East Asia · City travel

Best time to visit Busan

Mid May–Early Jun, Mid Oct–Early Nov is the best time to visit. During this period, the average daytime high is 22.2°C, with 2.5 rainy days per 10 days.

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Scenery of Busan
Photo: Brit in Seoul (CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons)

Season calendar

Busan season score, from early January through late December.Early Jan: Avoid (season score 6.7)Mid Jan: Avoid (season score 0.0)Late Jan: Avoid (season score 1.6)Early Feb: Avoid (season score 9.1)Mid Feb: Avoid (season score 10.4)Late Feb: Off-season (season score 14.3)Early Mar: Off-season (season score 19.3)Mid Mar: Fair (season score 37.3)Late Mar: Okay (season score 49.4)Early Apr: Good (season score 64.2)Mid Apr: Great (season score 71.9)Late Apr: Great (season score 85.7)Early May: Great (season score 85.5)Mid May: Best (season score 91.6)Late May: Best (season score 100.0)Early Jun: Best (season score 94.5)Mid Jun: Great (season score 83.7)Late Jun: Good (season score 66.3)Early Jul: Okay (season score 55.3)Mid Jul: Okay (season score 51.7)Late Jul: Okay (season score 52.0)Early Aug: Fair (season score 34.3)Mid Aug: Fair (season score 34.2)Late Aug: Fair (season score 39.6)Early Sep: Okay (season score 51.8)Mid Sep: Okay (season score 56.0)Late Sep: Great (season score 72.1)Early Oct: Great (season score 85.4)Mid Oct: Best (season score 98.7)Late Oct: Best (season score 94.2)Early Nov: Best (season score 88.8)Mid Nov: Good (season score 63.9)Late Nov: Okay (season score 50.5)Early Dec: Off-season (season score 26.6)Mid Dec: Off-season (season score 16.7)Late Dec: Avoid (season score 12.5)JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
AvoidOff-seasonFairOkayGoodGreatBest

Japan MOFA travel advice

No Japan MOFA travel advisory is in effect for this destination.

Climate and season score by month

MonthLevelDaytime highRainy days
(per 10 days)
Cloud cover
JanuaryAvoid8.5°C1.855.2%
FebruaryAvoid10.6°C2.459.4%
MarchFair14.3°C2.958.8%
AprilGreat18.7°C2.958.6%
MayBest22.4°C2.961.4%
JuneGreat25.0°C3.972.5%
JulyOkay28.0°C5.473.5%
AugustFair30.2°C5.266.5%
SeptemberGood27.1°C4.267.4%
OctoberBest22.9°C2.356.3%
NovemberGood17.0°C2.152.4%
DecemberOff-season10.5°C1.751.8%

How the score works

The season score is a relative 0–100 measure of how suitable each time of year is for travel at this destination, grouped into seven levels. It combines climate-normal trends in temperature, rain, cloud cover, and other conditions.

Weather station: BUSAN(10 km). Data: NASA POWER, NOAA GHCN-Daily, OISST, IBTrACS, and Natural Earth.

These are historical climate-normal trends, not a weather forecast.