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extreme-heat Extreme Heat Risk in Seoul, South Korea

Risk Level: High — Score 5/10

Risk: 5Historical: 10

Live Extreme Heat alert status near Seoul

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Live extreme heat map around Seoul

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Key Risk Factors

  • Moderate risk rating for Seoul based on ThinkHazard (Extreme heat)
  • 35 events recorded in proximity in recent decades
  • 4 event(s) in the last 12 months

Peak season: June-September

Last significant event: Extreme Heat - Gyeonggi-do, South Korea (2025-08-12) — 26,600,818 people exposed

Highest Risk Cities for Extreme Heats

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FEMA: 9Historical: 10
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FEMA: 9Historical: 10
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FEMA: 9Historical: 10
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FEMA: 9Historical: 10
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FEMA: 9Historical: 10
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FEMA: 9Historical: 10
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FEMA: 9Historical: 10
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FEMA: 9Historical: 10
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Risk: 9Historical: 10
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Risk: 9Historical: 10
Seoul is not in the top 10 for extreme heat risk among tracked cities.

How Seoul Compares

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Notable Extreme Heat Events Near Seoul

DisasterAWARE's historical archive records 5 notable extreme heat events near Seoul, ranked below by impact. The most impactful: Extreme Heat - South Korea (June 2024) — 31,292,000 people exposed; $3,626,968M capital exposed.

Extreme Heat - South Korea

June 19, 2024 — WARNING

31,292,000 people exposed; $3,626,968M capital exposed

Extreme Heat - Gyeonggi-do, South Korea

August 11, 2025 — WARNING

26,600,818 people exposed; $3,234,453M capital exposed

Extreme Cold - South Korea

December 20, 2022 — WARNING

Impact data not available

Extreme Heat - Northern South Korea

July 16, 2019 — WARNING

Impact data not available

Extreme Cold - South Korea

February 5, 2018 — WARNING

Impact data not available

Extreme Heat Preparedness Tips

  • 1.Stay hydrated — drink water regularly even if you don’t feel thirsty
  • 2.Avoid outdoor activities during peak heat hours (10 AM – 4 PM)
  • 3.Know the signs of heat exhaustion and heat stroke
  • 4.Check on elderly neighbors and those without air conditioning
  • 5.Never leave children or pets in a parked vehicle

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How this data is built

Seoul, South Korea extreme heat risk combines Historical Event Intelligence with authoritative hazard modeling from the Geospatial Intelligence Layers catalog. Live extreme heat monitoring is available through the Event Intelligence API and the DisasterAWARE Platform.

The data behind this page

Every score and event here comes from DisasterAWARE's hazard database — available as downloadable historical datasets and a real-time API.

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