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South Korea

Visa, flight and trade news on South Korea for Indian travellers and the Indian travel trade.

When to go to South Korea

Best time to visit South Korea from India: April to May and September to October. Avoid if you can: July.

South Korea: best, okay and avoid months by region
Region	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
India peak	Xmas–NY				School hols	School hols					Diwali 8 Nov	Xmas–NY
Seoul, Busan, Jeju	Okay	Okay	Okay	Best	Best	Okay	Avoid	Okay	Best	Best	Okay	Okay

Best most reliable weather · Okay visitable, with trade-offs · Avoid monsoon, storms, heat or disruption (often cheaper). The split between best and okay is editorial guidance based on the met-service and tourism-board sources below.

Region by region

Seoul, Busan, JejuBest: Apr-May, Sep-Oct. Okay: Mar, Nov (cold for most Indians; Seoul Nov 12/2 C), Jun, Aug, Dec-Feb (ski/snow; Seoul Jan -6 C lows). Avoid: Jul (jangma rainy season; Seoul's wettest month, 282 mm in our data).KTO: spring and fall are best for walking; rainy season late Jun-late Jul; Jun-Oct is typhoon season; winter averages 0-1 C.

Peak periods

Diwali 8 NovDiwali (8 Nov 2026)Short-haul international fares spike; Dubai and Singapore routes 'commanding premium fares' and outbound sales to Dubai, Bali, Bangkok, Singapore, Vietnam up 30-40% vs Diwali 2024 (Moneycontrol, Oct 2025, quoting OTAs)
School holsIndian school holidays (mid-May to June)Family travel peak from India. Clashes with SW monsoon in Sri Lanka west coast, Maldives, Andaman coast of Thailand, Nepal, Bhutan; and with heat in UAE. Good fit for Bali, east-coast Sri Lanka, Singapore, Vietnam's central coast.
Xmas–NYChristmas–New Year(Editorial estimate) Global peak; overlaps Dubai Shopping Festival and Japan's New Year closures.
South KoreaSeollal 6-9 Feb 2027 and Chuseok 14-16 Sep 2027 (KASI): domestic travel peaks.

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Monthly temperatures and rain

SeoulAverage highs 2–30 °C, lows -5–23 °C; rain 19–282 mm a month.

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Monthly figures for Seoul

Seoul monthly averages
Month	High °C	Low °C	Rain mm
January	2.1	-5.5	19
February	5.1	-3.2	23
March	11	1.9	41
April	17.9	8	63
May	23.6	13.5	105
June	27.6	18.7	116
July	29	22.3	282
August	30	22.9	243
September	26.2	17.7	148
October	20.2	10.6	76
November	11.9	3.5	45
December	4.2	-3.4	26

Temperatures: VisitKorea (KTO) Climate & Seasons table (period not stated). Rain: Open-Meteo ERA5 reanalysis, 2016–2025 averages.

BusanAverage highs 8–30 °C, lows 0–24 °C; rain 28–237 mm a month.

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Monthly figures for Busan

Busan monthly averages
Month	High °C	Low °C	Rain mm
January	8.2	-0.1	34
February	10.2	1.5	49
March	13.8	5.3	86
April	18.2	10.1	110
May	22	14.6	112
June	24.6	18.3	163
July	27.5	22.1	212
August	29.5	23.7	186
September	26.4	19.8	237
October	22.5	14.5	106
November	16.6	8.3	44
December	10.4	2	28

Temperatures: VisitKorea (KTO) Climate & Seasons table (period not stated). Rain: Open-Meteo ERA5 reanalysis, 2016–2025 averages.

JejuAverage highs 9–30 °C, lows 5–26 °C; rain 43–268 mm a month.

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Monthly figures for Jeju

Jeju monthly averages
Month	High °C	Low °C	Rain mm
January	8.5	4.9	56
February	9.3	5	68
March	13.3	8.3	95
April	16.9	11.9	116
May	20.4	15.7	135
June	23.9	20	198
July	28.2	25	226
August	29.6	26.4	198
September	26.2	23.3	268
October	21.2	18	115
November	16.3	12.2	77
December	10.6	6.7	43

Temperatures: Open-Meteo ERA5 reanalysis, 2016–2025 averages. Rain: Open-Meteo ERA5 reanalysis, 2016–2025 averages.

Weather data by Open-Meteo.com, licensed CC BY 4.0. Climate averages are 2016–2025 ERA5 / ERA5-Land reanalysis (Copernicus Climate Change Service, ECMWF), processed by India Outbound Travel News. These are not official WMO normals; where a met service publishes station figures, the charts use them instead, as labelled.

Season sources: Climate & Seasons, VisitKorea (Korea Tourism Organization), updated 18 Sep 2026 · 2027 calendar data (Seollal, Chuseok), Korea Astronomy and Space Science Institute

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South Korea visa for Indians

Indians are not eligible for K-ETA and need a sticker visa for South Korea. Single-entry fee is Rs 3,600 from 1 Aug 2026, plus Rs 1,600 VFS service charge. Group visa fees are waived to 31 Dec 2026, and Jeju allows 30 days visa-free on direct arrival.

17 Oct 2026 · 5 min read · ✓ Verified

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