East Asia · City travel

Best time to visit Seoul

Late Apr–Mid Jun, Late Sep–Late Oct is the best time to visit. During this period, the average daytime high is 23.3°C, with 2.4 rainy days per 10 days.

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Scenery of Seoul
Photo: Eunmi Park (CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons)

Season calendar

Seoul season score, from early January through late December.Early Jan: Avoid (season score 1.9)Mid Jan: Avoid (season score 0.0)Late Jan: Avoid (season score 2.6)Early Feb: Avoid (season score 6.3)Mid Feb: Avoid (season score 10.4)Late Feb: Off-season (season score 22.8)Early Mar: Off-season (season score 26.4)Mid Mar: Okay (season score 45.2)Late Mar: Good (season score 60.4)Early Apr: Good (season score 70.4)Mid Apr: Great (season score 80.9)Late Apr: Best (season score 86.1)Early May: Best (season score 92.9)Mid May: Best (season score 92.1)Late May: Best (season score 97.5)Early Jun: Best (season score 94.7)Mid Jun: Best (season score 85.9)Late Jun: Good (season score 63.0)Early Jul: Okay (season score 55.4)Mid Jul: Okay (season score 48.8)Late Jul: Fair (season score 37.1)Early Aug: Off-season (season score 25.3)Mid Aug: Fair (season score 39.6)Late Aug: Okay (season score 55.4)Early Sep: Good (season score 68.2)Mid Sep: Great (season score 74.2)Late Sep: Best (season score 95.6)Early Oct: Best (season score 92.9)Mid Oct: Best (season score 100.0)Late Oct: Best (season score 90.6)Early Nov: Great (season score 73.2)Mid Nov: Okay (season score 49.3)Late Nov: Off-season (season score 25.1)Early Dec: Avoid (season score 10.4)Mid Dec: Avoid (season score 5.2)Late Dec: Avoid (season score 5.7)JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
AvoidOff-seasonFairOkayGoodGreatBest

Events & natural phenomena

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
JanuaryAvoid2.2°C1.953.5%
FebruaryAvoid5.5°C2.150.4%
MarchOkay11.5°C2.051.2%
AprilGreat18.3°C2.753.5%
MayBest23.9°C2.756.9%
JuneGreat28.0°C3.165.1%
JulyOkay29.5°C4.674.1%
AugustFair30.5°C4.064.8%
SeptemberGreat26.8°C2.657.2%
OctoberBest20.5°C2.347.2%
NovemberOkay12.3°C2.952.5%
DecemberAvoid4.3°C2.153.7%

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: SEOUL CITY(1 km). Data: NASA POWER, NOAA GHCN-Daily, OISST, IBTrACS, and Natural Earth.

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