Crowds: Tuesday peaked at level 2 in every main district; Jamsil stayed at 1. Air: PM2.5 averaged 22.9 µg/m³, a moderate 24-hour reading. Tonight: Sunset at 19:20 with tomorrow’s rain odds at 25%.
How was Seoul yesterday?
Hongdae, Myeongdong and Seongsu hit level 2 at 19:00; Gyeongbokgung peaked at 16:00, Bukchon at 13:00, Itaewon and Yeouido at 12:00. That is one level below a typical summer weekday crowd. PM2.5 averaged 22.9 µg/m³, landing in the moderate band. Temperatures ran 22.9°C to 30.7°C, close to the late-August average.
What to expect today
This morning reads 23.2°C (feels like 28.1) with a 37% rain chance and PM2.5 at 20.7. Tomorrow cools slightly to a 28.6°C high with a 25% chance of light drizzle. Sunset is 19:20 — take the evening window for Gyeongbokgung or the Han River before tomorrow’s showers.
Money check
The yen slipped 0.4%, so 100 JPY buys 882.92 KRW — slightly less for Japanese travelers. The Taiwan dollar rose 0.3% to 44.38, while USD, EUR, CNY and HKD held flat.
| Currency | KRW | 1 day | 7 days |
|---|---|---|---|
| 🇺🇸 USD | 1,408.5 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| 🇯🇵 JPY ×100 | 882.9 | ▼ 0.4% | ▼ 0.5% |
| 🇨🇳 CNY | 209.2 | ▼ 0.2% | 0.0% |
| 🇹🇼 TWD | 44.38 | ▲ 0.3% | ▲ 1.0% |
| 🇭🇰 HKD | 179.9 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| 🇪🇺 EUR | 1,639.3 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
Measured hourly from the Hongdae live camera and Seoul open data.