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South Korea in June

Good month. Warm and green until the monsoon arrives late in the month.

Key facts

Verdict
Good
Crowds
Medium
South Korea
Prices
Medium
South Korea

Verdict

GoodVoykit month rating for South Korea

Warm and green until the monsoon arrives late in the month.

Is another month better than June?

June is rated good. These months rate higher:

Weather in June

  • Seoul and north-west · Seoul, Incheon, Suwon, the DMZfine

    Continental: dry winters down to −15 °C (5 °F) on cold snaps, hot humid summers. Fine dust (yellow dust and pollution) peaks Mar–Apr; the monsoon runs late Jun – Jul.

  • Busan and south-east coast · Busan, Gyeongju, Tongyeong, Ulsanfine

    Milder winters than Seoul, rarely below freezing; typhoons most likely Aug–Sep and ferries to Japan stop when they pass.

  • Jeju · Jeju City, Seogwipo, Hallasanrainy

    Windy and wet; the island takes the first hit of most typhoons. Hallasan summit gets snow in winter; flights stop in strong crosswinds.

  • Gangwon mountains and east coast · Sokcho, Seoraksan, Gangneung, Pyeongchangfine

    Coldest region: ski season Dec–Feb, peak autumn colour mid-October in Seoraksan; summer beaches crowded in late Jul – Aug.

  • Gangwon: East coast (Sokcho, Gangneung, Yangyang) · East Sea shorelinefine

    Milder than the interior; sea fog and rain in July–August, typhoon tail-ends in late summer.

  • Gangwon: Inland mountains (Pyeongchang, Taebaek, Inje) · Taebaek rangebest weather

    Coldest in Korea in winter; ski resorts usually run late November to March. Autumn colour peaks in October.

  • Gyeonggi: Gyeonggi lowlands (Suwon, Incheon, Gimpo) · west and south of Seoulrainy

    Monsoon rain late June to July; August is hot and humid; January nights drop well below freezing.

  • Gyeonggi: Eastern hills (Gapyeong, Yangpyeong, Pocheon) · Gyeongchun and Jungang line corridorsrainy

    A few degrees cooler than the lowlands; autumn colour peaks in late October and early November.

  • Jeju: Jeju City / north coast · island northrainy

    Milder than the mainland; heaviest rain June–September, typhoons Aug–Sep.

  • Jeju: Seogwipo / south coast · island southrainy

    Wetter and slightly warmer than the north; Hallasan summit is much colder and often in cloud.

  • North Chungcheong: Inland basin (Cheongju, Chungju, Jecheon) · Province-wide, landlockedrainy

    Continent-style swings: July–August humid and 30 °C (86 °F)+, January often below -5 °C (23 °F). Rainy season (jangma) late June to mid-July; autumn leaves peak late October to early November.

  • North Gyeongsang: Inland basin (Gyeongju, Andong, Daegu) · Interior valleys ringed by the Sobaek and Taebaek rangesrainy

    Daegu and the basins run several degrees hotter than the coast in July–August; monsoon rain lands late June to July, and typhoons can reach the east coast in August–September.

  • North Gyeongsang: East coast (Pohang) · Seaward side of the Taebaek rangefine

    Milder winters and cooler summers than the interior; sea fog and wind are the trade-off.

  • North Jeolla: Jeonju and the plains · Inland basin, west of the mountainsrainy

    Hot, humid July–August; monsoon rain late June to July; cold, dry winters. Autumn is the clearest and busiest.

  • North Jeolla: Mountains (Muju, Deogyusan) · East of the provincerainy

    Cooler than the plains; snow and skiing December to early March; foliage peaks in October.

  • South Chungcheong: Inland (Cheonan, Daejeon, Gongju, Buyeo) · Province interiorrainy

    Rainy season (jangma) late June to mid-July; August is humid and 30 °C (86 °F)+; January nights drop well below freezing.

  • South Chungcheong: West coast (Seosan, Dangjin, Hongseong) · Yellow Sea shorerainy

    Coastal fog and wind in spring; tidal flats are best at low tide — check the tide table before you go.

  • South Gyeongsang: South coast (Busan, Tongyeong, Geoje) · coast and islandsrainy

    Rainy season (jangma) late June to mid-July; typhoons can hit Aug-Sep and stop ferries for a day.

  • South Gyeongsang: Inland (Jinju, Miryang, Hapcheon) · Nakdong basin and mountainsrainy

    Hotter and colder than the coast; Haeinsa sits high and is cooler in summer.

  • South Jeolla: Gwangju and the interior · Honam plainrainy

    Warmest province on the peninsula; July–August average highs near 30 °C (86 °F) with 290–330 mm of rain each month. Spring and October are the dry, comfortable windows.

  • South Jeolla: Yeosu and the south coast · Yellow Sea and Jeju Straitrainy

    Sea moderates the heat; fog and wind can delay ferries in spring and autumn.

