Incheon · South Korea
Ganghwa Island travel guide
Ganghwa Island is a city in Incheon, South Korea, home to about 62,000 people.
- Best months
- October
- Nearest airport
- ICN27 km · Incheon International Airport
- Currency
- KRWwon
- Time zone
- Asia/Seoul
- Language
- Korean, Korean Sign Language
When to go
The best time to visit Ganghwa Island
The most comfortable months for a city stay in Ganghwa Island are October. August is the warmest month, with average highs of 30 °C; July is the wettest, with about 326 mm of rain.
Comfortable means average daytime high between 18 °C and 29 °C and under 80 mm of rain in the month. Averages for 1991–2020 over the surrounding area, a grid square about 50 km across, so a coast or a nearby mountain can make the town itself warmer or cooler. Data: CRU TS v4.10, Climatic Research Unit, University of East Anglia (Open Database License).
Getting there
Getting to Ganghwa Island: airports and arrival
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Incheon International Airport (ICN), about 27 km from the city centre in a straight line; Seoul Gimpo International Airport (GMP, 35 km) and Wonju Airport / Hoengseong Air Base (K-38/K-46) (WJU, 137 km) are also within reach.
ICN · Incheon International Airport
GMP · Seoul Gimpo International Airport
WJU · Wonju Airport / Hoengseong Air Base (K-38/K-46)
Questions
Ganghwa Island: questions travellers ask
When is the best time to visit Ganghwa Island?
The most comfortable months for a city stay in Ganghwa Island are October. August is the warmest month, with average highs of 30 °C; July is the wettest, with about 326 mm of rain.
Which airport is closest to Ganghwa Island?
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Incheon International Airport (ICN), about 27 km from the city centre in a straight line; Seoul Gimpo International Airport (GMP, 35 km) and Wonju Airport / Hoengseong Air Base (K-38/K-46) (WJU, 137 km) are also within reach.
What currency is used in Ganghwa Island?
won (KRW).
Nearby
Destinations near Ganghwa Island
Sources: city facts from Wikidata and Wikipedia; airports from OurAirports; climate from CRU TS v4.10 (University of East Anglia Climatic Research Unit), 1991–2020 monthly means, 0.5° grid; places to stay, guest scores and amenities from each operator's own public pages. How this guide is made.