Is Wŏnju safe? South Korea travel risk
Is Wŏnju safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026
Wŏnju scores 34/100 on our travel risk index (Moderate). The US State Department rates South Korea Level 1 (Exercise Normal Precautions, updated 28 May 2025); the UK has no advice against travel; Canada says: exercise normal security precautions. No GDACS or USGS hazard events within 100 km in the last 14 days. No change in government advice in the last 7 days.
Wŏnju scores 34/100 (Moderate). The score combines security, crime and scams, health and medical access, natural hazards and current alerts measured for this location and South Korea (how it is calculated). The sections below are specific to Wŏnju: nearest emergency and transport facilities, local climate normals, 5-year natural hazard history within 100 km.
Driven by: natural hazards (70/100) and health and medical access (45/100).
A score of 34 is higher than the scores of 39% of the 241 countries we cover.
Consult the South Korea travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.
Territorial & Position Context
In the Gangwon territory, Wŏnju is established at 37.3417° N, 127.9208° E. It lies 86.5 km WNW relative to Seoul. Time zone observed: Asia/Seoul.
Gangwon
37.3417° N, 127.9208° E
133 m
Asia/Seoul
330,854
Critical Services & Regional Transit
Adjacent Localities in South Korea
Climate by Month
Hottest: August (29 °C avg high); Wettest: July (233 mm).
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| High °C | 1° | 4° | 10° | 17° | 22° | 26° | 29° | 29° | 25° | 18° | 11° | 4° |
| Low °C | -8° | -5° | 0° | 6° | 12° | 17° | 21° | 22° | 17° | 10° | 2° | -4° |
| Rain mm | 29 | 34 | 59 | 100 | 103 | 156 | 233 | 220 | 137 | 65 | 40 | 37 |
Normals: Chungju (41.8 km away).
Natural Hazard Calendar & History
5-Year Hazard Calendar (100 km Radius)
| Hazard | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Floods | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 5 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — |
| Wildfires | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Tropical Cyclones | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Most flood events within 100 km of Wŏnju happened in July (5 of 12 in five years).
Source: GDACS, USGS; five years to October 2026.
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