  • Seoul28 °C (82 °F) / 18 °C (64 °F), 11 rain days
  • Andong28 °C (82 °F) / 17 °C (63 °F), 9 rain days
  • Ansan27 °C (81 °F) / 16 °C (61 °F), 9 rain days
  • Anseong28 °C (82 °F) / 18 °C (64 °F), 9 rain days
  • Anyang27.4 °C (81 °F) / 19 °C (66 °F), 9 rain days
  • Asan28 °C (82 °F) / 18 °C (64 °F), 9 rain days
  • Baengnyeong Island22.9 °C (73 °F) / 16.1 °C (61 °F), 72 rain days
  • Boryeong26 °C (79 °F) / 17 °C (63 °F), 9 rain days
  • Buan18 °C (64 °F) / 27 °C (81 °F), 132 rain days
  • Bucheon26 °C (79 °F) / 18 °C (64 °F), 10 rain days
  • Bundang29 °C (84 °F) / 19 °C (66 °F), 10 rain days
  • Buyeo28 °C (82 °F) / 18 °C (64 °F), 9 rain days
  • Changwon26 °C (79 °F) / 19 °C (66 °F), 10 rain days
  • Cheonan27.5 °C (82 °F) / 16.8 °C (62 °F), 9 rain days
  • Cheongju28 °C (82 °F) / 18 °C (64 °F), 9 rain days
  • Cheorwon27 °C (81 °F) / 16 °C (61 °F), 10 rain days
  • Chujado23 °C (73 °F) / 17 °C (63 °F), 12 rain days
  • Chuncheon28 °C (82 °F) / 17 °C (63 °F), 10 rain days
  • Daebudo26 °C (79 °F) / 17 °C (63 °F), 9 rain days
  • Daegu29 °C (84 °F) / 19 °C (66 °F), 9 rain days
  • Daejeon28 °C (82 °F) / 18 °C (64 °F), 10 rain days
  • Damyang28 °C (82 °F) / 18 °C (64 °F), 10 rain days
  • Dangjin25 °C (77 °F) / 18 °C (64 °F), 9 rain days
  • Danyang31 °C (88 °F) / 16 °C (61 °F), 10 rain days
  • Deokjeok Island25 °C (77 °F) / 17 °C (63 °F), 9 rain days
  • Deokso25 °C (77 °F) / 15 °C (59 °F), 9 rain days
  • Dongducheon28 °C (82 °F) / 17 °C (63 °F), 10 rain days
  • Donghae25 °C (77 °F) / 16 °C (61 °F), 10 rain days
  • Ganghwa Island26 °C (79 °F) / 18 °C (64 °F), 9 rain days
  • Gangneung25 °C (77 °F) / 16 °C (61 °F), 11 rain days
  • Gapado23 °C (73 °F) / 17 °C (63 °F), 11 rain days
  • Gapyeong27 °C (81 °F) / 16 °C (61 °F), 10 rain days
  • Geoje25.8 °C (78 °F) / 17.4 °C (63 °F), 10 rain days
  • Geomundo25 °C (77 °F) / 18 °C (64 °F), 10 rain days
  • Gimcheon28 °C (82 °F) / 19 °C (66 °F), 9 rain days
  • Gimhae28 °C (82 °F) / 19 °C (66 °F), 13 rain days
  • Gimje23 °C (73 °F) / 14 °C (57 °F), 10 rain days
  • Gimpo27 °C (81 °F) / 18 °C (64 °F), 10 rain days
  • Goheung26 °C (79 °F) / 17 °C (63 °F), 13 rain days
  • Gongju29 °C (84 °F) / 17 °C (63 °F), 9 rain days
  • Goryeong28 °C (82 °F) / 17 °C (63 °F), 10 rain days
  • Goseong25 °C (77 °F) / 16 °C (61 °F), 10 rain days
  • Goyang29 °C (84 °F) / 17 °C (63 °F), 10 rain days
  • Guinsa24 °C (75 °F) / 15 °C (59 °F), 9 rain days
  • Gumi28 °C (82 °F) / 17 °C (63 °F), 9 rain days
  • Gunpo28 °C (82 °F) / 19 °C (66 °F), 9 rain days
  • Gunsan26 °C (79 °F) / 18 °C (64 °F), 9 rain days
  • Gunwi County26 °C (79 °F) / 14 °C (57 °F), 2 rain days
  • Gwacheon26 °C (79 °F) / 17 °C (63 °F), 12 rain days
  • Gwanggyo27 °C (81 °F) / 18 °C (64 °F), 10 rain days
  • Gwangju, Gyeonggi28 °C (82 °F) / 17 °C (63 °F), 9 rain days
  • Gwangju28 °C (82 °F) / 19 °C (66 °F), 10 rain days
  • Gwangmyeong28 °C (82 °F) / 19 °C (66 °F), 9 rain days
  • Gwangyang27 °C (81 °F) / 18 °C (64 °F), 9 rain days
  • Gyeongju28 °C (82 °F) / 17 °C (63 °F), 9 rain days
  • Gyeongsan26 °C (79 °F) / 16 °C (61 °F), 9 rain days
  • Haenam26 °C (79 °F) / 18 °C (64 °F), 11 rain days
  • Hampyeong27 °C (81 °F) / 18 °C (64 °F), 10 rain days
  • Hapcheon29 °C (84 °F) / 17 °C (63 °F), 9 rain days
  • Hongdo24 °C (75 °F) / 16 °C (61 °F), 9 rain days
  • Hongseong26 °C (79 °F) / 17 °C (63 °F), 10 rain days
  • Hwaseong27 °C (81 °F) / 17 °C (63 °F), 9 rain days
  • Icheon27.9 °C (82 °F) / 16.7 °C (62 °F), 13 rain days
  • Iksan26 °C (79 °F) / 18 °C (64 °F), 0 rain days
  • Inje28 °C (82 °F) / 16 °C (61 °F), 10 rain days
  • Jangheung26.2 °C (79 °F) / 17.3 °C (63 °F), 10 rain days
  • Jebudo26 °C (79 °F) / 18 °C (64 °F), 9 rain days
