Bukchon Hanok Village
Bukchon Hanok Village is a neighborhood in Seoul. It is one of the 61 sights of South Korea featured on this site and is the 17th most looked-up sight in the country on English Wikipedia.
Planning a visit
The neighborhood is 3 km from Seoul and 17 km from Seoul Gimpo International Airport. Visitors can combine a trip here with visits to Gyeongbokgung, Changdeokgung, Cheong Wa Dae, the Statue of Peace, or Changgyeonggung, which are all within 1.2 km. The village is open from 10:00 to 17:00.
For weather, the warmest months are July and August, with daily highs of 28 °C. These months also have the most rain, with about 18 rainy days each. The coldest period is January, when temperatures can drop to a low of -9 °C. Spring and autumn months, such as April and October, have moderate temperatures and less rain.
Weather by month
The warmest month is August, with an average high of 28 °C. The wettest is July, with about 430 mm of rain.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average high, °C | 1 | 4 | 10 | 17 | 22 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 24 | 18 | 10 | 3 |
| Average low, °C | -9 | -6 | -1 | 5 | 11 | 17 | 21 | 22 | 16 | 8 | 1 | -6 |
| Rainfall, mm | 22 | 26 | 49 | 85 | 106 | 144 | 430 | 336 | 175 | 51 | 50 | 22 |
| Rainy days | 3 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 18 | 18 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 5 |
Temperatures and rainfall: 1981–2010 averages for this spot (4 km grid), from CHELSA. Rainy days: 2015–2024, NASA POWER.
