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Best time to visit South Korea

In Seoul: May to June and September to October — the months averaging 18–27 °C by day. No other month of the twelve falls inside that band in Seoul.

South Korea is not one climate. Each reference city below is answered on its own numbers.

Seoul

  1. January: 2 °C by day, -7 °C at night, 19 mm of rain
  2. February: 5 °C by day, -5 °C at night, 24 mm of rain
  3. March: 10 °C by day, 0 °C at night, 42 mm of rain
  4. April: 17 °C by day, 6 °C at night, 71 mm of rain
  5. May: 22 °C by day, 12 °C at night, 97 mm of rain, recommended
  6. June: 26 °C by day, 17 °C at night, 133 mm of rain, recommended
  7. July: 28 °C by day, 22 °C at night, 325 mm of rain
  8. August: 29 °C by day, 22 °C at night, 279 mm of rain
  9. September: 25 °C by day, 17 °C at night, 131 mm of rain, recommended
  10. October: 19 °C by day, 9 °C at night, 57 mm of rain, recommended
  11. November: 11 °C by day, 2 °C at night, 49 mm of rain
  12. December: 3 °C by day, -5 °C at night, 21 mm of rain
Warmest
August, 29 °C
Coolest
January, 2 °C
Driest
January, 19 mm
Wettest
July, 325 mm

Busan

May to July and September to October — 18–27 °C by day. No other month of the twelve falls inside that band in Busan.

  1. January: 6 °C by day, -1 °C at night, 32 mm of rain
  2. February: 9 °C by day, 1 °C at night, 43 mm of rain
  3. March: 12 °C by day, 5 °C at night, 83 mm of rain
  4. April: 17 °C by day, 9 °C at night, 114 mm of rain
  5. May: 21 °C by day, 14 °C at night, 122 mm of rain, recommended
  6. June: 24 °C by day, 18 °C at night, 177 mm of rain, recommended
  7. July: 27 °C by day, 22 °C at night, 264 mm of rain, recommended
  8. August: 28 °C by day, 24 °C at night, 206 mm of rain
  9. September: 25 °C by day, 20 °C at night, 178 mm of rain, recommended
  10. October: 21 °C by day, 14 °C at night, 73 mm of rain, recommended
  11. November: 15 °C by day, 7 °C at night, 50 mm of rain
  12. December: 8 °C by day, 1 °C at night, 28 mm of rain
Warmest
August, 28 °C
Coolest
January, 6 °C
Driest
December, 28 mm
Wettest
July, 264 mm

How this is worked out: a month qualifies when its mean daytime high falls between 18 °C and 27 °C. Where more than five qualify, the answer is the driest run of consecutive qualifying months; where none do, it is the driest three months in a row if the year is hot throughout, or the warmest three if it never gets there. The figures are the thirty-year monthly averages charted below, and they are averages, not a forecast — any single year can miss them by a wide margin.

Seoul

Long-term averages for Seoul: the mean daily high, the mean overnight low and the mean monthly rainfall across 30 years of ERA5 reanalysis data (1995–2024).

DayNight
-100102030°C0500mmJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecJanuary: Day 2 °C, Night -7 °C, Rain 19 mm. February: Day 5 °C, Night -5 °C, Rain 24 mm. March: Day 10 °C, Night 0 °C, Rain 42 mm. April: Day 17 °C, Night 6 °C, Rain 71 mm. May: Day 22 °C, Night 12 °C, Rain 97 mm. June: Day 26 °C, Night 17 °C, Rain 133 mm. July: Day 28 °C, Night 22 °C, Rain 325 mm. August: Day 29 °C, Night 22 °C, Rain 279 mm. September: Day 25 °C, Night 17 °C, Rain 131 mm. October: Day 19 °C, Night 9 °C, Rain 57 mm. November: Day 11 °C, Night 2 °C, Rain 49 mm. December: Day 3 °C, Night -5 °C, Rain 21 mm
Show the monthly table
Seoul
MonthDay (°C)Night (°C)Rain (mm)
January2-719
February5-524
March10042
April17671
May221297
June2617133
July2822325
August2922279
September2517131
October19957
November11249
December3-521

Busan

Long-term averages for Busan: the mean daily high, the mean overnight low and the mean monthly rainfall across 30 years of ERA5 reanalysis data (1995–2024).

DayNight
-551525°C0500mmJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecJanuary: Day 6 °C, Night -1 °C, Rain 32 mm. February: Day 9 °C, Night 1 °C, Rain 43 mm. March: Day 12 °C, Night 5 °C, Rain 83 mm. April: Day 17 °C, Night 9 °C, Rain 114 mm. May: Day 21 °C, Night 14 °C, Rain 122 mm. June: Day 24 °C, Night 18 °C, Rain 177 mm. July: Day 27 °C, Night 22 °C, Rain 264 mm. August: Day 28 °C, Night 24 °C, Rain 206 mm. September: Day 25 °C, Night 20 °C, Rain 178 mm. October: Day 21 °C, Night 14 °C, Rain 73 mm. November: Day 15 °C, Night 7 °C, Rain 50 mm. December: Day 8 °C, Night 1 °C, Rain 28 mm
Show the monthly table
Busan
MonthDay (°C)Night (°C)Rain (mm)
January6-132
February9143
March12583
April179114
May2114122
June2418177
July2722264
August2824206
September2520178
October211473
November15750
December8128

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