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South Korea · Month guide
South Korea in January
Around 4 °C with 31 mm of rain and 6.1 hours of sun a day.
January is one of the strongest months to visit South Korea. Around 4 °C with 31 mm of rain and 6.1 hours of sun a day. Use the regional grid below to find where this month works best — national averages hide the swings between coast, highlands, and inland.
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South Korea · January
What the weather usually does
South Korea · typical month
- Day / night-5 – 4 °CYear range -5 – 30 °C
- Rainfall31 mmYear range 31 – 251 mm
- Sunshine6.1 hr / dayYear range 4.5 – 7.2 hr / day
What’s open · January
Things to do in South Korea in January
Nothing in South Korea shuts for the season; January runs the full list.
- OpenTravelling in the jangma
nothing closes; the monsoon simply decides what a day outdoors looks like
Source: geographyworlds.com
Opening seasons are checked by hand against the operators and parks themselves, not derived from the climate figures on this page. Last reviewed 2026-08-28. Dates move — confirm before you book.
17 regions · current month
South Korea, taken apart
- Busan8°C now · 8–29 °C yr
- Daegu5°C now · 5–31 °C yr
- Daejeon4°C now · 4–31 °C yr
- Gangwon2°C now · 2–28 °C yr
- Gwangju5°C now · 5–31 °C yr
- Gyeonggi2°C now · 2–30 °C yr
- Incheon2°C now · 2–29 °C yr
- Jeju8°C now · 8–29 °C yr
- North Chungcheong3°C now · 3–30 °C yr
- North Gyeongsang4°C now · 4–30 °C yr
- North Jeolla4°C now · 4–30 °C yr
- Sejong4°C now · 4–31 °C yr
- Seoul3°C now · 3–30 °C yr
- South Chungcheong4°C now · 4–30 °C yr
- South Gyeongsang6°C now · 6–30 °C yr
- South Jeolla6°C now · 6–30 °C yr
- Ulsan7°C now · 7–30 °C yr
Safety · 6 governments
What the governments say about South Korea
Combined advisory · most-cautious-wins
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Highest level across 6 governments · Advisory last changed
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UK
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US
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Parts of South Korea carry a higher advisory — up to level 4, "Do not travel". The governments concerned name a region rather than a boundary, so the carve-out is not drawn on the map and is not reflected in the combined level above. Follow the source links for where it applies.
Climate at a glance · 10-year ERA5
A decade of weather, in one page
— daytime high— overnight low▬ typical range
View data table
| Month | Average daytime high (°C) | Average overnight low (°C) | Typical low | Typical high |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 3.9 | -4.6 | -11.6 | 9.5 |
| February | 6.1 | -2.7 | -8.7 | 13.1 |
| March | 12.5 | 2.7 | -2.5 | 19.9 |
| April | 18.0 | 8.0 | 2.4 | 24.0 |
| May | 22.5 | 12.9 | 7.7 | 27.2 |
| June | 26.2 | 18.2 | 14.1 | 30.1 |
| July | 28.7 | 22.6 | 18.9 | 32.8 |
| August | 29.6 | 23.0 | 18.6 | 33.1 |
| September | 25.4 | 18.1 | 12.9 | 30.0 |
| October | 19.5 | 10.8 | 4.4 | 24.9 |
| November | 13.1 | 3.7 | -2.2 | 19.5 |
| December | 5.3 | -3.0 | -9.7 | 11.7 |
View data table
| Month | Rainfall (mm) |
|---|---|
| January | 31 |
| February | 37 |
| March | 62 |
| April | 81 |
| May | 98 |
| June | 141 |
| July | 251 |
| August | 203 |
| September | 184 |
| October | 96 |
| November | 46 |
| December | 33 |
View data table
| Month | Sunshine hours (hr / day) |
|---|---|
| January | 6.1 |
| February | 6.9 |
| March | 7.2 |
| April | 7.2 |
| May | 7.1 |
| June | 6.2 |
| July | 4.5 |
| August | 4.9 |
| September | 4.8 |
| October | 5.5 |
| November | 5.7 |
| December | 5.6 |
— average▬ typical range
View data table
| Month | Average wind speed (km/h) | Typical low | Typical high |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 11.0 | 5.8 | 18.6 |
| February | 11.3 | 5.8 | 19.5 |
| March | 10.3 | 6.0 | 17.8 |
| April | 10.4 | 6.3 | 17.5 |
| May | 9.8 | 5.7 | 16.1 |
| June | 8.4 | 5.2 | 14.4 |
| July | 8.8 | 4.9 | 15.1 |
| August | 8.4 | 4.6 | 15.0 |
| September | 8.7 | 4.6 | 15.6 |
| October | 9.0 | 5.1 | 15.6 |
| November | 9.8 | 5.3 | 17.3 |
| December | 10.9 | 5.7 | 18.0 |
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