Seoul to Chiayi: time difference
Chiayi is 1 h behind Seoul. 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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Seoul 13:28 1:28 PM Chiayi 12:28 12:28 PM You –:–
13:28 1:28 PM
Korean Standard Time · UTC+9
☀️ 06:43 · 🌙 17:53
12:28 12:28 PM
Taipei Standard Time · UTC+8
☀️ 05:57 · 🌙 17:31
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−1 h
Chiayi is 1 h behind Seoul.
When you, Seoul and Chiayi are all at the desk
Pick the working hours below – the window every location shares appears once your time zone is known.
Working hours
🇰🇷 Seoul
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
🇹🇼 Chiayi
23 11 PM 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
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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇰🇷 Seoul | 🇹🇼 Chiayi |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 13:28 | 12:28 |
| Local date | Sunday, October 18, 2026 | Sunday, October 18, 2026 |
| Time zone | Korean Standard Time | Taipei Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC+9 | UTC+8 |
| Offset from Seoul | — | −1 h |
| IANA zone | Asia/Seoul | Asia/Taipei |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 06:43 | 05:57 |
| Sunset | 17:53 | 17:31 |
| Daylight | 11 h 10 min | 11 h 34 min |
| People on this clock | 9,509,458 | 269,874 |
Compare Seoul with another city
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Seoul and Chiayi: common questions
How far behind Seoul is Chiayi?
Chiayi is 1 hour behind Seoul: UTC+8 against UTC+9.
If it is 9:00 AM in Seoul, what time is it in Chiayi?
At 9:00 AM in Seoul, clocks in Chiayi show 8:00 AM.
If it is 6:00 PM in Seoul, what time is it in Chiayi?
At 6:00 PM in Seoul, clocks in Chiayi show 5:00 PM.
When do working hours in Seoul and in Chiayi overlap?
Working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) overlap from 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM in Seoul, which is 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM in Chiayi.
Until what time in Seoul is it still yesterday in Chiayi?
Before 1:00 AM in Seoul, the date in Chiayi has not changed yet. From 11:00 PM in Chiayi, it is already the next day in Seoul.
Is the time difference between Seoul and Chiayi the same all year?
Yes. Neither Seoul nor Chiayi switches to summer time, so the gap is always 1 hour.
