Incheon
City in South Korea: population, location, elevation, climate and landmarks.
Overview
Incheon is a city in South Korea. About 3.0 million people live in the city proper, making it the 3rd largest city of South Korea in our atlas.
It lies at 37.46° N, 126.71° E, about 43 m (141 ft) above sea level, and keeps time on the Asia/Seoul time zone.
Location
Red dot: Incheon. Green dots: other major cities of South Korea. Map data: Natural Earth.
Climate
Incheon has a continental (hot summer, dry winter) climate (Köppen Dwa). The warmest month is usually Aug, with average highs near 28°C (83°F); the coolest nights come in Jan at about -7°C (19°F). Around 1,241 mm (49 in) of rain and snow falls in a typical year, most of it in Jul.
Bars: average daily high and low (°C) for each month; blue columns and figures: average precipitation (mm). Gridded 2001-2025 averages from NASA POWER, so mountain and coastal spots can differ from local station records.
Landmarks and places to see
Popular sights within a few kilometres of the city centre, ranked by how widely they are documented on Wikipedia.
What to eat in South KoreaNational dishes, street food, desserts and drinks on Intercontinental Chef.Nearby major cities
- Goyang-si · 25 km
- Seoul · 27 km
- Suwon · 32 km
- Seongnam-si · 38 km
- Cheongju-si · 114 km
- Daejeon · 137 km
- Daegu · 242 km
- Gwangju · 256 km
- Population, coordinates, elevation, time zone: GeoNames 1843564 (CC BY 4.0)
- Climate: NASA POWER 2001-2025 climatology
Text written by Geographical Effect from these sources.
- Munhak Stadium Corner: The original uploader was 주전자 at Korean Wikipedia., CC BY-SA 2.5 (Wikimedia Commons)
- Incheon Asiad Main Stadium: Republic of Korea, CC BY 2.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
- Bucheonstadium3: WAKA77, Public domain (Wikimedia Commons)
- Munhak Baseball Stadium 20150711 SK vs Kia: https://www.flickr.com/people/redjef25/, CC BY 2.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
- Songdo Convensia and Central Park View: Ken Eckert, CC BY-SA 4.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
