When to go · Hwaseong
Hwaseong, month by month
The best months for Hwaseong: May, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep. Months to avoid: Jan, Feb.
Month by month
- JanuaryAvoidListed as a month to avoid: Jul (heaviest rain), Jan–Feb (cold, windy).2 °C / -6 °C, 6 rain days36 °F / 21 °F, 6 rain daysCrowds: Low · 1 festival or holiday
- FebruaryAvoidListed as a month to avoid: Jul (heaviest rain), Jan–Feb (cold, windy).5 °C / -4 °C, 6 rain days41 °F / 25 °F, 6 rain daysCrowds: Medium · 1 festival or holiday
- MarchMixedOutside the best window (Late May–early Jul, mid-Aug–late Sep). 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 / 34 °F, 7 rain daysCrowds: Medium
- AprilGoodOutside the best window (Late May–early Jul, mid-Aug–late Sep). Across South Korea: Cherry blossom in Seoul and Gyeongju early in the month; dust days still happen.17 °C / 6 °C, 8 rain days63 °F / 43 °F, 8 rain daysCrowds: High
- MayGreatInside Hwaseong's best window: Late May–early Jul, mid-Aug–late Sep.23 °C / 12 °C, 8 rain days73 °F / 54 °F, 8 rain daysCrowds: High
- JuneGreatInside Hwaseong's best window: Late May–early Jul, mid-Aug–late Sep.27 °C / 17 °C, 9 rain days81 °F / 63 °F, 9 rain daysCrowds: Medium
- JulyGreatInside Hwaseong's best window: Late May–early Jul, mid-Aug–late Sep.29 °C / 22 °C, 15 rain days84 °F / 72 °F, 15 rain daysCrowds: High
- AugustGreatInside Hwaseong's best window: Late May–early Jul, mid-Aug–late Sep.30 °C / 23 °C, 13 rain days86 °F / 73 °F, 13 rain daysCrowds: High
- SeptemberGreatInside Hwaseong's best window: Late May–early Jul, mid-Aug–late Sep.26 °C / 17 °C, 8 rain days79 °F / 63 °F, 8 rain daysCrowds: Medium · 1 festival or holiday
- OctoberGoodOutside the best window (Late May–early Jul, mid-Aug–late Sep). Across South Korea: Clear skies, autumn colour in the mountains, festivals everywhere; Chuseok falls here some years.20 °C / 10 °C, 6 rain days68 °F / 50 °F, 6 rain daysCrowds: High · 1 festival or holiday
- NovemberGoodOutside the best window (Late May–early Jul, mid-Aug–late Sep). Across South Korea: Colour moves south to Seoul's palaces early in the month; cold arrives by the end.12 °C / 3 °C, 7 rain days54 °F / 37 °F, 7 rain daysCrowds: Medium
- DecemberGoodOutside the best window (Late May–early Jul, mid-Aug–late Sep). Across South Korea: Cold and dry; Christmas markets and lights in Seoul; ski season opens.5 °C / -4 °C, 6 rain days41 °F / 25 °F, 6 rain daysCrowds: Medium