DEC · SEOUL
37.55° N · 127.00° E
Destination brief
South Korea
Travel Score
78
out of 100
In short
A good time to go.
Explore
A balanced mix of sights, food and day trips.
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Weather forecast
Great weather and steady: Mon Nov 2 and Tue Nov 3
Average weather score 89 out of 100, the best of 3 two- and three-day runs in the forecast.
Weather forecast only: air quality, events and safety are shown separately.
Every component and the reason behind it. The full formula is on the Method page.
Average daily weather score 75/100 over the next 3 days; biggest concern: 72% chance of rain on Nov 1.
US EPA index 2: Moderate.
WeatherAPI
SeoulStation: ChongdongUpdated 10:15 PM local time
10°C
Patchy rain nearby
Feels like 9°High 12° · Low 8°
Rain now
28%
Rain today
72% chance
Humidity
83%
Wind
Festival calendar
Nothing on right now
No listed festivals or events are happening today.
Christmas Day
ReligiousWorldwide
Dec 25, 2026In 54 days
Global celebration marking the birth of Jesus Christ, celebrated with feasts, gift-giving, and decorations.
New Year's Day
National HolidayWorldwide
Jan 1, 2027In 61 days
Global celebrations to welcome the new year with joy and festivities.
Seollal (Korean Lunar New Year)
CulturalSouth Korea · Nationwide
Feb 6–8, 2027In 97 days
South Korea's lunar new year: family gatherings, ancestral rites, hanbok and tteokguk rice-cake soup. The main day is 7 February in 2027, with a day either side off work.
US EPA index
2 / 6
ModerateAcceptable for most people. Unusually sensitive people may want to limit long outdoor exertion.
GeoNames (CC BY 4.0)
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No Level 3 or 4 advisory in our data (not a guarantee of safety).
No storms or heavy rain in the next 3 days.
No listed events with confirmed dates in the next 14 days.
Seasonal data not available yet; neutral estimate used.
10:28 PM
Sunday, November 1
5 km/h E
Visibility
10 km
UV index
Low (0)
Local time at destination
Today
Nov 1
12° 8°
Overcast · 72% rain
Mon
Nov 2
14° 9°
Sunny · 5% rain
Cold: averaging 11.3°C
Tue
Nov 3
15° 6°
Overcast · 8% rain
Cold: averaging 11.4°C
No known advisory
No Level 3 or 4 advisory found for this destination in our data. This is not a guarantee of safety. Check your government's official travel advice before you go.
Source: U.S. Department of State travel advisories (Level 3 and 4), retrieved 2026-10-22 from the State Department's public feed; a few records kept by hand carry their own source and date. Updated Oct 22, 2026.
Emergency numbers for this country aren't in our data yet. Look them up before you travel.
Korean is one of this country’s main languages; local languages can differ by region. Only words that Wiktionary and Wikivoyage phrasebooks both give are shown (CC BY-SA 4.0, checked 2026-10-11). Some languages change a word with who is speaking or how formal you are: these are the common forms.
Visa and passport rules depend on your nationality: check your government’s travel advice before you book.
Seoul, officially Seoul Special Metropolitan City, is the capital and largest city of South Korea, and the largest city in the whole of Korea.
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NASA POWER climatology (public domain)
Usually the most comfortable: May, June and October. Typical weather over 2001–2020, not a forecast.
Taller is more comfortable. The brighter bars are the best months; the filled label is this month.
Typical December weather is unavailable right now.
| Month | Feels | High / low | Rain | Comfort |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | Cold | -1° / -11° | 17 mm | 40 |
| February | Cold | 3° / -8° | 27 mm | 48 |
| March | Cold | 8° / -3° | 33 mm | 65 |
| April | Cool | 16° / 3° | 65 mm | 82 |
| May | Pleasant | 22° / 10° | 86 mm | 92 |
| June | Pleasant | 27° / 16° | 108 mm | 88 |
| July | Very wet | 28° / 20° |
Comfort uses the typical daytime high (most comfortable at 20 to 28°C) and the typical rainfall (most comfortable under 1 mm a day), averaged over 2001–2020. Highs and lows are worked out from the monthly average temperature and the average daily swing, so they are close, not exact. It is not a forecast. Humidity, crowds, prices and festivals are not included, and a mountain or coast can differ from its half-degree grid cell.
| 361 mm |
| 60 |
| August | Very wet | 28° / 20° | 271 mm | 65 |
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| September | Wet | 24° / 14° | 130 mm | 85 |
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| October | Pleasant | 18° / 7° | 52 mm | 90 |
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| November | Cold | 9° / -1° | 48 mm | 65 |
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| December | Cold | 1° / -8° | 20 mm | 43 |
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Nearby places are unavailable right now.
Exchange rate
1 USD ≈ 1,335 KRW, as of 1 Nov 2026
A mid-market rate, not what a bank, card or exchange desk will give you. Rates By Exchange Rate API (opens in a new tab)