When to go · Pyeongchang
Pyeongchang, month by month
The best months for Pyeongchang: Jan, Feb, May, Jun, Sep, Oct, Dec. Months to avoid: Jul, Aug.
Month by month
- JanuaryGreatInside Pyeongchang's best window: Dec–Feb for snow and skiing; May–Jun and Sep–Oct for hiking and the ranches.0 °C / -10 °C, 5 rain days32 °F / 14 °F, 5 rain daysCrowds: Low · 1 festival or holiday
- FebruaryGreatInside Pyeongchang's best window: Dec–Feb for snow and skiing; May–Jun and Sep–Oct for hiking and the ranches.3 °C / -8 °C, 5 rain days37 °F / 18 °F, 5 rain daysCrowds: Medium · 1 festival or holiday
- MarchMixedOutside the best window (Dec–Feb for snow and skiing; May–Jun and Sep–Oct for hiking and the ranches). Across South Korea: Cold start, fine dust peaks; cherry blossom reaches Jeju and Busan late in the month.8 °C / -3 °C, 7 rain days46 °F / 27 °F, 7 rain daysCrowds: Medium
- AprilGoodOutside the best window (Dec–Feb for snow and skiing; May–Jun and Sep–Oct for hiking and the ranches). Across South Korea: Cherry blossom in Seoul and Gyeongju early in the month; dust days still happen.15 °C / 3 °C, 8 rain days59 °F / 37 °F, 8 rain daysCrowds: High
- MayGreatInside Pyeongchang's best window: Dec–Feb for snow and skiing; May–Jun and Sep–Oct for hiking and the ranches.20 °C / 8 °C, 9 rain days68 °F / 46 °F, 9 rain daysCrowds: High
- JuneGreatInside Pyeongchang's best window: Dec–Feb for snow and skiing; May–Jun and Sep–Oct for hiking and the ranches.24 °C / 13 °C, 10 rain days75 °F / 55 °F, 10 rain daysCrowds: Medium
- JulyAvoidListed as a month to avoid: Jul–Aug (heavy rain, muddy trails); late Aug–early Sep festival weekends book out.26 °C / 18 °C, 15 rain days79 °F / 64 °F, 15 rain daysCrowds: High
- AugustAvoidListed as a month to avoid: Jul–Aug (heavy rain, muddy trails); late Aug–early Sep festival weekends book out.27 °C / 18 °C, 14 rain days81 °F / 64 °F, 14 rain daysCrowds: High
- SeptemberGreatInside Pyeongchang's best window: Dec–Feb for snow and skiing; May–Jun and Sep–Oct for hiking and the ranches.22 °C / 12 °C, 9 rain days72 °F / 54 °F, 9 rain daysCrowds: Medium · 1 festival or holiday
- OctoberGreatInside Pyeongchang's best window: Dec–Feb for snow and skiing; May–Jun and Sep–Oct for hiking and the ranches.17 °C / 5 °C, 6 rain days63 °F / 41 °F, 6 rain daysCrowds: High · 1 festival or holiday
- NovemberGoodOutside the best window (Dec–Feb for snow and skiing; May–Jun and Sep–Oct for hiking and the ranches). Across South Korea: Colour moves south to Seoul's palaces early in the month; cold arrives by the end.9 °C / -2 °C, 6 rain days48 °F / 28 °F, 6 rain daysCrowds: Medium
- DecemberGreatInside Pyeongchang's best window: Dec–Feb for snow and skiing; May–Jun and Sep–Oct for hiking and the ranches.2 °C / -8 °C, 5 rain days36 °F / 18 °F, 5 rain daysCrowds: Medium