When to Go
When to Visit South Korea: Month by Month
Average highs, rainfall and public holidays across all twelve months in South Korea — and the quietest hours at the places worth going.
- Best month
- May
- Average high
- 2–29°C
- Rainfall
- 1299mm
The year at a glance
- Good time to go
- Middling
- Less good
- Best avoided
Colours rank each country's twelve months against one another: how far the month sits from a mild 22°C in either direction, and how much of the year's rain falls in it. The number is that month's average daytime high.
Easiest months to travel
Ranked by how mild and dry each month is on average. A comfortable month can still be a busy one — check its holidays.
Every month compared
| Month | Average high | Average low | Rainfall |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 2° | -6° | 20mm |
| Feb | 4° | -4° | 27mm |
| Mar | 11° | 0° | 44mm |
| Apr | 17° | 6° | 65mm |
| May | 22° | 11° | 99mm |
| Jun | 26° | 17° | 140mm |
| Jul | 29° | 22° | 304mm |
| Aug | 29° | 23° | 262mm |
| Sep | 25° | 18° | 162mm |
| Oct | 19° | 10° | 90mm |
| Nov | 12° | 3° | 56mm |
| Dec | 3° | -4° | 30mm |
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Verified quiet times
Real foot-traffic data for places worth timing right.
- N Seoul Tower Seoul Weekdays 10 AM–12 PM, 9–10 PM
- National Museum of Korea Seoul Mon·Tue·Thu·Fri 10–11 AM
- Haedong Yonggungsa Temple Busan Weekdays 7–9 AM, 5–8 PM
- Deoksugung Palace Seoul
- Gwangjang Market Seoul Weekdays 9–10 AM, 7–10 PM
- Cheomseongdae Observatory Gyeongju Weekdays 9 AM–12 PM
Places to go in South Korea
attraction Gyeongbokgung Palace
Gyeongbokgung Palace, Seoul's largest and grandest Joseon-era royal palace, is best reached via Gyeongbokgung Station (Line 3), Exit 5, which leads almost directly to the main gate.
attraction Nami Island
Nami Island is a half-moon-shaped park in the Han River about an hour east of Seoul, reached by ferry (or zip-line) from Gapyeong Station — not Chuncheon proper, though it's grouped under Gangwon-do trips.
hidden gem Gamcheon Culture Village
Gamcheon Culture Village is a hillside neighborhood of pastel-colored houses, murals, and small galleries in Busan's Saha-gu district — best reached by taxi or bus from Toseong Station (Line 1, Exit 6).
attraction Dongdaemun Design Plaza (DDP)
Dongdaemun Design Plaza (DDP) is Zaha Hadid's neofuturist, riveted-aluminium landmark in Jung District, right above Dongdaemun History & Culture Park Station (Lines 2, 4, and 5, exits 1 and 2).
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Climate figures are 10-year averages for Seoul, from NASA POWER; holidays from public calendars. Updated monthly.