East Asia · City travel
Best time to visit Gangneung
Late Apr–Early Jun, Late Sep–Late Oct is the best time to visit. During this period, the average daytime high is 22.1°C, with 2.8 rainy days per 10 days.
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Japan MOFA travel advice
No Japan MOFA travel advisory is in effect for this destination.
Climate and season score by month
| Month | Level | Daytime high | Rainy days (per 10 days) | Cloud cover |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | Avoid | 5.6°C | 1.7 | 49.3% |
| February | Avoid | 7.6°C | 2.0 | 52.4% |
| March | Fair | 12.4°C | 2.5 | 56.0% |
| April | Great | 18.3°C | 2.6 | 59.1% |
| May | Best | 23.0°C | 2.8 | 61.9% |
| June | Great | 25.9°C | 3.9 | 70.4% |
| July | Okay | 28.6°C | 5.7 | 78.8% |
| August | Fair | 29.2°C | 5.7 | 72.9% |
| September | Great | 25.0°C | 4.1 | 67.8% |
| October | Best | 20.6°C | 2.9 | 54.8% |
| November | Okay | 14.4°C | 2.7 | 52.1% |
| December | Avoid | 7.9°C | 1.6 | 47.8% |
Questions and answers
- When is the best time to visit Gangneung?
- Late Apr–Early Jun, Late Sep–Late Oct. During this period, the average daytime high is 22.1°C, with 2.8 rainy days per 10 days.
- When should I avoid visiting Gangneung?
- Mid Dec–Mid Feb is the least favorable time of year. Then, the average daytime high is 6.3°C, with 1.7 rainy days per 10 days.
- What is the rainiest time of year in Gangneung?
- July, August, with about 5.7 rainy days per 10 days at the peak.
How the score works
The season score is a relative 0–100 measure of how suitable each time of year is for travel at this destination, grouped into seven levels. It combines climate-normal trends in temperature, rain, cloud cover, and other conditions.
Weather station: GANGNEUNG（2 km）. Data: Copernicus ERA5, NASA POWER, NOAA GHCN-Daily, OISST, IBTrACS, and Natural Earth.
These are historical climate-normal trends, not a weather forecast.