South Korea
About 51.6M people live in South Korea, on 98,480 km² in 17 regions; the capital is Seoul. The highest summit is Hallasan (1,947 m).
Mean of its 13 most visited places. Best: Apr–May · Oct.
South Korea at a glance
The atlas follows 61,282 places here month by month, with 371 mountains and 1,439 monuments; across the most visited of them, the best months are April, May and October.
South Korea's population
Every five years from 1950; from 2030 the projection.
+162%19.8M in 1950 → 51.7M in 2025 → 45.1M in 2050South Korea · In numbers
The latest year each series has; the line is the whole series since 1960.
When to go to South Korea
The places with the best weather in each month, scored from their climate.
For the beach in August
Places and regions of South Korea
The most visited places with their score this month, then every region with what the atlas follows there.
84OctoberSeoul
78OctoberBusan
84OctoberGwangju
76OctoberSuwon
84OctoberChangwon
84OctoberJeju City
81OctoberCheongju-si
84OctoberJeonju
17 regions
South Korea from above
Every place scored for the month you pick: comfortable temperatures, dry days and clear skies.
Nature in South Korea
Wildlife in October
The birds and mammals seen most this month, compared with the rest of their year.
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Outdoors in South Korea
Hiking routes, ski areas and everything to do outdoors, counted.
Culture in South Korea
1,439 monuments and 248 museums; the best known first.
The festival year
What's on in South Korea
The ground and the sky in South Korea
Earthquakes since 1950 and in the last month; eclipses, meteors and the moon as seen from the capital.
Getting to South Korea
8 large airports, 449 railway stations, 334 ferry ports; the ones closest to the most visited places.
Practical information
Plugs, money, phone numbers and the side of the road: the things to know before you land.