Best time to visit Busan

South Korea · East Asia

All twelve months scored on daily temperature, rainfall, humidity and holiday crowding.

The year in Busan

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Go in Apr–Jun — these months score within a whisker of each other; 21C max, 7 rainy days. Jul is the next best.

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Things to do in Busan

Gamcheon Cultural Village Gamcheon village was a Korean war refugee camp, and backwater outside of the city center.
The Busan International Film Festival Typically runs the first 10 days every year in October.
Haeundae Beach One of the most popular summer destinations in South Korea.
Yonggungsa Temple This remarkable Buddhist temple complex is situated on top of a large rock along the…
United Nations Memorial Cemetery (UNMCK) This is the only United Nations cemetery in the world.
Gwangan Grand Bridge Driving (or taking the bus) across Gwangan Bridge is a great way to see the view…
Gwangalli Beach Best experienced at night when the impressive Gwangan Grand Bridge is illuminated.

Tours and tickets in Busan

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Sights and their lines from Wikivoyage (Busan/Central, Busan/Haeundae, Busan/Suyeong), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; in order of how often each one's Wikipedia article was read on phones in the last 12 months.

Month by month

No fare history for this route yet, so this ranking is climate and crowds only — the price column will fill in as the scanner collects.

Month	Max °C	Rain days	Humidity	Sun h/day	Verdict	Why
Jan	7°	3d	56%	7.8h	ok	7C max, 3 rainy days
Feb	9°	4d	58%	8.3h	ok	9C max, 4 rainy days
Mar	13°	7d	67%	8.3h	good	13C max, 7 rainy days
Apr	17°	7d	69%	8.9h	sweet spot	17C max, 7 rainy days
May	21°	7d	73%	9.5h	sweet spot	21C max, 7 rainy days
Jun	24°	8d	81%	8.9h	sweet spot	24C max, 8 rainy days
Jul	28°	10d	86%	8.7h	good	28C max, 10 rainy days
Aug	29°	9d	83%	9.9h	good	29C max, 9 rainy days
Sep	26°	8d	80%	8.0h	okbusy	busier than usual
Oct	21°	6d	73%	8.1h	goodbusy	busier than usual
Nov	15°	3d	67%	8.4h	good	15C max, 3 rainy days
Dec	8°	3d	60%	7.9h	ok	8C max, 3 rainy days

Rain days are the days with at least 1 mm of rain, as a weather station counts them.

Weather read at Haeundae, by the beach, 21 km from the airport (PUS): ten years of ERA5 and ERA5-Land reanalysis, through Open-Meteo's open data.

A busy month is a crowded one, not a bad one — usually it is crowded because the weather is good. It is flagged rather than scored down, and crowds alone never make a month “avoid”: that is reserved for weather worth skipping.

How busy it gets

Busiest in September and October; quietest in January and February.

Then and now

Busan's July days now average 28.2°C, 2.6°C warmer than in 1981–1990. 11 of 12 months are clearly warmer.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
1981–90	5.3°	6.8°	10.8°	15.5°	19.3°	22.3°	25.5°	27.5°	23.8°	19.3°	13.6°	8.2°
2017–26	6.7°	8.6°	13.2°	17.3°	21.4°	24.5°	28.2°	29.4°	25.6°	20.7°	15.3°	7.9°
Change	+1.4°	+1.7°	+2.4°	+1.8°	+2.1°	+2.2°	+2.6°	+1.9°	+1.7°	+1.4°	+1.7°	-0.4°

The average daily high, month by month, for the nearest ERA5 grid cell. Bold is a clear change; grey is within the ordinary spread between years. Every destination, ranked.

Getting there

How far Busan is, and what it costs, depends on where you set off from — the months above do not.

Before you go

Type C and F plugs at 220 V. Drives on the right. The currency is the Won. No UK Foreign Office advice against travel. Everything for South Korea: cost of living, languages, emergency numbers and health.

Being there

On arrival

Paying — Visa and Mastercard are taken almost everywhere, even for a coffee, but phone wallets such as Apple Pay often fail. Carry some cash for the countryside; T-money also pays in convenience stores.
UPI, for visitors from India — Not accepted for paying here; bring a card that works abroad.
Tipping — Not expected, including in taxis; some hotels and tourist restaurants add a 10% service charge.

Getting around Busan

Apps — Rides: Kakao T, k.ride, TADA, Uber. Maps: Kakao Map, Naver Map. Messages: KakaoTalk. Google Maps still gives no walking or driving directions in South Korea; use Naver Map or Kakao Map.

You can buy Cashbee card at subway stations and convenience stores. Other cards like T-money, and Railplus are also accepted in the city. More on Wikivoyage

From the Wikivoyage article on Busan, written by travellers and licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

Help

Emergency — police 112 · ambulance and fire 119.
TravelCharika is not an emergency service: we cannot call for help or send anyone. Numbers can change; if one fails, ask someone local or your hotel.

Put together by hand from the sources listed, checked 3 October 2026. Apps, cards and rules change, so check before you rely on one.

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Busan in pictures

Front exterior view of Beomeosa temple with stairs and blue sky in Busan South Korea — i

Basile Morin, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Exterior view of Beomeosa temple with rock stairs and blue sky in Busan South Korea — i

Basile Morin, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Jagalchi Market 02 — i

Bernard Gagnon, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons

Jagalchi Market 01 — i

Bernard Gagnon, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons

Busan beach — i

Syced, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons

What Busan is like

Busan (부산, 釜山; formerly romanized as Pusan) is a large port city located in the south-eastern province of South Gyeongsang, South Korea. It is the country's second city with beautiful beaches, mountains, spas, and renowned seafood. More on Wikivoyage

Worth seeing: The Haeundae area in East Busan is the main tourist destination of the city and is described in its own article. More on Wikivoyage
Worth doing: As Korea's second largest city, there are a large number of events. The Busan International Film Festival is based in Haeundae in the first 10 days of October. More on Wikivoyage
Getting in: Busan's International Gimhae Airport (PUS IATA) lies outside Busan, offering flights to many international destinations, as well as domestic routes to Jeju island, Seoul Incheon International Airport and Seoul Gimpo. More on Wikivoyage
Staying safe: Generally speaking Busan is as safe as most places in South Korea, which is to say very safe. Busan is very safe to roam around freely at night. More on Wikivoyage

From the Wikivoyage article on Busan, written by travellers and licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the full article has far more. The numbers above are measured; this is experience.

Around Busan

Also in South Korea

Seoul best Apr, Jun, Oct

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Kind of place

Busan is in South Korea, East Asia. Distances are great-circle, so a short one can still be a long way round.

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