South Chungcheong · South Korea
Gongju travel guide
Gongju is a city in South Chungcheong, South Korea, home to about 103,000 people.
- Best months
- October
- Nearest airport
- CJJ44 km · Cheongju International Airport/Cheongju Air Base (K-59/G-513)
- Currency
- KRWwon
- Time zone
- Asia/Seoul
- Language
- Korean, Korean Sign Language
When to go
The best time to visit Gongju
The most comfortable months for a city stay in Gongju are October. August is the warmest month, with average highs of 31 °C; July is the wettest, with about 311 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 Gongju: airports and arrival
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Cheongju International Airport/Cheongju Air Base (K-59/G-513) (CJJ), about 44 km from the city centre in a straight line; Gunsan Airport / Gunsan Air Base (KUV, 77 km) and Seoul Gimpo International Airport (GMP, 126 km) are also within reach.
CJJ · Cheongju International Airport/Cheongju Air Base (K-59/G-513)
KUV · Gunsan Airport / Gunsan Air Base
GMP · Seoul Gimpo International Airport
Questions
Gongju: questions travellers ask
When is the best time to visit Gongju?
The most comfortable months for a city stay in Gongju are October. August is the warmest month, with average highs of 31 °C; July is the wettest, with about 311 mm of rain.
Which airport is closest to Gongju?
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Cheongju International Airport/Cheongju Air Base (K-59/G-513) (CJJ), about 44 km from the city centre in a straight line; Gunsan Airport / Gunsan Air Base (KUV, 77 km) and Seoul Gimpo International Airport (GMP, 126 km) are also within reach.
What currency is used in Gongju?
won (KRW).
Nearby
Destinations near Gongju
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.