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What will race morning in Seoul cost you?

Live race-morning forecast07:00 · 9 days to go
3:15:003:24 to 3:25Edit goal

1°C at the gundew point -7°Cwind 4 km/h NW, gusts 16

RunWeather race plan: goal pace against race-day pace, and how to spend it from start to finish
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01 · The conditions

Race-day weather

1°C

07:00 in Seoul
1 November 2026 · 9 days to go

dew point
-7°
humidity
56%
km/h wind, NW, gusts 16
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Forecast for 1 November 2026, Asia/Seoul. Open-Meteo, refreshes about hourly. City-level conditions; exposure varies along the course. The advertised first start is 07:30; check your assigned wave.

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RunWeather race plan: what slows you, heat and wind in minutes, then conditions from gun to finish

02 · Same effort, different day

What the weather may cost your goal

Goal finish time

Choose a popular time or set your own. Your pace and weather preview update as you edit.

Your goal pace4:37/km · 3:15:00 finish
Same effort in this weather3:24:45+9:45 at 07:00 · forecast

3:15:00 goal. On the race-day forecast, expect about 3:24 to 3:25. Main factor: cold.

  • Heat and sun+4%
  • Wind and comfort+1%
  • Weather total+5%

RunWeather’s pace model, one weather hour at your goal effort: weather at 07:00 local using the live city forecast. A planning preview, not a predicted finish. Hills, turns, shelter, fuelling, heat adaptation and wave timing are not modelled here; rain is left out because a probability is not a measured rain rate. Explore the heat pace calculator.

View even-pace checkpoints
DistanceElapsed time
5.0 km0:23:06
10.0 km0:46:13
15.0 km1:09:19
20.0 km1:32:26
25.0 km1:55:32
30.0 km2:18:39
35.0 km2:41:45
40.0 km3:04:51
42.2 km · Finish3:15:00

In the app

Your race plan, on race morning

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  • Goal pace against race-day pace

    What your goal is worth on this morning’s weather, per km and at the finish.

  • How to spend it

    Start, middle and finish, against your average.

  • What slows you

    Heat, wind and hills, each in minutes.

Goal vs race dayWhat slows you
RunWeather race plan: goal pace against race-day pace, and how to spend it from start to finish
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Reference

Everything else about race morning

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  • The course42.2 km

    The JTBC Seoul Marathon is a marathon in Seoul, South Korea. There is no course map here yet. Check the organiser's site for this year's route.

    RACE MORNING AT 07:302021–2025
    3–16°C

    Where most starts fell, in the weather near Seoul around race day. Not a forecast.

    AVERAGE
    9°C
    HUMIDITY
    88%
    WIND
    7 km/h
    No course map yetOrganiser route
    01

    The first start is listed at 07:30 local time. Check the forecast for your own wave or corral start.

    02

    Compare the conditions at your start and expected finish before settling on kit and effort.

    03

    Confirm late changes to the route, start wave and logistics with the organiser.

    Official race site ↗
  • Race-window historyLast 5 years, race date ±5 days

    A range for planning JTBC Seoul Marathon: weather near Seoul on race morning, the last 5 years (2021 to 2025, race date ±5 days). Not a forecast.

    Typical start-hour air9°C10th–90th percentile 3°C–16°C
    Dew point / humidity7°C88% relative humidity
    Start-hour wind7 km/hDirection varies by day
    Hours with rain5%Historical frequency at this hour
    AIR THROUGH THE RUN

    The five-year picture

    9°C → 15°C by +4h
    07:00
    Air temperature
    9°C
    Humidity
    88%
    Wind
    7 km/h
    Hours with rain
    5%
    0°C8°C16°C24°CStartGoal finish07:0009:0011:0013:00

    Hover or drag to explore. Use ← → when focused. Shading: middle 80% of sampled temperatures.

    Five-year average Middle 80% of sampled hours

    The sampled air warms by about 7°C across four hours. Check your expected finish-hour forecast, not just the start.

    WIND CONTEXT

    Where the breeze came from

    NN: 7 of 55 sampled start hours; mean 6 km/hNENE: 9 of 55 sampled start hours; mean 5 km/hEE: 28 of 55 sampled start hours; mean 6 km/hSESE: 1 of 55 sampled start hours; mean 10 km/hSS: 2 of 55 sampled start hours; mean 9 km/hSWSW: 1 of 55 sampled start hours; mean 21 km/hWW: 1 of 55 sampled start hours; mean 7 km/hNWNW: 6 of 55 sampled start hours; mean 9 km/h
    WIND FROME

    28 of 55 samples · 51%
    Mean 6 km/h

    The petals show how often the wind came from each direction at the sampled start hour. They do not predict the direction on race day.

    A city-point wind rose cannot tell you which parts of the course will be sheltered or exposed. Use the live forecast and the organiser’s route map together.

    Method: 55 ERA5 hourly samples at 07:00 local time, across 11 calendar days per year in 2021–2025. The sample uses the hour containing the advertised first start; waves may start later. Grid weather is modelled reanalysis, not an on-course station reading. Open-Meteo Historical Weather API . Data generated 2026-10-21.

  • November climateAll-hours monthly averages

    November averages in Seoul, from 2022 to 2024. These are monthly conditions, not a race-day forecast.

    mean temperature
    7°C
    mean humidity
    72%
    mean wind
    9 km/h
    hours with rain
    10%

    Monthly, all-hours averages for Seoul, 2022–2024. Not past race-day measurements or a forecast. Rain is the share of historical hours with precipitation, not the chance of rain on race day. Source: Open-Meteo ERA5.

    Explore running weather in Seoul
  • JTBC Seoul Marathon FAQs7 questions

    When is the 2026 JTBC Seoul Marathon?

    JTBC Seoul Marathon is listed for 1 November 2026. Confirm the latest details on the official event website before travelling.

    Is the weather shown a forecast for the JTBC Seoul Marathon?

    Only from about 15 days before the race, when the page shows the live race-day forecast. Before that, you see the weather near the city on the mornings around race day in the last 5 years: what is typical, not what will happen. Monthly averages, when shown, cover every hour of the race month.

    What is race morning usually like at the JTBC Seoul Marathon?

    Around the 07:30 start, mornings around race day near Seoul in the last 5 years averaged 9°C, 88% humidity and 7 km/h wind. Most started between 3 and 16°C. This is weather near the city, not a reading from the race itself or a forecast.

    Which recent year had the warmest race morning at the JTBC Seoul Marathon?

    2023. Around race day that year it was about 14°C around the 07:30 start, against 9°C on an average year.

    Which recent year had the windiest race morning at the JTBC Seoul Marathon?

    2023, with about 8 km/h of wind around the 07:30 start. Over the last 5 years the wind here came mostly from the east.

    How should I pace the JTBC Seoul Marathon on a warm day?

    3:15:00 goal. On a typical race morning here, expect about 3:15 to 3:19. Main factor: cold. If race day comes in warmer, start a little easier than goal pace, run by feel to halfway and drink early. Plan my race gives your splits for the day.

    Can past years predict the weather on race day at the JTBC Seoul Marathon?

    No. They show what race morning is usually like, not what this year will bring. Check the live forecast in the last 15 days, look at the hours through your expected finish, and follow the organiser for start and course updates.

  • Sources and race informationOrganiser, weather data, guide reviewed 2026-10-21

    Past race-morning weather: Open-Meteo Historical Weather API, weather near the city from 2021 to 2025, updated 2026-10-21. Not official race-day readings.

    Guide reviewed . RunWeather is an independent guide, not the race organiser. Dates, waves and routes can change; the organiser’s latest instructions take priority.

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