84% rain chance now — keep an umbrella with you through the afternoon. All 8 districts peaked at level 2 yesterday — a steady, moderate crowd day. USD, JPY, CNY, HKD all fell vs KRW — your home currency buys less won than Thursday.
How was Seoul yesterday?
All eight measured districts peaked at level 2: Hongdae and Myeongdong at 19:00, Seongsu at 16:00, Gyeongbokgung at 15:00, Jamsil at 13:00, Bukchon, Itaewon and Yeouido at 12:00. A uniform level 2 across the map matches the typical mid-August evening baseline, with no district running hot . PM average was 11.8 µg/m³, inside the local “good” band, so air was clean . Temperatures ranged 22.6–28.3°C, a 5.7°C swing typical of a late-summer Seoul day .
What to expect today
Now: 23.5°C, feels like 27.5°C, rain chance 84%, PM2.5 29.6 µg/m³. Tomorrow: 26.8°C high, 23°C low, rain chance 80%. With rain likely through the day, keep an umbrella handy and plan short, covered stops within the 05:47–19:25 daylight window.
Money check
USD, JPY, CNY and HKD all weakened 0.4–1.4% against KRW, so each unit of those currencies buys slightly fewer won than yesterday; TWD strengthened 0.5%, giving Taiwan-dollar holders a touch more won. EUR held flat.
| Currency | KRW | 1 day | 7 days |
|---|---|---|---|
| 🇺🇸 USD | 1,408.5 | ▼ 1.4% | 0.0% |
| 🇯🇵 JPY ×100 | 887.6 | ▼ 0.4% | ▼ 0.8% |
| 🇨🇳 CNY | 209.2 | ▼ 0.6% | ▼ 0.2% |
| 🇹🇼 TWD | 44.22 | ▲ 0.5% | ▲ 0.3% |
| 🇭🇰 HKD | 179.9 | ▼ 0.7% | ▼ 0.4% |
| 🇪🇺 EUR | 1,639.3 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
Measured hourly from the Hongdae live camera and Seoul open data.