Year heatmap
One city, twelve months: how the weather rates, how crowded and expensive it gets, and what is on. Tap a month to see what each cell is based on.
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Seoul across the year
Best-looking months for Seoul: Apr, May, Oct. Rated avoid: Jul, Aug.
- JanMixedLowLow1 event
- FebMixedMediumMedium1 event
- MarMixedMediumMedium2 events
- AprGreatHighHigh4 events
- MayGreatHighHigh5 events
- JunMixedMediumMedium2 events
- JulAvoidHighHigh3 events
- AugAvoidHighHigh2 events
- SepMixedMediumMedium1 event
- OctGreatHighHigh4 events
- NovGoodMediumMedium2 events
- DecMixedMediumMedium2 events
Green is good news, amber needs planning, red is a month to avoid. A dashed grey cell with a question mark means our data does not say: it is left unknown, never filled in. Crowd and price levels come from the country's month table, so they are the same for every city in it.
January in Seoul
Typical highs 2°C (36°F)36°F (2°C), lows −6°C (21°F)21°F (−6°C), rain on about 8 days.
- WeatherMixed
- Very cold and dry; check Seollal dates. Typical highs around 2 °C, lows around -6 °C, rain on about 8 days.Based on: Voykit month rating for Seoul
- CrowdsLow
- Low crowd level: South Korea overall. Cold and dry, low prices; ski in Gangwon; Seollal can fall late in the month — check.Based on: South Korea overall month table, not a city measurement
- PricesLow
- Low price level: South Korea overall.Based on: South Korea overall month table, not a city measurement
- Events1 event
- 1 listed: Seollal (Lunar New Year).Based on: Festival and holiday lists
What is on
- Seollal (Lunar New Year) (Seollal 2027 falls around 6–8 February)checkThree-day holiday: small restaurants and markets close, palaces often open free, trains and buses out of Seoul sell out.