Seoul in January

Remote work in Seoul in January: weather, sea, costs and work.

Photo: Yohan Cho

Score for January

Remodius Score6.1

#41 of 50 in January

Scored for a 2,500 euro monthly budget and every sport we rate here.

Weather in January

Daytime high: 2 °C
Sea: 6 °C
Rain: 20 mm
Daylight: 9.8 h
Cloud: 56%

Daytime high is the typical daily maximum. Rain is the total for the month.

Sport in January

GymGreat · all year

ClimbingGood · all year

YogaGood · all year

PadelLimited · all year

SurfLimited · all year

Sports that are out of season in January are left out.

Cost of living

Comfort nomad€1,650 / mo

One-bedroom rent€800 / mo

Coworking hot desk€200 / mo

Typical monthly costs, not specific to January.

Best coworking

Behongli · €169 a month
The Executive Centre Seoul Finance Center · €212 a month
Sparkplus Dongdaemun · €107 a month

All coworking and gyms

Bring with you

SocketsType C/F, 220 V

AdapterUniversal Travel Adapter PRO

Second screenPortable Monitor 13 inch

Laptop standNexstand

PackingPacking Cubes Set of 8

The items to bring are made by Remodius, the team behind this list.

Seoul by month

Sources (18)

Climate data for Seoul (KMA 1991-2020 normals) - WikipediaResearched 2026-10-23
10 Magazine: English-speaking gyms in Seoul with day passesResearched 2026-10-23
Broc n Bells: five Seoul bouldering gyms listed, incl. The Climb branchesResearched 2026-10-23
10 Magazine: English-speaking yoga studios in Seoul (The Flow Room, Magic Pond)Researched 2026-10-23
Korea JoongAng Daily: How padel arrived in Korea (one Seoul venue, Mmove Padel Lounge with four courts, June 2024)Researched 2026-10-23
Korea Experience: Yangyang surfing guide (nearest surf Jukdo, about 2 hours and 158 km from Seoul)Researched 2026-10-23
Composite (comfort): all-size apartment median rent (Mapo, Seoulstart, not 1br) + food (40 healthy lunches, 30 coffees: prices on this city page) + transit pass (assumption: 44 rides/month (22 workdays x 2) x KRW 1,550 subway base fare = KRW 68,200; fare page https://seoulstart.com/guides/tmoney-transit-card-guide) + cowork desk and gym (8 day passes: prices on this city page); rounded to 50 EUR; ECB 2026-10-23 KRW 1482.46Researched 2026-10-24
WeWork Seolleung II, Seoul (All Access Basic KRW 310,000/month)Researched 2026-10-23
Behongli homepage: 2F, Seongmisan-ro 17-gil 12, Mapo-gu, Seoul 03977; 'vibrant streets of Hongdae a short walk away'Researched 2026-10-25
ECB euro reference rate 2026-10-23Researched 2026-10-25
TEC Seoul Finance Center page: Level 21, Seoul Finance Center, 136 Sejong-daero, Jung-gu, 5 min walk from Gwanghwamun StationResearched 2026-10-25
TEC Korea site blog: latest article dated 28 May 2026 (brand-wide blog; no Seoul-specific dated post found)Researched 2026-10-25
Sparkplus Dongdaemun branch page: 서울 중구 을지로 264, 0 min from Dongdaemun History & Culture Park stationResearched 2026-10-25
Sparkplus lounge pass page: 원데이 (one-day) pass exists but no price shown on the page (price only at checkout)Researched 2026-10-25
Sparkplus official blog (linked from sparkplus.co footer): post '소형사무실 고민이라면? 선릉 공유오피스 2인실 가격' published 18 Oct 2026 (RSS pubDate)Researched 2026-10-25
Wikipedia: Mains electricity by country (plug types and voltage)Researched 2026-10-25

Data: NASA POWER (0.5° grid, monthly averages). Climate updated 2026-10-25.
Sea temperature: NOAA OISST v2.1, data provided by NOAA PSL, Boulder, Colorado, USA