North Gyeongsang · South Korea
Sangju travel guide
Sangju is a city in North Gyeongsang, South Korea, home to about 103,000 people.
- Best months
- April and October
- Nearest airport
- CJJ68 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 Sangju
The most comfortable months for a city stay in Sangju are April and October. August is the warmest month, with average highs of 30 °C; July is the wettest, with about 275 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 Sangju: airports and arrival
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Cheongju International Airport/Cheongju Air Base (K-59/G-513) (CJJ), about 68 km from the city centre in a straight line; Daegu International Airport (TAE, 73 km) and Wonju Airport / Hoengseong Air Base (K-38/K-46) (WJU, 115 km) are also within reach.
CJJ · Cheongju International Airport/Cheongju Air Base (K-59/G-513)
TAE · Daegu International Airport
WJU · Wonju Airport / Hoengseong Air Base (K-38/K-46)
Questions
Sangju: questions travellers ask
When is the best time to visit Sangju?
The most comfortable months for a city stay in Sangju are April and October. August is the warmest month, with average highs of 30 °C; July is the wettest, with about 275 mm of rain.
Which airport is closest to Sangju?
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Cheongju International Airport/Cheongju Air Base (K-59/G-513) (CJJ), about 68 km from the city centre in a straight line; Daegu International Airport (TAE, 73 km) and Wonju Airport / Hoengseong Air Base (K-38/K-46) (WJU, 115 km) are also within reach.
What currency is used in Sangju?
won (KRW).
Nearby
Destinations near Sangju
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.