Seoul to Shantou: time difference
Shantou 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 17:03 5:03 PM Shantou 16:03 4:03 PM You –:–
17:03 5:03 PM
Korean Standard Time · UTC+9
☀️ 06:40 · 🌙 17:57
16:03 4:03 PM
China Standard Time · UTC+8
☀️ 06:11 · 🌙 17:49
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−1 h
Shantou is 1 h behind Seoul.
When you, Seoul and Shantou 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
🇨🇳 Shantou
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 | 🇨🇳 Shantou |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 17:03 | 16:03 |
| Local date | Thursday, October 15, 2026 | Thursday, October 15, 2026 |
| Time zone | Korean Standard Time | China Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC+9 | UTC+8 |
| Offset from Seoul | — | −1 h |
| IANA zone | Asia/Seoul | Asia/Shanghai |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 06:40 | 06:11 |
| Sunset | 17:57 | 17:49 |
| Daylight | 11 h 17 min | 11 h 38 min |
| People on this clock | 9,509,458 | 5,389,328 |
Compare Seoul with another city
More comparisons with Seoul: the time zones next to it and the far side of the clock.
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Big time differences
Seoul and Shantou: common questions
How far behind Seoul is Shantou?
Shantou is 1 hour behind Seoul: UTC+8 against UTC+9.
If it is 9:00 AM in Seoul, what time is it in Shantou?
At 9:00 AM in Seoul, clocks in Shantou show 8:00 AM.
If it is 6:00 PM in Seoul, what time is it in Shantou?
At 6:00 PM in Seoul, clocks in Shantou show 5:00 PM.
When do working hours in Seoul and in Shantou 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 Shantou.
Until what time in Seoul is it still yesterday in Shantou?
Before 1:00 AM in Seoul, the date in Shantou has not changed yet. From 11:00 PM in Shantou, it is already the next day in Seoul.
Is the time difference between Seoul and Shantou the same all year?
Yes. Neither Seoul nor Shantou switches to summer time, so the gap is always 1 hour.
