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Best time to visit Pyeongchang

The best time to visit Pyeongchang is April–June and September and October, with daytime temperatures around 23°C.

Pyeongchang at a glance: warmest in August with daytime temperatures around 28°C and coolest in January (1°C). The wettest month is July (349 mm) and the driest January (27 mm), with about 1,460 mm of rain a year. The sea is warmest in August (25°C). Sunniest in January.

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Pyeongchang

500 m
Pleasantly warm
82
23°/9°14°105 mm55 %14 h
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
A typical mid-May in Pyeongchang
Sunny 15Cloudy 6Rain 9
Daytime temperature (night ☾)
9°18°27°−14°33°
Sea temperature
14°−14°33°
Daylight (solar time)
04:5319:07
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14 h 14 m
Precipitation
0350 mm
105 mm
Air feel
FreshComfortableHumidMuggy
RH 60 %
Poor ExcellentDoesn’t matchERA5 · CRU TS · ETOPO

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Month by month

MonthScoreDayNightSeaRainWet daysSunDaylightFeels like
January521°−11°11°27 mm867 %10 hCold and snowy
February484°−8°9°36 mm856 %11 hCold and snowy
March4510°−3°10°53 mm956 %12 hChilly
April7118°3°12°88 mm951 %13 hMild
May8223°9°14°106 mm955 %14 hPleasantly warm
June7126°14°18°162 mm1239 %15 hRainy season · warm and showery
July5028°19°23°349 mm1628 %14 hRainy season · warm and showery
August5828°18°25°296 mm1437 %14 hRainy season · warm and showery
September7624°12°23°180 mm1036 %12 hRainy season · pleasantly warm
October8119°5°20°81 mm858 %11 hPleasantly warm
November4610°−2°16°54 mm954 %10 hChilly
December493°−9°14°29 mm965 %10 hCold and snowy

The score (0–100) combines daytime temperature, rain days, humidity and cloud cover, weighted for a typical warm-weather trip: 20–28 °C, little rain. On the map you can change these preferences.

Climate averages 2016–2025 (ERA5, CRU TS). Sea temperature from ERA5. Not a forecast. Elevation: 502 m. Coordinates: 37.37, 128.39.