Where to go from Seoul in December
Seoul averages 4°C in December. These are at least 5° warmer, and in season.
This December, from Seoul
In December, 36 of the 51 destinations are in season from Seoul; fares were seen for 9 of them, 8 under ₩800,000, and the cheapest in season is Tokyo at ₩256,606.
Every destination in season, by fare
Bands are round numbers in KRW, not thresholds we measured; the fares inside them are: the median of what the scanner has seen for December departures from ICN, a return fare per adult, not a trip budget.
Under ₩400,000
| # | Place | Verdict | High | vs home | Rain | Flight | Fare | Why |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Hong Kong Hong Kong from ICN | goodbusy | 20° | +16° | 2d | 3h 26m | ₩330,699 | peak: This period coincides with pleasant weather and various… |
| 22 | Ho Chi Minh City Vietnam from ICN | okbusy | 31° | +27° | 7d | 5h 16m | ₩371,603 | peak: This period coincides with the dry season, which brings pleasant… |
| 29 | Bangkok Thailand from ICN | okbusy | 31° | +27° | 2d | 5h 23m | ₩354,745 | peak: Cooler weather and lower humidity attract many tourists. |
| 33 | Taipei Taiwan from ICN | ok | 20° | +16° | 12d | 2h 42m | ₩330,556 | 20C max, 12 rainy days |
| 34 | Tokyo Japan from ICN | ok | 11° cool | +7° | 5d | 2h 22m | ₩256,606 | 11C max, 5 rainy days |
₩400,000 to ₩800,000
| # | Place | Verdict | High | vs home | Rain | Flight | Fare | Why |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | Hanoi Vietnam from ICN | good | 21° | +17° | 5d | 4h 11m | ₩434,357 | 21C max, 5 rainy days |
| 31 | Phuket Thailand from ICN | okbusy | 30° | +26° | 12d | 6h 11m | ₩461,184 | peak: This period sees pleasant weather, drawing many tourists and… |
| 35 | Colombo Sri Lanka from ICN | okbusy | 30° | +26° | 15d | 7h 57m | ₩655,578 | peak: This period witnesses the highest influx of tourists due to… |
₩800,000 to ₩1,600,000
| # | Place | Verdict | High | vs home | Rain | Flight | Fare | Why |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 | Kathmandu Nepal from ICN | ok | 18° | +14° | 1d | 5h 45m | ₩913,725 | 18C max, 1 rainy day |
No fare seen yet (27)
| # | Place | Verdict | High | vs home | Rain | Flight | Why |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Marrakech Morocco from ICN | sweet spot | 21° | +17° | 4d | 14h 20m | 21C max, 4 rainy days |
| 2 | Muscat Oman from ICN | sweet spot | 26° | +22° | 1d | 8h 56m | 26C max, 1 rainy day |
| 3 | Doha Qatar from ICN | good | 25° | +21° | 1d | 9h 31m | 25C max, 1 rainy day |
| 5 | Cape Town South Africa from ICN | sweet spotbusy | 26° | +22° | 3d | 17h 34m | peak: This is summer in the Southern Hemisphere, attracting many… |
| 6 | Dubai United Arab Emirates from ICN | goodbusy | 26° | +22° | 1d | 9h 07m | peak: The weather is cooler and more pleasant, attracting many tourists. |
| 7 | Cairo Egypt from ICN | goodbusy | 21° | +17° | 1d | 11h 12m | peak: Mild weather attracts tourists during the holiday season. |
| 8 | Abu Dhabi United Arab Emirates from ICN | sweet spotbusy | 27° | +23° | 1d | 9h 15m | peak: Mild weather attracts tourists for outdoor activities. |
| 10 | Auckland New Zealand from ICN | goodbusy | 22° | +18° | 10d | 12h 42m | holidays: NZ: Christmas Day; NZ: Day after New Year's Day; NZ: New… |
| 11 | Barcelona Spain from ICN | ok | 15° cool | +11° | 4d | 12h 37m | 15C max, 4 rainy days |
| 12 | Melbourne Australia from ICN | okbusy | 24° | +20° | 7d | 11h 22m | peak: Summer season attracts many tourists for festivals and outdoor… |
| 13 | Sydney Australia from ICN | okbusy | 26° | +22° | 6d | 11h 05m | peak: Summertime in Sydney attracts tourists for its beaches and… |