  • Jecheon27 °C (81 °F) / 15 °C (59 °F), 9 rain days
  • Jeongdongjin24 °C (75 °F) / 14 °C (57 °F), 2 rain days
  • Jeongeup28 °C (82 °F) / 18 °C (64 °F), 11 rain days
  • Jeongseon25 °C (77 °F) / 13 °C (55 °F), 10 rain days
  • Jeonju28 °C (82 °F) / 18 °C (64 °F), 9 rain days
  • Jindo25 °C (77 °F) / 18 °C (64 °F), 11 rain days
  • Jinju27 °C (81 °F) / 17 °C (63 °F), 10 rain days
  • Jumunjin26 °C (79 °F) / 16 °C (61 °F), 10 rain days
  • Miryang28 °C (82 °F) / 17 °C (63 °F), 9 rain days
  • Mokpo26 °C (79 °F) / 19 °C (66 °F), 10 rain days
  • Muan26.7 °C (80 °F) / 17.8 °C (64 °F), 9 rain days
  • Muju27 °C (81 °F) / 16 °C (61 °F), 10 rain days
  • Mungyeong27.2 °C (81 °F) / 15.9 °C (61 °F), 9 rain days
  • Naju19 °C (66 °F) / 27 °C (81 °F), 78 rain days
  • Namhae26 °C (79 °F) / 18 °C (64 °F), 6 rain days
  • Namwon16.9 °C (62 °F) / 28 °C (82 °F), 157 rain days
  • Namyangju28 °C (82 °F) / 16 °C (61 °F), 9 rain days
  • Nonsan27 °C (81 °F) / 19 °C (66 °F), 9 rain days
  • Paju28 °C (82 °F) / 17 °C (63 °F), 9 rain days
  • Pangyo27 °C (81 °F) / 17 °C (63 °F), 9 rain days
  • Pocheon29 °C (84 °F) / 17 °C (63 °F), 10 rain days
  • Pohang26 °C (79 °F) / 19 °C (66 °F), 9 rain days
  • Pyeongchang24 °C (75 °F) / 13 °C (55 °F), 10 rain days
  • Pyeongtaek28 °C (82 °F) / 18 °C (64 °F), 9 rain days
  • Sacheon25 °C (77 °F) / 18 °C (64 °F), 10 rain days
  • Samcheok24 °C (75 °F) / 15 °C (59 °F), 9 rain days
  • Sangju28 °C (82 °F) / 17 °C (63 °F), 9 rain days
  • Sejong City28 °C (82 °F) / 17 °C (63 °F), 9 rain days
  • Seogwipo25 °C (77 °F) / 18 °C (64 °F), 11 rain days
  • Seongju County28 °C (82 °F) / 17 °C (63 °F), 10 rain days
  • Seongnam26 °C (79 °F) / 16 °C (61 °F), 10 rain days
  • Seosan26.4 °C (80 °F) / 17 °C (63 °F), 10 rain days
  • Siheung27 °C (81 °F) / 18 °C (64 °F), 8 rain days
  • Sokcho25 °C (77 °F) / 16 °C (61 °F), 10 rain days
  • Somaemuldo25 °C (77 °F) / 18 °C (64 °F), 10 rain days
  • Songdo25 °C (77 °F) / 17 °C (63 °F), 9 rain days
  • Suanbo27 °C (81 °F) / 16 °C (61 °F), 8 rain days
  • Suwon28 °C (82 °F) / 18 °C (64 °F), 10 rain days
  • Taebaek24 °C (75 °F) / 13 °C (55 °F), 10 rain days
  • Tongyeong25 °C (77 °F) / 18 °C (64 °F), 10 rain days
  • Udo Island24 °C (75 °F) / 16 °C (61 °F), 8 rain days
  • Uijeongbu-si27 °C (81 °F) / 17 °C (63 °F), 10 rain days
  • Uijeongbu27 °C (81 °F) / 17 °C (63 °F), 8 rain days
  • Uiryeong27 °C (81 °F) / 20 °C (68 °F), 10 rain days
  • Uiwang24 °C (75 °F) / 14 °C (57 °F), 9 rain days
  • Ulsan26 °C (79 °F) / 18 °C (64 °F), 9 rain days
  • Wonju28 °C (82 °F) / 17 °C (63 °F), 0 rain days
  • Yanggu27 °C (81 °F) / 16 °C (61 °F), 11 rain days
  • Yangju28 °C (82 °F) / 17 °C (63 °F), 10 rain days
  • Yangsan28 °C (82 °F) / 19 °C (66 °F), 10 rain days
  • Yangyang27 °C (81 °F) / 18 °C (64 °F), 10 rain days
  • Yecheon29 °C (84 °F) / 18 °C (64 °F), 8 rain days
  • Yeoju28 °C (82 °F) / 17 °C (63 °F), 125 rain days
  • Yeoncheon27 °C (81 °F) / 16 °C (61 °F), 8 rain days
  • Yeongcheon27 °C (81 °F) / 18 °C (64 °F), 9 rain days
  • Yeongjong Island24 °C (75 °F) / 16 °C (61 °F), 9 rain days
  • Yeongju26 °C (79 °F) / 14 °C (57 °F), 10 rain days
  • Yeongwol24 °C (75 °F) / 14 °C (57 °F), 9 rain days
  • Yeonpyeong Island26 °C (79 °F) / 18 °C (64 °F), 9 rain days
  • Yeosu23.8 °C (75 °F) / 18.6 °C (65 °F), 10 rain days
  • Yesan28 °C (82 °F) / 18 °C (64 °F), 11 rain days
  • Yokjido25 °C (77 °F) / 19 °C (66 °F), 11 rain days
  • Yongin28 °C (82 °F) / 17 °C (63 °F), 9 rain days
  • Yuseong-gu28 °C (82 °F) / 18 °C (64 °F), 10 rain days
  • Busan26 °C (79 °F) / 18 °C (64 °F), 10 rain days
  • Jeju City25 °C (77 °F) / 18 °C (64 °F), 11 rain days
  • Incheon27 °C (81 °F) / 19 °C (66 °F), 9 rain days

