When to go · Taebaek
Taebaek, month by month
The best months for Taebaek: Jan, Feb, May, Jun, Sep, Oct. Months to avoid: Jul, Aug, Dec.
Month by month
- JanuaryGreatInside Taebaek's best window: May–Jun, Sep–Oct; Jan–Feb for snow and rime ice.1 °C / -10 °C, 6 rain days34 °F / 14 °F, 6 rain daysCrowds: Low · 1 festival or holiday
- FebruaryGreatInside Taebaek's best window: May–Jun, Sep–Oct; Jan–Feb for snow and rime ice.3 °C / -8 °C, 6 rain days37 °F / 18 °F, 6 rain daysCrowds: Medium · 1 festival or holiday
- MarchMixedOutside the best window (May–Jun, Sep–Oct; Jan–Feb for snow and rime ice). Across South Korea: Cold start, fine dust peaks; cherry blossom reaches Jeju and Busan late in the month.8 °C / -3 °C, 8 rain days46 °F / 27 °F, 8 rain daysCrowds: Medium
- AprilGoodOutside the best window (May–Jun, Sep–Oct; Jan–Feb for snow and rime ice). 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 Taebaek's best window: May–Jun, Sep–Oct; Jan–Feb for snow and rime ice.21 °C / 8 °C, 9 rain days70 °F / 46 °F, 9 rain daysCrowds: High
- JuneGreatInside Taebaek's best window: May–Jun, Sep–Oct; Jan–Feb for snow and rime ice.24 °C / 13 °C, 10 rain days75 °F / 55 °F, 10 rain daysCrowds: Medium
- JulyAvoidListed as a month to avoid: Jul–Aug (monsoon rain, 274–279 mm in each), icy roads in Dec–Feb if driving.26 °C / 18 °C, 16 rain days79 °F / 64 °F, 16 rain daysCrowds: High
- AugustAvoidListed as a month to avoid: Jul–Aug (monsoon rain, 274–279 mm in each), icy roads in Dec–Feb if driving.26 °C / 18 °C, 15 rain days79 °F / 64 °F, 15 rain daysCrowds: High
- SeptemberGreatInside Taebaek's best window: May–Jun, Sep–Oct; Jan–Feb for snow and rime ice.22 °C / 12 °C, 10 rain days72 °F / 54 °F, 10 rain daysCrowds: Medium · 1 festival or holiday
- OctoberGreatInside Taebaek's best window: May–Jun, Sep–Oct; Jan–Feb for snow and rime ice.17 °C / 5 °C, 7 rain days63 °F / 41 °F, 7 rain daysCrowds: High · 1 festival or holiday
- NovemberGoodOutside the best window (May–Jun, Sep–Oct; Jan–Feb for snow and rime ice). Across South Korea: Colour moves south to Seoul's palaces early in the month; cold arrives by the end.10 °C / -1 °C, 7 rain days50 °F / 30 °F, 7 rain daysCrowds: Medium
- DecemberAvoidListed as a month to avoid: Jul–Aug (monsoon rain, 274–279 mm in each), icy roads in Dec–Feb if driving.3 °C / -7 °C, 6 rain days37 °F / 19 °F, 6 rain daysCrowds: Medium