Jeju · Month comparison

March vs October

October ranks #1 overall vs March at #5. Single best month — autumn foliage on Hallasan, pink muhly fields, tangerine harvest starting, clear 21C skies after typhoon season ends.

March Jeju rapeseed yellow fields with Sanbangsan mountain backdrop

March

#5 of 12 months

Best match

Spring breakthrough — cherry blossom early at Jeolmul Forest, rapeseed (yuchae) blooms turn fields yellow, prices climbing for cherry weekend.

  • ↑Rapeseed (yuchae) yellow fields at Sanbangsan and Seongsan — peak photography
  • ↑Cherry blossoms start late month (King Cherry, prunus yedoensis) — earliest in Korea
October Jeju Hallasan autumn foliage in orange and red colours

October

#1 of 12 months

Best match

Single best month — autumn foliage on Hallasan, pink muhly fields, tangerine harvest starting, clear 21C skies after typhoon season ends.

  • ↑Hallasan autumn foliage (danpung) peaks third week — Yeongsil trail spectacular
  • ↑Pink muhly grass at Saryeoni and Hwasun in full neon-pink
FactorMarchOctober
Weather score
6
10
Value score
6
4
Crowd score
6
4
Events score
8
9
Atmosphere
9
10
Avg high temp12°C21°C
Monthly rain80mm80mm
Daily sunshine5hrs6hrs

March trade-offs

  • ↓Late-March cherry weekend (last week) packs Jeju City and Seogwipo
  • ↓Plum-rain showers — 80mm with 8 rain days
  • ↓Temperature swings — pack layers, 12C/6C

October trade-offs

  • ↓Hotel rates climbing — Shilla and Lotte at autumn-peak 30% above shoulder
  • ↓Hangeul Day and Foundation Day holiday weekends busy
  • ↓Hallasan summit weekends require 04:00 trailhead arrival
See all 12 months for Jeju →March in detail →October in detail →
Scores compare months within Jeju. Climate data: Open Meteo ERA5 30-year normals (1991–2020). Methodology →