Best time to visit, weather and climate South Korea

Best time to visit South Korea

The best time to visit South Korea is in may and june and august and september, when you will have a pleasant or warm temperature and limited till mediocre rainfall. The highest average temperature in South Korea is 29°C in august and the lowest is -1°C in january.

South Korea has the continental climate prevailing. If you want to know what the average temperature is in South Korea or when most precipitation (rain or snow) falls, you can find an overview below. This way, you are well prepared. Our average monthly climate data is based on data from the past 30 years.

Climate South Korea per month

Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
-1°C	3°C	10°C	16°C	22°C	26°C	28°C	29°C	25°C	19°C	10°C	1°C
6 mm	16 mm	22 mm	36 mm	42 mm	60 mm	167 mm	115 mm	46 mm	43 mm	30 mm	19 mm

Climate data from: Seoul

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South Korea in brief

Capital	Seoul
Flight time ¹	17 h. 10 min
Population	51.446.201
Area	98.480 km²
Currency	South Korean won (KRW)
Local date	we 19 may 2021
Local time	05:56 hour at night

¹ From Cape Town International Airport

Climate South Korea

South Korea has the continental climate prevailing. In the summer it is warm and wet, and in the winter it is cold and dry. The average annual temperature for South Korea is 16° degrees and there is about 602 mm of rain in a year. It is dry for 222 days a year with an average humidity of 67% and an UV-index of 4.

Climate South Korea


Day
Night
Precip
Rain days
Snow days
Dry days
Sun hours per day
Wind force in Bft
UV-index

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Day	-1°C	3°C	10°C	16°C	22°C	26°C	28°C	29°C	25°C	19°C	10°C	1°C
Night	-7°C	-3°C	1°C	6°C	11°C	17°C	21°C	22°C	16°C	10°C	4°C	-4°C
Precip	6 mm	16 mm	22 mm	36 mm	42 mm	60 mm	167 mm	115 mm	46 mm	43 mm	30 mm	19 mm
Rain days	3	3	7	10	9	14	20	19	9	6	9	5
Snow days	4	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	5
Dry days	24	22	22	20	22	16	11	12	21	25	20	21
Sun hours per day	6	8	8	9	10	10	8	9	8	7	6	6
Wind force in Bft	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2
UV-index	2	2	3	4	5	6	6	6	5	3	2	2

Weather South Korea january

On average, it is maximum -1° in january in South Korea and at least around -7° degrees. In january there are 3 days of rainfall with a total of 6 mm. The it will be dry 24 days this month in South Korea and on average, it snows 4 days in january.

Weather South Korea february

On average, it is maximum 3° in february in South Korea and at least around -3° degrees. In february there are 3 days of rainfall with a total of 16 mm. The it will be dry 22 days this month in South Korea and on average, it snows 3 days in february.

Weather South Korea march

On average, it is maximum 10° in march in South Korea and at least around 1° degrees. In march there are 7 days of rainfall with a total of 22 mm. The it will be dry 22 days this month in South Korea and on average, it snows 2 days in march.

Weather South Korea april

On average, it is maximum 16° in april in South Korea and at least around 6° degrees. In april there are 10 days of rainfall with a total of 36 mm and the it will be dry 20 days this month in South Korea.

Weather South Korea may

On average, it is maximum 22° in may in South Korea and at least around 11° degrees. In may there are 9 days of rainfall with a total of 42 mm and the it will be dry 22 days this month in South Korea.

Weather South Korea june

On average, it is maximum 26° in june in South Korea and at least around 17° degrees. In june there are 14 days of rainfall with a total of 60 mm and the it will be dry 16 days this month in South Korea.

Weather South Korea july

On average, it is maximum 28° in july in South Korea and at least around 21° degrees. In july there are 20 days of rainfall with a total of 167 mm and the it will be dry 11 days this month in South Korea.

Weather South Korea august

On average, it is maximum 29° in august in South Korea and at least around 22° degrees. In august there are 19 days of rainfall with a total of 115 mm and the it will be dry 12 days this month in South Korea.

Weather South Korea september

On average, it is maximum 25° in september in South Korea and at least around 16° degrees. In september there are 9 days of rainfall with a total of 46 mm and the it will be dry 21 days this month in South Korea.

Weather South Korea october

On average, it is maximum 19° in october in South Korea and at least around 10° degrees. In october there are 6 days of rainfall with a total of 43 mm and the it will be dry 25 days this month in South Korea.

Weather South Korea november

On average, it is maximum 10° in november in South Korea and at least around 4° degrees. In november there are 9 days of rainfall with a total of 30 mm. The it will be dry 20 days this month in South Korea and on average, it snows 1 day in november.

Weather South Korea december

On average, it is maximum 1° in december in South Korea and at least around -4° degrees. In december there are 5 days of rainfall with a total of 19 mm. The it will be dry 21 days this month in South Korea and on average, it snows 5 days in december.

14 day weather forecast South Korea

The weather for Seoul in South Korea will be ° degrees in the next 14 days and it stays dry every day.

Weather forecast this week

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About South Korea

South Korea is in the continental part Asia and the capital is Seoul. The total surface is 98.480 km² with 2.413 km of coastline and the population consists of 51.446.201 inhabitants. In terms of area, the country is 12x smaller than New Zealand. If you want to call South Korea you have to use +82 or 0082 before the phone number without the first 0 in the original phone number (if it occurs). If the normal number is 05012457809, for example, you can remove the first 0 and call +825012457809 or 00825012457809.

South Korea is in a straight line at 13.717 km distance from Cape Town. From Cape Town International Airport the flight time is about 17 hours10.