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Best time to visit Gyeongju

October is the best time to visit Gyeongju for general sightseeing, with average highs of 20 °C and about 5 wet days. The comfortable season runs roughly April to May.

It depends what you are going for

One month rarely wins on everything. These are the best months on each measure taken on its own.

If you want Best month On that measure
Sightseeing and walking October comfort 93/100
The least cloud December 36 % average cloud cover
The least rain December 25 mm
Warmth August 29 °C
Cooler weather January 5.2 °C

Ranked by comfort

# Month Comfort / 100 Avg high Wet days
1 October 93 20 °C 5
2 May 93 24 °C 7
3 April 83 19 °C 8
4 September 83 25 °C 10
5 June 81 27 °C 9
6 November 68 14 °C 5
7 July 61 29 °C 13
8 March 60 13 °C 7
9 August 59 29 °C 14
10 February 44 7.7 °C 5
11 December 42 7.1 °C 3
12 January 38 5.2 °C 4

When to think twice

January scores lowest with about 4 wet days and highs near 5.2 °C. That does not make it a bad month — it depends entirely on what you are travelling for. The numbers are all here; the judgement is yours.

The full year

Month Avg high Rainfall Cloud
January 5.2 °C 30 mm 41 %
February 7.7 °C 34 mm 47 %
March 12.6 °C 65 mm 52 %
April 18.5 °C 78 mm 54 %
May 23.6 °C 88 mm 58 %
June 26.7 °C 131 mm 71 %
July 29.0 °C 201 mm 74 %
August 29.5 °C 208 mm 67 %
September 24.9 °C 163 mm 63 %
October 20.1 °C 69 mm 47 %
November 13.7 °C 41 mm 41 %
December 7.1 °C 25 mm 36 %

Data sources and method

Normal period
1991–2020
Dataset version
era5-1991-2020-scores1.1
Last processed

Measured values come from ERA5 reanalysis and are reproduced unchanged. Calculated by us: comfort score, beach score, season boundaries. Full formulas are on the methodology page.

Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026. Neither the European Commission nor ECMWF is responsible for any use that may be made of the Copernicus information or data it contains.