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North Korea
KST
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3am
6am
9am
12pm
3pm
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9pm
CEST
Central European Summer Time
GMT +2
12am
3am
6am
9am
12pm
3pm
6pm
9pm

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Selected conversion

9:00 pm21:00 KST (UTC+9), Oct 7, 2026 = 2:00 pm14:00 CEST (UTC+2), Oct 7, 2026

Hamhŭng is 7 hours ahead of CEST.

How the time difference changes

For most of the year, Hamhung is 7 hours ahead of CEST. At other times of the year, Hamhung is 8 hours ahead of CET.

For most of the year, working hours of 9:00 am to 5:00 pm in Hamhung correspond to 2:00 am to 10:00 am in CEST. At other times of the year, working hours of 9:00 am to 5:00 pm in Hamhung correspond to 1:00 am to 9:00 am in CET.For most of the year, working hours of 09:00 to 17:00 in Hamhung correspond to 02:00 to 10:00 in CEST. At other times of the year, working hours of 09:00 to 17:00 in Hamhung correspond to 01:00 to 09:00 in CET.

Compare Hamhung time with CEST time, including current local time, UTC offsets, time difference, daylight saving changes, working hours, and shareable meeting times.

Time Difference

KST (Korea Standard Time) is 7 hours ahead of Central European Summer Time.
9:00 pm21:00 in Hamhung, North Korea is 2:00 pm14:00 in CEST

Hamhŭng to CEST call time
Best time for a conference call or a meeting is between 4pm-5pm16:00-17:00 in Hamhŭng which corresponds to 9am-10am09:00-10:00 in CEST

9:00 pm21:00 KST (Korea Standard Time) (Hamhung, North Korea). Offset UTC +9:00 hours
2:00 pm14:00 Central European Summer Time (CEST). Offset UTC +2:00 hours

9:00 pm21:00 Hamhung, North Korea / 2:00 pm14:00 CEST

Hamhung, North KoreaCEST
12:00am5:00pm
1:00am6:00pm
2:00am7:00pm
3:00am8:00pm
4:00am9:00pm
5:00am10:00pm
6:00am11:00pm
7:00am12:00am
8:00am1:00am
9:00am2:00am
10:00am3:00am
11:00am4:00am
12:00pm5:00am
1:00pm6:00am
2:00pm7:00am
3:00pm8:00am
4:00pm9:00am
5:00pm10:00am
6:00pm11:00am
7:00pm12:00pm
8:00pm1:00pm
9:00pm2:00pm
10:00pm3:00pm
11:00pm4:00pm
00:0017:00
01:0018:00
02:0019:00
03:0020:00
04:0021:00
05:0022:00
06:0023:00
07:0000:00
08:0001:00
09:0002:00
10:0003:00
11:0004:00
12:0005:00
13:0006:00
14:0007:00
15:0008:00
16:0009:00
17:0010:00
18:0011:00
19:0012:00
20:0013:00
21:0014:00
22:0015:00
23:0016:00

Hamhŭng Information

Time Zone

Abbreviation / Name
GMT+9 - Korean Standard Time
UTC / GMT Offset
+9:00 hours during Korean Standard Time, currently in use.

Hamhŭng Facts

Country
North Korea
Alternative Names
Hamheung, Hamhung, Hamhungas, Hamhungo, Hamhŭng, Hienhing, Kanko, Kankō, hamheung, hamheungsi, xian xing shi, 咸興市, 함흥, 함흥시
Population
559,056
Currency
Won (KPW)
Geographic Coordinates
39° 55' N Latitude / 127° 32' E Longitude
International Dialing Code
+850

Central European Summer Time

Offset: CEST is 2 hours ahead Greenwich Mean Time (GMT) and is used in Europe

Countries using this time zone: Andorra, Albania, Austria, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Belgium, Switzerland, Czech Republic, Germany, Denmark, Spain, France, Gibraltar, Croatia, Hungary, Italy, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Monaco, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Serbia, Sweden, Slovenia, Svalbard & Jan Mayen, Slovakia, San Marino, Vatican City

Principal Cities: The largest city in the CEST time zone is Berlin in Germany, with about 3.426 million people. Other major cities in this time zone include Madrid, Rome, Paris, Hamburg.

German: MESZ - Mitteleuropäische Sommerzeit

CEST Time Zone Geo Map
CEST timezone map

Daylight Saving: Central European Summer Time (CEST) is a daylight saving/summer time zone. During winter, some places set clocks back one hour and observe Central European Time (CET).

Daylight saving time clock moves forward for one hourStart: Central European Summer Time (CEST) started on Sunday, March 29, 2026 at 2:00 am02:00 local time and clocks were set one hour forward to Sunday, March 29, 2026, 3:00 am03:00. Daylight saving starts annually on the last Sunday of March.

Daylight saving time clock moves back for one hourEnd: Central European Summer Time (CEST) ends on Sunday, October 25, 2026 at 3:00 am03:00 local time and clocks are set one hour back to Sunday, October 25, 2026, 2:00 am02:00 local standard time instead. Daylight saving ends annually on the last Sunday of October.

See upcoming clock changes worldwide.

CEST representations, usage and related time zones

W3C/ISO-8601: International standard covering representation and exchange of dates and time-related data
  • +02 - basic short
  • +0200 - basic
  • +02:00 - extended
Email/RFC-2822: Internet Message Format Date Standard, typically used for timestamps in email headers
  • +0200 - sign character (+) followed by a four digit time providing hours (02) and minutes (00) of the offset. Indicates an offset of two hours to the east of the zero meridian.
Military/NATO: Used by the U.S. military, Chinese military and others
  • Bravo - Military abbreviation for CEST
  • B - short form of 'Bravo'
IANA/Olson: Reflects CEST time zone boundaries defined by political bodies, primarily intended for use with computer programs and operating systems
  • Africa/Ceuta
  • Arctic/Longyearbyen
  • Atlantic/Jan_Mayen
  • CET
  • Europe/Amsterdam
  • Europe/Andorra
  • Europe/Belgrade
  • Europe/Berlin
  • Europe/Bratislava
  • Europe/Brussels
  • Europe/Budapest
  • Europe/Busingen
  • Europe/Copenhagen
  • Europe/Gibraltar
  • Europe/Ljubljana
  • Europe/Luxembourg
  • Europe/Madrid
  • Europe/Malta
  • Europe/Monaco
  • Europe/Oslo
  • Europe/Paris
  • Europe/Podgorica
  • Europe/Prague
  • Europe/Rome
  • Europe/San_Marino
  • Europe/Sarajevo
  • Europe/Skopje
  • Europe/Stockholm
  • Europe/Tirane
  • Europe/Vaduz
  • Europe/Vatican
  • Europe/Vienna
  • Europe/Warsaw
  • Europe/Zagreb
  • Europe/Zurich
  • MET
  • Poland
Time zones with the GMT +2 offset:
  • CEST - Central European Summer Time
  • EET - Eastern European Time
  • MESZ - Mitteleuropäische Sommerzeit
  • B - Bravo Time Zone
  • CAT - Central Africa Time
  • IST - Israel Standard Time
  • SAST - South Africa Standard Time
  • WAST - West Africa Summer Time