoul is 16 hours ahead of Los Angeles. Los Angeles is on Pacific Daylight Time (PDT (UTC−07:00)) and Seoul is on Korean Standard Time (UTC+09:00).
The gap is not constant. Because of daylight saving it varies from 16 hours to 17 hours over the year.
Convert Los Angeles time to Seoul time
These examples use the current offsets, UTC−07:00 for Los Angeles and UTC+09:00 for Seoul. Use the converter above for any other time or date.
Seoul is ahead, so from 8:00 AM to midnight in Los Angeles it is already the next calendar day in Seoul.
| Los Angeles time | Seoul time |
|---|---|
| 6:00 AM | 11:00 PM |
| 9:00 AM | 2:00 AM (next day) |
| 12:00 PM | 5:00 AM (next day) |
| 3:00 PM | 8:00 AM (next day) |
| 6:00 PM | 11:00 AM (next day) |
| 9:00 PM | 2:00 PM (next day) |
Best time to call or meet: Los Angeles and Seoul working hours
The standard 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM working days in Los Angeles and Seoul do not overlap.
Between 8:00 AM and 8:00 PM, both cities are awake from 4:00 PM to 8:00 PM in Los Angeles (8:00 AM to 12:00 PM in Seoul), which usually means an early start or a late finish for one side.
Weekends, public holidays and local working weeks differ by country, so check those before booking.
Daylight saving time in Los Angeles and Seoul
Los Angeles observes daylight saving time. Its next change is on Nov 1, 2026 at 2:00 AM, when clocks go back 1 hour (UTC−07:00 to UTC−08:00).
Seoul does not change its clocks for daylight saving, so its UTC offset stays the same all year.