Rain: 100% — 21.8°C now, feels 25.8°C; carry a rainshell. Crowds: low — Monday peaks topped at level 2; Bukchon sat at 0. Won: stronger — EUR -1.6%, JPY/HKD -0.5%, USD flat.
How was Seoul yesterday?
Monday, Aug 31, held a narrow 22.1–23.7°C range, cool for the season . PM2.5 averaged 16.2 µg/m³, a good reading. Crowd peaks stayed low: Myeongdong, Seongsu, Jamsil, and Yeouido reached level 2 (09:00, 19:00, 15:00, 12:00); Hongdae, Gyeongbokgung, and Itaewon sat at level 1; Bukchon never left 0. The Hongdae live camera averaged 1.8 across 24 hours — a quiet day .
What to expect today
Rain is certain today: 100% probability, 21.8°C (feels 25.8°C), PM2.5 5.9. Sunset is 19:02, but the sky won’t clear for palace or river plans — choose an indoor itinerary for today. Tomorrow eases to 24% rain, 22.2–25.9°C, a better window for outdoor Seoul.
Money check
Every tracked currency lost ground to the won on Sep 1. EUR fell hardest (-1.6%), JPY and HKD each -0.5%, CNY -0.4%, TWD -0.2%, USD flat. Holders of EUR, JPY, HKD, CNY, or TWD cash get slightly fewer won than yesterday.
| Currency | KRW | 1 day | 7 days |
|---|---|---|---|
| 🇺🇸 USD | 1,369.9 | 0.0% | ▼ 1.4% |
| 🇯🇵 JPY ×100 | 856.5 | ▼ 0.5% | ▼ 1.6% |
| 🇨🇳 CNY | 203.7 | ▼ 0.4% | ▼ 1.0% |
| 🇹🇼 TWD | 43.38 | ▼ 0.2% | ▼ 0.3% |
| 🇭🇰 HKD | 174.5 | ▼ 0.5% | ▼ 1.2% |
| 🇪🇺 EUR | 1,587.3 | ▼ 1.6% | ▼ 1.6% |
Measured hourly from the Hongdae live camera and Seoul open data.