When to go · Hongseong
Hongseong, month by month
The best months for Hongseong: Apr, May, Jun, Sep, Oct. Months to avoid: Jan, Feb, Jul, Aug.
Month by month
- JanuaryAvoidListed as a month to avoid: Jul–Aug (humid, heavy rain), Jan–Feb (dry, freezing nights).3 °C / -7 °C, 8 rain days37 °F / 19 °F, 8 rain daysCrowds: Low · 1 festival or holiday
- FebruaryAvoidListed as a month to avoid: Jul–Aug (humid, heavy rain), Jan–Feb (dry, freezing nights).5 °C / -5 °C, 6 rain days41 °F / 23 °F, 6 rain daysCrowds: Medium · 1 festival or holiday
- MarchMixedOutside the best window (Apr–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 days52 °F / 30 °F, 7 rain daysCrowds: Medium
- AprilGreatInside Hongseong's best window: Apr–Jun, Sep–Oct.17 °C / 5 °C, 8 rain days63 °F / 41 °F, 8 rain daysCrowds: High
- MayGreatInside Hongseong's best window: Apr–Jun, Sep–Oct.22 °C / 11 °C, 9 rain days72 °F / 52 °F, 9 rain daysCrowds: High
- JuneGreatInside Hongseong's best window: Apr–Jun, Sep–Oct.26 °C / 17 °C, 10 rain days79 °F / 63 °F, 10 rain daysCrowds: Medium
- JulyAvoidListed as a month to avoid: Jul–Aug (humid, heavy rain), Jan–Feb (dry, freezing nights).29 °C / 21 °C, 14 rain days84 °F / 70 °F, 14 rain daysCrowds: High
- AugustAvoidListed as a month to avoid: Jul–Aug (humid, heavy rain), Jan–Feb (dry, freezing nights).30 °C / 21 °C, 12 rain days86 °F / 70 °F, 12 rain daysCrowds: High
- SeptemberGreatInside Hongseong's best window: Apr–Jun, Sep–Oct.26 °C / 15 °C, 9 rain days79 °F / 59 °F, 9 rain daysCrowds: Medium · 1 festival or holiday
- OctoberGreatInside Hongseong's best window: Apr–Jun, Sep–Oct.20 °C / 8 °C, 6 rain days68 °F / 46 °F, 6 rain daysCrowds: High · 1 festival or holiday
- NovemberGoodOutside the best window (Apr–Jun, Sep–Oct). Across South Korea: Colour moves south to Seoul's palaces early in the month; cold arrives by the end.13 °C / 2 °C, 8 rain days55 °F / 36 °F, 8 rain daysCrowds: Medium
- DecemberGoodOutside the best window (Apr–Jun, Sep–Oct). Across South Korea: Cold and dry; Christmas markets and lights in Seoul; ski season opens.5 °C / -4 °C, 9 rain days41 °F / 25 °F, 9 rain daysCrowds: Medium