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Best time to visit South Korea

2 destinations · 30-year monthly averages, judged against the Warm preset (highs 19–28 °C66–82 °F, dry or showers) · pick another preset below

The best time to visit South Korea for warm weather is October, when both destinations on Sun Season fit. All of them have a true monsoon season. It falls between May and September, depending on the destination.

Verdicts come from WorldClim 2.1 monthly normals 1970–2000; see the method.

South Korea month by month

Pick the weather you like. Every month of every destination is then judged against it.

Weather you like

highs 19–28 °C66–82 °F, dry or showers

For Warm weather, the best time is October, when both destinations fit.

Open South Korea on the interactive map ↗ the same verdicts for any place on Earth, in any month

Destination	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Seoul	CLD	CLD	CLD	CLD	GO	RN	HOT	HOT	RN	GO	CLD	CLD
Jeju	CLD	CLD	CLD	CLD	MSN	MSN	MSN	MSN	MSN	GO	CLD	CLD

Destination

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Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Seoul

CLD

HOT

CLD

Jeju

CLD

MSN

CLD

GO fits · CLD too cold · HOT too hot · DRY too dry · RN too rainy · MSN monsoon

When to go to South Korea, by the weather you like

Looking for	Rule	Best months	Destinations that fit
Warm	highs 19–28 °C66–82 °F, dry or showers	October	2 of 2
Tropical	highs 28–38 °C82–100 °F, any rain except monsoon	no month	0 of 2
Beach	highs 28–38 °C82–100 °F, dry or showers	no month	0 of 2
Cool	highs 3–19 °C37–66 °F, any rain except monsoon	February to April and November to December	2 of 2
Snow	highs below 3 °C37 °F, any rain	January	1 of 2

Destinations in South Korea

Seoul May and October
Jeju October