South Korea

Seoul in May

Historical averages 2016–2025 · not a forecast

May weather in Seoul

May in Seoul averages daily highs of 24°C and lows of 13°C, with 10 hours of sunshine a day and rain on about 8 of 31 days.

Daily high
24°C average
Overnight low
13°C average
Rain days
8 of 31 days with at least 1 mm (26% rain-day chance)
Sunshine
10 hours a day
Daylight
14 hours calculated day length

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Seoul in May

May in Seoul: average highs of 24°C, lows of 13°C and 10 hours of sunshine a day. A starting point for planning around the historical weather.

May in Seoul, South Korea, brings average daily highs of 24°C and overnight lows of 13°C in the 2016–2025 historical record. Pack clothes you can layer as conditions change. The average leaves room for both warmer and cooler days, so a flexible walking plan is more useful than deciding every outdoor stop before you arrive.

In the record, at least 1 mm of rain or snow falls on 8 of 31 days on average, a daily chance of 26%. Leave some freedom to swap an outdoor day with a sheltered one. There is no need to read the average as a fixed number of lost days; it says nothing about how long rain lasts on each occasion.

The calculated day length, sunrise to sunset, averages about 14 hours. Sunshine averages 10 hours a day. The longer daylight window gives you more choice about when to be outside; it does not mean every part of the day will be sunny. Sunshine is a separate measure, and those hours need not arrive in one uninterrupted stretch.

For nature trips or walks, keep the longest outings movable and check route conditions locally; a monthly climate average cannot establish whether a particular path is accessible. For a culture-focused visit, group the places you want to see into manageable areas, with time between stops. Check each venue's opening dates before fixing the order.

June has an average daily high of 28°C, 4°C higher than May. Its historical rain-day chance is 30%, compared with 26% this month. If your dates are flexible, compare those trade-offs with the kind of days you want. Neither set of averages predicts the conditions of one particular holiday.

Sources

Open-Meteo · 1 Jan 2016 – 31 Dec 2025
  • Open-Meteo Historical Weather API
  • Averages of every day in May, on local days. Every year is weighted equally.
  • A rain day has at least 1 mm, snow included. Daylight is calculated from latitude, sunrise to sunset; sunshine hours are separate.