Jojo
Image credit: Republic of Korea
While we might not be able to feel the difference here in all year-round sunny Singapore, I can’t help screaming “Spring is coming to town!” when I see Korea welcoming the season with dreamy flower-filled landscapes.
This year, spring flowers are expected to bloom one to two days earlier than average, with the peak reaching Seoul around April 2 – 3, 2016. Be sure to adjust your itinerary accordingly because you don’t want to leave Korea without a few gigabytes, if not tera, of forsythia and azalea in your camera.
Here’s your comprehensive peek-a-bloom map:
Image credit: Kweather Co.
The forecasted flowering time of forsythia and azalea by regions:
| Region | Forsythia | Azalea | Region | Forsythia | Azalea |
| Seoul | 27 Mar | 28 Mar | Jeonju | 24 Mar | 28 Mar |
| Incheon | 2 Apr | 4 Apr | Gwangju | 21 Mar | 25 Mar |
| Chuncheon | 3 Apr | 5 Apr | Pohang | 20 Mar | 23 Mar |
| Gangneung | 24 Mar | 27 Mar | Busan | 15 Mar | 18 Mar |
| Daejeon | 25 Mar | 28 Mar | Tongyeong | 18 Mar | 18 Mar |
| Cheongju | 26 Mar | 30 Mar | Yeosu | 21 Mar | 19 Mar |
| Chungju | 30 Mar | 2 Apr | Seogwipo | 14 Mar | 18 Mar |
| Daegu | 17 Mar | 24 Mar |
*The flowering time of forsythia and azalea can be 2 to 3 days earlier or later than the above stated dates.
May the flower god be in your favour for you to enjoy the spring paradise at its best.
For more information, please visit Kweather Co. website (Korean only) or call the 1330 Korea Travel Hotline at +82-2-1330 (Korean, English, Japanese, Chinese).
