International Relations Office

South Korea

South Korea, with a history that stretches back to 5000 years, is a country of breathtaking natural beauty with rugged mountain ranges that traverses from coast to coast. This country is the birth place of Taekwando and it hosted two major sporting events in the past – the 1988 Seoul Olympics and 2002 World Cup soccer.

 

Capital
 Seoul
Currency
 Won
Language
 Korean
Weather

Seoul (Northwestern Korea)

  • Summers are generally hot and humid Winters are often relatively cold and dry
  • Summer months (June – September) : 16 – 30 °C
  • Winter months (December to February) : -6 – 4 °C
  • Average warmest month : August
  • Average coolest month : January
  • Average wettest month : August

Busan (Southeastern Korea)

  • Extremely high or low temperatures are rare. Winters are cold and comparatively dry with high winds
  • Summer months (June – September) : 13 – 29 °C
  • Winter months (December to March) : -1 – 10 °C
  • Average warmest month : August
  • Average coolest month : January
  • Average wettest month : July

Daegu (central Korea)

  • The area receives little precipitation except during the rainy season of summer, and is sunny throughout much of the year.
  • Summer months (June – September) : 16 - 31 °C
  • Winter months (December to February) : -4 – 8 °C
  • Average warmest month : August
  • Average coolest month : January
  • Average wettest month : July

 

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