Sunrise and sunset in South Korea

Average length of day in Seoul

      sunshine duration       twilight phase

Sunrise and sunset in the most important cities of South Korea

The cities are ordered by their geographic position from east to west, so in an approximate direction of the sun course. Since the orbit of the sun is elliptical, sunrise or sunset never happen on a whole longitude at the same time. All data given for October 3rd., localtime in South Korea

Sunrise and sunset by month (Seoul)

Where does the sun rise in South Korea?

The sun always rises in the east, everywhere and regardless of the country or continent. The easternmost city in South Korea is Pohang in the region of Gyeongsangbuk-do. There, the sun rises at 6:17 am and sets at 6:05 pm these days. The latest sunset is currently experienced in the west in the city of Sinan (Jeollanam-do) at 6:19 pm.

Duration of the sunset

The distance from the equator and the path of the sun determines not only the time of sunrise and sunset. The farther a country is from the equator, the more oblique the sun's path is to the horizon. And this causes a different duration that a sunset takes. Seoul lies on the 38th degree of northern latitude and is therefore quite far away from the equator. While a sunset near the equator only lasts about 20 minutes, in South Korea this period averages 32 minutes. In June, it's about 34 minutes in Seoul, while in December it's 30 minutes.

International cities for comparison