Festivals and holidays

Dates as our data lists them. Moving holidays (lunar and Islamic calendars, Easter) shift every year: check the date for your year before you build a trip on it.

  • Memorial Day

    6 Jun

    Siren at 10:00 for a minute of silence; national cemetery ceremonies.

  • Monsoon (jangma)

    Late June to late July · Seoul

    Heavy rain days; Han river parks can flood and close briefly.

  • Seoul Queer Culture Festival check

    Early summer, one Saturday · Seoul

    Parade and booths; counter-protests nearby.

Crowds and prices

Crowds · South Korea
Medium
Prices · South Korea
Medium

Compare two months

Weather, crowds and prices for any two months in South Korea, side by side.

  • Verdict

    Jun: Good

    Apr: Great (better)

  • Crowds

    Jun: Medium

    Apr: High

  • Prices

    Jun: Medium

    Apr: High

  • Festivals listed

    Jun: 3

    Apr: 4

June: Warm and green until the monsoon arrives late in the month.

April: Cherry blossom in Seoul and Gyeongju early in the month; dust days still happen.

South Korea: figures are long-term averages from this guide, not a forecast.

What to pack

  • A rain jacket or umbrella and shoes that dry fast

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Where to go in June

Rated best or good this month

  • Ansan

    Best months: Apr–Jun, Sep–Oct

  • Baengnyeong Island

    Best months: May–Jun, Sep–Oct

  • Boryeong

    Best months: May–Jun, Sep–Oct; July for the Mud Festival

  • Buan

    Best months: Apr–Oct

  • Bucheon

    Best months: Apr–Oct

  • Bundang

    Best months: Apr–Jun, Sep–Nov

  • Cheonan

    Best months: Apr–Jun, Sep–Nov

  • Chujado

    Best months: Apr–Jun, Sep–Oct

  • Chuncheon

    Best months: Apr–Jun, Sep–Oct

  • Chungju

    Best months: Apr–Oct

  • Daebudo

    Best months: Apr–Jun, Sep–Oct

  • Damyang

    Best months: Apr–Jun, Oct–Nov