Chuncheon
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About
Chuncheon is the capital of the state of Gangwon Province, South Korea. Its population is about 290,000 as of 2026. The city lies in the north of the country, located in a basin surrounded by the Soyang River and Han River. There are artificial lakes in the city such as Soyang Lake and Uiam Lake. Gangwon Provincial Office is located in the city.
Wikipedia →Summary excerpted from the Wikipedia article Chuncheon, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Text may be clipped or paraphrased to fit this page.
The next week in Chuncheon
7-day forecast from Open-Meteo. UV badges flag days when sun protection matters (3 and above is moderate; 8 and above is risk territory for unprotected fair skin within 30 minutes).
Today
Clear
30° / 14°
UV High
Sun
Overcast
29° / 13°
UV High
Mon
Overcast
31° / 13°
UV High
Tue
Overcast
26° / 17°
UV Moderate
Wed
Drizzle
24° / 16°
3.9 mm
UV High
Thu
Rain
23° / 15°
8.7 mm
UV High
In May 16
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Air quality
No monitoring station within 25 km.
Weather
31° / 0°
Typical high / low
3 mm rainfall this month
Daylight
14.2h
05:19 – 19:30local
Year-round climate
Monthly highs, lows, and rainfall (long-term averages, NASA POWER).
Airports near Chuncheon
3 commercial airports within 100 km. Closest is Wonju Airport / Hoengseong Air Base (K-38/K-46) (WJU) at 53 km.
Getting around Chuncheon
Public-transit operators within 8 km of the city center. Click through to each operator’s site for routes, fares, and tickets.
Local transit operators
Operators and modes aggregated by TransitLand from individual transit-agency GTFS feeds. Route classifications (subway / tram / rail / bus / etc) come from each feed’s GTFS route_type codes.
Sister cities
Sources
This page blends public reference data, climate/elevation services, and personal notes. Travel requirements can change, so visa and entry details should be checked again before booking.
- Wikipedia →
Summary, canonical article, and some image fallbacks.
- Wikidata →
Population, area, image, coordinates, and linked identifiers where available.
- NASA POWER →
Monthly temperature and rainfall climatology.
- Open-Meteo historical weather →
1991-2020 temperature and precipitation cross-check for compact climate fields.
- Open-Elevation →
Coordinate-based elevation backfill.
- tz database →
Coordinate-based IANA timezone lookup.
- City flag source →
Public domain, Chuncheon City Government.
- Site credits →
Global source notes, map tiles, flags, licenses, and attribution policy.