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When to go · Gangneung

Gangneung, month by month

The best months for Gangneung: May, Jun, Sep, Oct. Months to avoid: Jan, Feb, Jul, Aug.

Month by month

  1. JanuaryAvoidListed as a month to avoid: Jul–Aug (crowds, peak hotel prices), Jan–Feb (cold, windy coast).4 °C / -4 °C, 5 rain daysCrowds: Low · 1 festival or holiday
  2. FebruaryAvoidListed as a month to avoid: Jul–Aug (crowds, peak hotel prices), Jan–Feb (cold, windy coast).6 °C / -3 °C, 5 rain daysCrowds: Medium · 1 festival or holiday
  3. MarchMixedOutside the best window (May–Jun, Sep–Oct). Across South Korea: Cold start, fine dust peaks; cherry blossom reaches Jeju and Busan late in the month.11 °C / 1 °C, 7 rain daysCrowds: Medium
  4. AprilGoodOutside the best window (May–Jun, Sep–Oct). Across South Korea: Cherry blossom in Seoul and Gyeongju early in the month; dust days still happen.17 °C / 7 °C, 8 rain daysCrowds: High
  5. MayGreatInside Gangneung's best window: May–Jun, Sep–Oct.22 °C / 12 °C, 9 rain daysCrowds: High
  6. JuneGreatInside Gangneung's best window: May–Jun, Sep–Oct.25 °C / 16 °C, 11 rain daysCrowds: Medium
  7. JulyAvoidListed as a month to avoid: Jul–Aug (crowds, peak hotel prices), Jan–Feb (cold, windy coast).28 °C / 21 °C, 15 rain daysCrowds: High
  8. AugustAvoidListed as a month to avoid: Jul–Aug (crowds, peak hotel prices), Jan–Feb (cold, windy coast).29 °C / 21 °C, 14 rain daysCrowds: High
  9. SeptemberGreatInside Gangneung's best window: May–Jun, Sep–Oct.25 °C / 16 °C, 10 rain daysCrowds: Medium · 1 festival or holiday
  10. OctoberGreatInside Gangneung's best window: May–Jun, Sep–Oct.20 °C / 10 °C, 7 rain daysCrowds: High · 1 festival or holiday
  11. NovemberGoodOutside the best window (May–Jun, Sep–Oct). Across South Korea: Colour moves south to Seoul's palaces early in the month; cold arrives by the end.13 °C / 4 °C, 7 rain daysCrowds: Medium
  12. DecemberGoodOutside the best window (May–Jun, Sep–Oct). Across South Korea: Cold and dry; Christmas markets and lights in Seoul; ski season opens.6 °C / -2 °C, 5 rain daysCrowds: Medium