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[carmy87]

Hello,

I am starting to make a list of what to bring to Korea. After talking to some people and reading up on some information - I found out that it does get quite cold in Korea. However, I was just wondering how much snow there is during the winter season.

THANKS!

[andrewchon]

Down on the sea-level around the latitude of Seoul(38N), you might expect about twice a year. It's -5 to +5 C during winter. So bring lots of good warm clothing. Around latitude of Busan (34N) no snow, still bring warm clothing. The Siberian wind freezes everything.
Up in the mountains, lots of snow. I saw a snow metre on a mountain pass and it went from 0 to 1.5m.

[No_hite_pls]

I live in South Jeolla and we rarely get much snow. Winter is the dry season across all of South Korea.
It is usually cool to cold in the winter in Seoul and warmer in Busan or South Jeolla but nowhere in South Korea is it as cold as Ottawa.

[ekul]

It gets much colder than minus 5 C but everywhere indoors has the heating on at ridiculous levels so you just need to be warm enough to walk to school.

[crossmr]

and lots is relative... 1.5 m isn't that much snow I can remember years ago when I was in junior high we got almost 2 m in one week.

There were a few spots last year that did get lots of snow though. I remember seeing it on the news. Seoul didn't get too much. Just enough to cover stuff up a little bit a couple times and that was about it.

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[steveinincheon]

Unless your in the higher mountains, there will be very little snow and boots are really unnecessary. I see you are from Ottawa (I'm assuming Ottawa, ON) - so you will probably find the Korean winters to be very mild compared with back home. Generally in the winter here there will be three or four colder days followed by three or four milder days in cycles. But even during the cold snaps its not nearly as cold as it gets in most of Canada, or in the Upper Midwest where I'm from. I came to Korea expecting a very cold winter, and was truly surprised with how mild and short the winters are here compared with back home.

[Sector7G]

I live in Jeollabukdo (Iksan) and we get snow about 5 times a year, which is great for a Florida guy like me. Before I came to Korea I had only seen it 3 times in my life. Now I've seen it around 15 times, including my trips to Seoul and other Korean cities. It even snowed hard for 30 minutes last winter in Busan of all places. But 2 hours later there was virtually no sign of it.

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[D.D.]

I visited Seoul last winter from near Busan and man was it ever cold. I guess it's all relative but I had a fleece plus a gortex on , plus the woolie hat thing and I was freezing.

[DWAEJIMORIGUKBAP]

I actually find it so cold here in the midst of winter that I shiver so much I ache and I feel outraged that it can really be this cold. Really. And my sister who thinks Korea = Thailand emails me the other day and moans about the weather in the UK and how lucky I am to be in the tropics ha ha

[chris_J2]

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