Gangwon Province · South Korea
Sokcho travel guide
Sokcho is a city in Gangwon Province, South Korea, home to about 80,000 people.
- Nearest airport
- YNY18 km · Yangyang International Airport
- Currency
- KRWwon
- Time zone
- Asia/Seoul
- Language
- Korean, Korean Sign Language
When to go
The best time to visit Sokcho
Sokcho has no month that is both mild and dry by the measure used here. August is the warmest month, with average highs of 28 °C; August is the wettest, with about 295 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 Sokcho: airports and arrival
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Yangyang International Airport (YNY), about 18 km from the city centre in a straight line; Wonju Airport / Hoengseong Air Base (K-38/K-46) (WJU, 102 km) and Wonsan Kalma Airport (WOS, 143 km) are also within reach.
YNY · Yangyang International Airport
WJU · Wonju Airport / Hoengseong Air Base (K-38/K-46)
WOS · Wonsan Kalma Airport
Questions
Sokcho: questions travellers ask
When is the best time to visit Sokcho?
Sokcho has no month that is both mild and dry by the measure used here. August is the warmest month, with average highs of 28 °C; August is the wettest, with about 295 mm of rain.
Which airport is closest to Sokcho?
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Yangyang International Airport (YNY), about 18 km from the city centre in a straight line; Wonju Airport / Hoengseong Air Base (K-38/K-46) (WJU, 102 km) and Wonsan Kalma Airport (WOS, 143 km) are also within reach.
What currency is used in Sokcho?
won (KRW).
Nearby
Destinations near Sokcho
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.