Kuala Lumpur to Seoul: time difference
Seoul is 1 h ahead of Kuala Lumpur. Live clocks for both, the working hours they share, and how each one sits against your own time.
Your time
One day, 2 clocks
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Kuala Lumpur 19:30 7:30 PM Seoul 20:30 8:30 PM You –:–
19:30 7:30 PM
Malaysia Time · UTC+8
☀️ 06:59 · 🌙 19:03
20:30 8:30 PM
Korean Standard Time · UTC+9
☀️ 06:36 · 🌙 18:04
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+1 h
Seoul is 1 h ahead of Kuala Lumpur.
When you, Kuala Lumpur and Seoul are all at the desk
Pick the working hours below – the window every location shares appears once your time zone is known.
Working hours
🇲🇾 Kuala Lumpur
0 12 AM 1 1 AM 2 2 AM 3 3 AM 4 4 AM 5 5 AM 6 6 AM 7 7 AM 8 8 AM 9 9 AM 10 10 AM 11 11 AM 12 12 PM 13 1 PM 14 2 PM 15 3 PM 16 4 PM 17 5 PM 18 6 PM 19 7 PM 20 8 PM 21 9 PM 22 10 PM 23 11 PM
🇰🇷 Seoul
1 1 AM 2 2 AM 3 3 AM 4 4 AM 5 5 AM 6 6 AM 7 7 AM 8 8 AM 9 9 AM 10 10 AM 11 11 AM 12 12 PM 13 1 PM 14 2 PM 15 3 PM 16 4 PM 17 5 PM 18 6 PM 19 7 PM 20 8 PM 21 9 PM 22 10 PM 23 11 PM 0 12 AM
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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇲🇾 Kuala Lumpur | 🇰🇷 Seoul |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 19:30 | 20:30 |
| Local date | Saturday, October 10, 2026 | Saturday, October 10, 2026 |
| Time zone | Malaysia Time | Korean Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC+8 | UTC+9 |
| Offset from Kuala Lumpur | — | +1 h |
| IANA zone | Asia/Kuala Lumpur | Asia/Seoul |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 06:59 | 06:36 |
| Sunset | 19:03 | 18:04 |
| Daylight | 12 h 4 min | 11 h 29 min |
| People on this clock | 1,982,112 | 9,509,458 |
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Big time differences
Kuala Lumpur and Seoul: common questions
What is the time difference between Kuala Lumpur and Seoul?
Seoul is 1 hour ahead: it uses UTC+9, while Kuala Lumpur is on UTC+8.
If it is 9:00 AM in Kuala Lumpur, what time is it in Seoul?
At 9:00 AM in Kuala Lumpur, clocks in Seoul show 10:00 AM.
If it is 6:00 PM in Kuala Lumpur, what time is it in Seoul?
At 6:00 PM in Kuala Lumpur, clocks in Seoul show 7:00 PM.
When is a good time to call Seoul from Kuala Lumpur?
Between 9:00 AM and 5:00 PM in Kuala Lumpur – that is 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM in Seoul – both places are within working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM).
When is it already the next day in Seoul?
From 11:00 PM in Kuala Lumpur it is already the next day in Seoul. The other way round, until 1:00 AM in Seoul it is still the previous day in Kuala Lumpur.
Does the time difference between Kuala Lumpur and Seoul change?
No. Neither place uses daylight saving time, so the difference stays 1 hour all year.
