Will it rain today in Seoul?
Should you take an umbrella in Seoul? The forecast below loads live every time you open the page: rain now, when the next shower comes, and how much falls today and tomorrow.
Rain right now
No rain expected in Seoul for the rest of today. Tomorrow: 49 mm of rain.
As of 2026-10-16 17:35 UTC (NOAA GFS snapshot). Updating live…
Rain every 3 hours, today and tomorrow
Today · Saturday 17 October
Dry: no rain in the forecast.
Every 3 hours as a table
| Hours | Rain (mm) | mm/h | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 00:00–03:00 | 0 | 0 | dry |
| 03:00–06:00 | 0 | 0 | dry |
| 06:00–09:00 | 0 | 0 | dry |
| 09:00–12:00 | 0 | 0 | dry |
| 12:00–15:00 | 0 | 0 | dry |
| 15:00–18:00 | 0 | 0 | dry |
| 18:00–21:00 | 0 | 0 | dry |
| 21:00–00:00 | 0 | 0 | dry |
Tomorrow · Sunday 18 October
49 mm of rain, 15 wet hours, up to 7.8 mm/h. (the forecast covers part of the day)
Every 3 hours as a table
| Hours | Rain (mm) | mm/h | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 00:00–03:00 | 0.1 | 0 | dry |
| 03:00–06:00 | 0.6 | 0.2 | light · rain |
| 06:00–09:00 | 3.5 | 1.2 | light · rain |
| 09:00–12:00 | 24 | 7.8 | heavy · rain |
| 12:00–15:00 | 21 | 6.9 | moderate · rain |
| 15:00–18:00 | 0.8 | 0.3 | light · rain |
| 18:00–21:00 | 0.1 | 0 | dry |
Times in local time (Asia/Seoul). Each bar is the rain over 3 hours; striped bars are snow.
Rain map around Seoul
The same NOAA GFS precipitation on the map, moving hour by hour: blue light, darker heavy. Tap for the value.
How much it rains in Seoul, month by month
Seoul gets about 1,241 mm of rain a year. The wettest month is July (361 mm), the driest January (20 mm); a normal October brings 53 mm.
Average monthly rain and snow (water equivalent) 2001–2025, NASA POWER (MERRA-2 reanalysis, public domain), on a ~50 km grid: mountains and coasts can differ locally.
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Questions
- Will it rain today in Seoul?
- At 17 October 2026 the forecast said: No rain expected in Seoul for the rest of today. Tomorrow: 49 mm of rain. The box at the top of the page loads the latest NOAA GFS forecast every time you open it, with the time the next rain starts.
- How much does it rain in Seoul?
- About 1,241 mm a year on average (2001–2025). July is the wettest month with 361 mm, January the driest with 20 mm.
- What do the rain amounts mean?
- 1 mm is a litre of water per square metre. Under 2.5 mm an hour is light rain (a drizzle to a steady rain), 2.5–7.6 moderate, above 7.6 heavy: you get soaked in minutes and streets can flood.
- How accurate is the forecast?
- It is the global NOAA GFS model on a 0.25° grid every 3 hours: good at telling a rainy day from a dry one, less at placing a single summer thunderstorm. Check the rain map for the showers moving around Seoul.
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How this page works
The rain is the one the rain layer of the map paints: NOAA GFS forecast (public domain), precipitation rate averaged over 3 hours, read at Seoul and summed per local day. Rain or snow comes from the GFS precipitation type. The monthly normals are NASA POWER. No third-party weather service.