Gangwon Province · South Korea
Samcheok travel guide
Samcheok is a city in Gangwon Province, South Korea, home to about 70,000 people.
- Nearest airport
- YNY82 km · Yangyang International Airport
- Currency
- KRWwon
- Time zone
- Asia/Seoul
- Language
- Korean, Korean Sign Language
Where to stay
Hotels in Samcheok
1 hotel within 25 km of the centre, as recorded in Wikidata. Each name links to its encyclopedia article where there is one.
| Hotel | Opened | From centre |
|---|---|---|
| Sol Beach Samcheok | 3.3 km |
When to go
The best time to visit Samcheok
Samcheok has no month that is both mild and dry by the measure used here. August is the warmest month, with average highs of 27 °C; August is the wettest, with about 261 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 Samcheok: airports and arrival
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Yangyang International Airport (YNY), about 82 km from the city centre in a straight line; Wonju Airport / Hoengseong Air Base (K-38/K-46) (WJU, 107 km) is also within reach.
YNY · Yangyang International Airport
WJU · Wonju Airport / Hoengseong Air Base (K-38/K-46)
Questions
Samcheok: questions travellers ask
When is the best time to visit Samcheok?
Samcheok has no month that is both mild and dry by the measure used here. August is the warmest month, with average highs of 27 °C; August is the wettest, with about 261 mm of rain.
Which airport is closest to Samcheok?
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Yangyang International Airport (YNY), about 82 km from the city centre in a straight line; Wonju Airport / Hoengseong Air Base (K-38/K-46) (WJU, 107 km) is also within reach.
What currency is used in Samcheok?
won (KRW).
Nearby
Destinations near Samcheok
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.