South Korea climate
Hot humid summers, cold dry winters. Browse cities below to find a city with detailed month-by-month records.
Popular cities:Seoul · Busan · Incheon · Daegu · Daejeon · Gwangju
Browse all 42 cities in South Korea
Grouped by climate type, then by population.
Cwa
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Monsoon-influenced humid subtropical
25 citiesCfa
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Humid subtropical
15 citiesA few cities, to show the range
A spread picked to show how different the climate gets across South Korea.
Climate types in South Korea
South Korea spans 3 climate types. All climate types:
Climate records across South Korea — warmest, coolest, wettest, driest
Warmest Jeju City (60.9 °F avg) · Coolest Chuncheon (52.6 °F avg) · Wettest Yangsan (66 in/yr) · Driest Pyeongtaek (31 in/yr)These are the extreme ends of our city records, not typical conditions — most of South Korea sits well between them.