Incheon in Fall

In fall (September, October and November), Incheon sees average daytime highs around 19°C and overnight lows near 11°C, with 223 mm of precipitation over about 20 wet days across the season. It is the 2nd-warmest season and the 2nd-wettest season.

Over the season highs ease from about 27°C in early September to 8°C by late November. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 47% of the time across fall, and the air most often feels dry.

Fall is Incheon's 2nd-best season to visit on our travel score. For the whole year in context, see Incheon's year-round climate.

Avg daytime high
19°C
2nd-warmest season
Avg overnight low
11°C
Precipitation
223 mm
20 wet days
Avg wind
10 km/h
Travel score
5.9
2nd-best season
Months
Sep · Oct · Nov

Temperature in Incheon in Fall

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Over the season highs ease from about 27°C in early September to 8°C by late November.

A typical fall day in Incheon reaches about 19°C and drops to 11°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is September, the coolest November.

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How fall really feels in Incheon

Once humidity and wind are folded in, fall brings about 0 days that feel above 32°C and 12 that feel at or below 0°C.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
12
wind chill below the day's low

The story in fall is cold — wind chill drags the overnight "feels like" below the raw low.

Incheon weather by month

How the three fall months (September, October and November) compare with the rest of the year — the season's months are highlighted.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -6°193.629.70.0
Feb / -4°243.81.410.60.2
Mar10° / 365.50.811.72.4
Apr16° / 657012.95.3
May21° / 13°927.50146.9
Jun25° / 18°1227.8014.57.1
Jul27° / 22°29815.1014.35.5
Aug29° / 23°24413.8013.45.3
Sep25° / 18°1217.6012.37.2
Oct19° / 11°545.30117.1
Nov12° / 487.30.3103.3
Dec / -3°2251.29.50.2

Cloud cover in Fall

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 47% of the time across fall.

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Chance of precipitation in Fall

Any precipitationSnow

Incheon gets around 223 mm of rain and snow over 20 wet days across fall. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

0%10%20%30%40%50%SepOctNov

Humidity in Fall

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of fall feels dry — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

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Wind in Fall

Winds average 10 km/h across fall.

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Sunrise & sunset in Fall

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 48 min in early September to 9 h 36 min by late November. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AMSepOctNov

Solar energy in Fall

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day across fall, about 3.5 kWh/m².

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Planning a trip in fall

Hazard calendar for Incheon

In seasonPeak

In fall, Incheon overlaps its pacific typhoon season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Incheon sits in the Pacific typhoon belt; the season peaks July–October.

Incheon's rainy season runs July–August, when most of the year's rain falls.

Pacific typhoon
Rainy season
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is fall a good time to visit Incheon?

Our two travel scores rate fall for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal), averaged across the three months.

5.9
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
3.3
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

fall is a reasonable time to visit Incheon for sightseeing.

What to pack for Incheon in Fall

From fall's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In fall, Incheon sees daytime highs around 19°C and nights near 11°C. Pack a warm layer. Worth having: light clothes. About 20 days see rain.

a warm layerlight clothes

Sea temperature near Incheon in Fall

The nearest coast averages about 19°C across fall — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea offshore is warmest in August at about 24°C and coldest in February near 4°C.

It's comfortable for a long swim from Jul 11 to Oct 13 — about 3.1 months when the water holds above 20°C.

0°10°20°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcoolrefreshingwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan6Bracing
Feb4Bracing
Mar5Bracing
Apr8Bracing
May12Bracing
Jun17Cool
Jul21Refreshing
Aug24Refreshing
Sep23Refreshing
Oct20Cool
Nov15Bracing
Dec10Bracing

UV index in Incheon in Fall

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV across fall averages around 5 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Incheon peaks around July 22 at about 8 (very high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. It bottoms out near December 23 at about 2 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 8 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highHighModerateJul 22UV 8Dec 23UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Low
Feb3Moderate
Mar4Moderate
Apr6High
May5High
Jun7High
Jul8Very high
Aug8Very high
Sep7High
Oct5Moderate
Nov3Moderate
Dec2Low

Air quality in Incheon in Fall

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where fall falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Incheon is worst in March — around 25 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.0× the cleanest month (August, 12 µg/m³).

Seasonal pattern from CAMS reanalysis, scaled to Incheon's WHO annual average of 19 µg/m³.

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateMar 1324 µg/m³Aug 1213 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan22Moderate
Feb23Moderate
Mar25Moderate
Apr20Moderate
May17Moderate
Jun15Moderate
Jul14Moderate
Aug12Moderate
Sep17Moderate
Oct20Moderate
Nov22Moderate
Dec21Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Incheon?

Incheon sits at 37.5°N, 126.7°E, 43 m above sea level, in South Korea. The nearest listed city is Bucheon-si, 8.0 km away.

Topography around Incheon

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Incheon.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Incheon has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 187 m around an average of 35 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 389 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,126 m.

The land around Incheon is covered by artificial surfaces (71%) and trees (23%) within 3 km, artificial surfaces (42%), trees (20%) and water (20%) within 16 km, and trees (35%) and water (31%) within 80 km.

3 km
187 m
16 km
389 m
80 km
1,126 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
Fall weather nearby: Bucheon-si 8.0 km · Gwangmyeong 14 km · Ansan 18 km · Siheungdong 18 km · Gimpo-si 19 km · Anyang-si 21 km · Gunpo 24 km · Uiwang 24 km

South Korea travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 1
Exercise Normal Precautions
Power plugs
Type C / F
220 V · 60 Hz
Prices
≈ 57% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$36,227
2025
Happiness
6.0 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
99%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
0.5
per 100k, 2023
Road deaths
8.6
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
High
World Bank
English
Moderate
EF EPI 522
Religion
none 60%Protestant 17%Buddhist 16%Catholic 6%

Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Incheon (37.4565°, 126.7052°, elevation 43 m), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google.