| 14 | Goa India from ICN | okbusy | 33° | +29° | 2d | 7h 52m | peak: This period coincides with the Christmas and New Year holidays… |
| 15 | Nairobi Kenya from ICN | okbusy | 25° | +21° | 12d | 13h 11m | holidays: KE: Christmas Day; KE: New Year's Day |
| 16 | Jaipur India from ICN | okbusy | 23° | +19° | 1d | 6h 50m | peak: This period features pleasant weather, making it ideal for… |
| 17 | Lisbon Portugal from ICN | ok | 15° cool | +11° | 8d | 13h 36m | 15C max, 8 rainy days |
| 18 | Athens Greece from ICN | ok | 15° cool | +11° | 7d | 11h 15m | 15C max, 7 rainy days |
| 20 | Mauritius Mauritius from ICN | sweet spotbusy | 27° | +23° | 22d | 12h 41m | peak: This period experiences the best weather with high sunshine and… |
| 21 | Tbilisi Georgia from ICN | ok | 8° cool | +4° | 5d | 9h 07m | 8C max, 5 rainy days |
| 23 | Tashkent Uzbekistan from ICN | ok | 7° cool | +3° | 6d | 6h 49m | 7C max, 6 rainy days |
| 24 | Srinagar India from ICN | okbusy | 6° cool | +2° | 5d | 6h 33m | holidays: IN: Christmas and New Year |
| 25 | Rome Italy from ICN | ok | 14° cool | +10° | 9d | 11h 51m | 14C max, 9 rainy days |
| 26 | Kochi India from ICN | okbusy | 31° | +27° | 8d | 8h 02m | peak: Holiday season and pleasant weather attract many tourists. |
| 27 | Baku Azerbaijan from ICN | ok | 10° cool | +6° | 5d | 8h 44m | 10C max, 5 rainy days |
| 28 | The Andaman Islands India from ICN | okbusy | 29° | +25° | 9d | 6h 18m | peak: This period enjoys pleasant weather before the onset of the… |
| 30 | Istanbul Turkey from ICN | ok | 12° cool | +8° | 11d | 10h 35m | 12C max, 11 rainy days |
| 32 | San Francisco United States from ICN | okbusy | 14° cool | +10° | 9d | 12h 00m | peak: Holiday season brings visitors for events and shopping. |
| 36 | New York United States from ICN | okbusy | 6° cool | +2° | 9d | 14h 25m | peak: The holiday season attracts many visitors for shopping… |
Not this December
- Almaty bitter cold: 0C daily max
- Amsterdam 8C max, 12 rainy days
- Bali monsoon: 23 rainy days, 256mm
- Budapest bitter cold: 5C daily max
- Da Nang monsoon: 23 rainy days, 289mm
- Kuala Lumpur monsoon: 27 rainy days, 361mm
- Leh bitter cold: 0C daily max
- London 9C max, 11 rainy days
- Paris 9C max, 11 rainy days
- Prague bitter cold: 5C daily max
- Singapore monsoon: 23 rainy days, 256mm
- The Maldives monsoon: 16 rainy days, 232mm
- Toronto snow (moderate)
- Vienna bitter cold: 6C daily max
- Zurich bitter cold: 5C daily max
Narrow it
- Everywhere in December
- Warm in December
- Beaches in December
- Islands in December
- Mountains in December
- Deserts in December
- Heritage in December
Other months from Seoul
- January 35 in season
- February 41 in season
- March 44 in season
- April 40 in season
- May 33 in season
- June 28 in season
- July 30 in season
- August 29 in season
- September 27 in season
- October 36 in season
- November 38 in season
- December
- Everything from Seoul
Flight times are estimated from the distance, so treat them as "about" — they assume a direct routing, which not every pair has. Fares are shown in KRW, converted at the European Central Bank's daily rate. A dash means we have not seen a fare on that route yet.
The climate is the destination's own and the same wherever you fly from. What changes with your city is the distance, the fare and the public holidays that crowd a place out, and those can move a month's verdict up or down a rung.
The climate is the destination's own; the label, the order, the crowd flag and the fare are as scored from ICN.