Asia · Eastern Asia
South Korea
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- Capital
- Seoul
- Currency
- KRW
- South Korean Won
- Local time
- Korean Standard TimeUTC+09:00
- Calling code
- +82
- Driving
- On the right
- Plugs
- Type C and F
Facts
South Korea in figures
- Capital
- Seoul
- Currency
- South Korean Won KRWToday's indicative rate: KRW 1,000 ≈ USD 0.745Indicative, from the day's reference rates; a bank or card will charge its own.
- Languages
- Official: KoreanSpoken: Korean and English
- Time zones
- Korean Standard TimeUTC+09:00
- Calling code
- +82
- Driving
- On the right
- Plugs
- Type C and F220 V · 60 HzAs recorded in Wikidata.
- Emergency numbers
- 112police113other services119ambulance and fireAs recorded in Wikidata. Check them locally on arrival; they are not the only safety information you need.
- Population
- 51,684,564 (2025, World Bank)
- Area
- 98,480 km²
- Internet domain
- .kr
- Land borders
- North Korea
When to go
Climate across South Korea
- Mild to warm and dry
- Mild to warm, humid or showery
- Hot
- Cool
- Wet
- Cold
| City | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sept | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seoul | 1° | 3° | 9° | 15° | 21° | 25° | 27° | 28° | 24° | 18° | 11° | 3° |
| Busan | 6° | 8° | 12° | 17° | 21° | 24° | 26° | 28° | 25° | 20° | 14° | 8° |
| Incheon | 1° | 3° | 9° | 15° | 21° | 25° | 27° | 28° | 24° | 18° | 11° | 3° |
| Daegu | 2° | 5° | 11° | 17° | 23° | 27° | 28° | 29° | 24° | 19° | 11° | 3° |
| Gwangju | 3° | 6° | 11° | 17° | 23° | 26° | 28° | 29° | 25° | 20° | 13° | 6° |
| Daejeon | 1° | 4° | 10° | 17° | 23° | 28° | 28° | 29° | 24° | 18° | 11° | 3° |
| Ulsan | 6° | 8° | 12° | 16° | 20° | 23° | 26° | 28° | 24° | 20° | 14° | 8° |
| Suwon | 1° | 3° | 9° | 15° | 21° | 25° | 27° | 28° | 24° | 18° | 11° | 3° |
| Changwon | 6° | 8° | 12° | 17° | 21° | 24° | 26° | 28° | 25° | 20° | 14° | 8° |
| Jeonju | 3° | 5° | 11° | 17° | 23° | 27° | 29° | 29° | 25° | 20° | 12° | 5° |
| Cities good for going, of 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 28 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 27 | 0 | 0 |
Mean daily highs, modelled for an area about 50 km across: NASA POWER climatology, 2001–2020. A cell's swatch says what the month is like (key above).
On the map
Where South Korea is
The dashed box is the extent of the country's main landmass, from Natural Earth; outlying islands fall outside it. The dots are the cities with pages of their own.
Land borders
Cities
Cities in South Korea
- SeoulCapitalGuide10,349,312
- Busan3,285,147
- Incheon3,015,482
- Daegu2,365,523
- Daejeon1,441,203
- Gwangju1,401,235
- SuwonGyeonggi-do1,234,582
- Ulsan1,098,421
- GoyangGyeonggi-do1,061,752
- ChangwonGyeongsangnam-do1,025,702
- SeongnamGyeonggi-do914,832
- CheongjuNorth Chungcheong852,147
- CheonanChungcheongnam-do658,831
- HwaseongGyeonggi-do640,890
- JeonjuJeollabuk-do638,421
- AnsanGyeonggi-do623,256
- AnyangGyeonggi-do595,644
- GimhaeGyeongsangnam-do531,966
- PohangGyeongsangbuk-do492,041
- JejuJeju-do488,844
- Uijeongbu-siGyeonggi-do479,141
- GumiGyeongsangbuk-do404,691
- Sejong394,630
- Pyeongtaek-siGyeonggi-do364,694
- YangsanGyeongsangnam-do358,074
- WŏnjuGangwon-do332,849
- ChinjuGyeongsangnam-do307,242
- IksanJeollabuk-do307,000
Airports
Airports in South Korea
Large airports
- GMPSeoul Gimpo International AirportSeoul
- ICNIncheon International AirportSeoul
- PUSGimhae International AirportBusan
- TAEDaegu International AirportDaegu
- CJJCheongju International Airport/Cheongju Air Base (K-59/G-513)Cheongju
- CJUJeju International AirportJeju
- MWXMuan International AirportMuan
- YNYYangyang International AirportSokcho
Guides
Our guides in South Korea
Visas and entry
Visas and entry
Entry rules depend on your passport and change often, so this page does not state them. Check the destination government's official immigration website, or ask our visa desk to check your case for you.
Plan it
Plan a trip to South Korea
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