Best Time to Visit Seoul
The best time to visit Seoul is October, when the average temperature is about 16°C and rainfall is low for Seoul, at about 51 mm a month.
Seoul weather by month
The wettest month in Seoul is July with 323 mm of rain, and the warmest is August at an average 25°C. The coolest is January at 0°C.
| Month | Average temperature | Rainfall | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 0°C / 31°F | 22 mm | Cold |
| February | 1°C / 33°F | 32 mm | Cold |
| March | 4°C / 39°F | 36 mm | Cold |
| April | 9°C / 48°F | 69 mm | Cool |
| May | 15°C / 58°F | 86 mm | Rainy |
| June | 20°C / 67°F | 103 mm | Rainy |
| July | 23°C / 74°F | 323 mm | Wet |
| August | 25°C / 77°F | 246 mm | Wet |
| September | 22°C / 71°F | 129 mm | Rainy |
| October | 16°C / 61°F | 51 mm | Best |
| November | 9°C / 49°F | 51 mm | Cool |
| December | 2°C / 36°F | 26 mm | Cold |
How we pick the best months
- Best: an average temperature of 15–28°C and low rainfall for Seoul: under 150 mm, and no more than 75 mm, a quarter above Seoul's median month (never set below 60 mm).
- If no month qualifies, we show the three driest months that average 10–30°C instead.
- Wet: 150 mm of rain or more. Rainy: more than 75 mm. Hot: 29°C or more on average. Cool: under 15°C. Cold: under 5°C.
Averages cover day and night, so afternoons are warmer than the figure shown. Weather is only one reason to pick a month: school holidays, festivals and prices matter too.
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Where these numbers come from
Monthly averages for January 2001 – December 2020 from the NASA POWER project, for the area around Incheon (ICN) at 37.47, 126.45. The model covers a grid about 50 km across, so a coastal or hilly spot can run a degree or two different. Retrieved 12 September 2026.
The data was obtained from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Langley Research Center (LaRC) Prediction of Worldwide Energy Resource (POWER) Project funded through the NASA Earth Science/Applied Science Program.