100% rain today, feels like 28°C — umbrella before you leave. Four districts hit level-3 crowds yesterday: Myeongdong, Bukchon, Itaewon, Jamsil. Dollar down 1.4% in a week — your USD buys a little less won.
How was Seoul yesterday?
Temperature range was 22.3–27.1°C: a mild, typical late-August day, with the PM average at 23.5 µg/m³ — good air for outdoor walking. Crowd peaks: Myeongdong, Bukchon, and Jamsil each touched level 3 at 14:00–16:00, while Itaewon reached level 3 at midnight — a Sunday night that carried late. Hongdae peaked at only level 1 at 15:00, quieter than its usual weekend bustle .
What to expect today
Rain is the story: probability is 100% now with 23.1°C (feels like 28°C), and tomorrow holds 96% rain with a high of 27°C. Plan indoor-first for both days; if skies break near sunset at 19:03, a Han River walk from Jamsil — which peaked at level 3 yesterday at 16:00 — is the quickest riverside option. Air is excellent: PM2.5 is 9.1 µg/m³.
Money check
The won strengthened over the past week: USD fell 1.4% to 1,369.86 KRW, JPY fell 1.3% to 860.81 per 100, and EUR held flat at 1,612.90. Travelers holding dollars or yen get slightly less than a week ago; EUR holders see no change.
| Currency | KRW | 1 day | 7 days |
|---|---|---|---|
| 🇺🇸 USD | 1,369.9 | 0.0% | ▼ 1.4% |
| 🇯🇵 JPY ×100 | 860.8 | 0.0% | ▼ 1.3% |
| 🇨🇳 CNY | 204.5 | 0.0% | ▼ 0.6% |
| 🇹🇼 TWD | 43.46 | 0.0% | ▼ 0.2% |
| 🇭🇰 HKD | 175.4 | 0.0% | ▼ 0.7% |
| 🇪🇺 EUR | 1,612.9 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
Measured hourly from the Hongdae live camera and Seoul open data.