Korean Seasons & Weather
Spring to winter, monsoon to fine dust — what to expect and what to say.
Korea has four sharp seasons plus a few weather events everyone plans around — the summer monsoon, spring yellow dust, fine dust, typhoons and cold waves. Each page covers when, how it feels, what to wear, what people do and what they say.
All seasons and weather
- 봄Spring
- 여름Summer
- 가을Autumn
- 겨울Winter
- 장마Monsoon season (jangma)
- 황사Yellow dust
- 미세먼지Fine dust
- 태풍Typhoon
- 한파Cold wave
Temperatures are rough ranges for central Korea (around Seoul); the south and Jeju are milder, the mountains colder.
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