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Hanok houses in Bukchon, Seoul
SeoulHanok houses in Bukchon
St. Petersburg, Florida

Photos: Seoul by 거열 박, Pexels License.

Seoul or St. Petersburg, Florida?

Our verdict in twelve categories, each scored against the same fixed benchmark cities, and the climate month by month, so you can choose for your trip.

Choose Seoul for

  • getting around
  • shopping
  • nightlife

What lies behind each score is written up on Seoul’s own page.

Choose St. Petersburg, Florida for

  • beaches

What lies behind each score is written up on St. Petersburg, Florida’s own page.

Scoreboard

Twelve categories on one fixed scale from 0 to 100. The shaded stretch is the gap between the two.

Beaches & swimming. Seoul 18, St. Petersburg, Florida 85: St. Petersburg, Florida leads by 67 points.
Food & drink. Seoul 84, St. Petersburg, Florida 52: Seoul leads by 32 points.
Culture & sights. Seoul 75, St. Petersburg, Florida 52: Seoul leads by 23 points.
Nightlife. Seoul 84, St. Petersburg, Florida 44: Seoul leads by 40 points.
Nature & outdoors. Seoul 75, St. Petersburg, Florida 58: Seoul leads by 17 points.
Day trips. Seoul 77, St. Petersburg, Florida 55: Seoul leads by 22 points.
Good for families. Seoul 80, St. Petersburg, Florida 70: Seoul leads by 10 points.
Getting around. Seoul 87, St. Petersburg, Florida 33: Seoul leads by 54 points.
Shopping & style. Seoul 85, St. Petersburg, Florida 38: Seoul leads by 47 points.
Affordability. Seoul 50, St. Petersburg, Florida 35: Seoul leads by 15 points.
Live music & performing arts. Seoul 63, St. Petersburg, Florida 42: Seoul leads by 21 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Seoul 75, St. Petersburg, Florida 40: Seoul leads by 35 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Seoul and St. Petersburg, Florida.

Your match

Pick a travel style or drag the sliders, and both match scores follow your weighting.

Seoul
Best match
71match

Wins on getting around and shopping with your weighting.

St. Petersburg, Florida
50match

Wins on beaches with your weighting.

What matters to you?

When should you go?

Pick your month. The climate figures are measured averages, not a forecast.

Seoul in July

29 °Cdaytime high
22 °Cnight-time low
422 mmrain in the month
4 hsunshine a day
21 °Csea
15 hdaylight a day

St. Petersburg, Florida in July

32 °Cdaytime high
26 °Cnight-time low
197 mmrain in the month
9 hsunshine a day
30 °Csea
14 hdaylight a day

Daytime high, °C

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Rainfall in the month, mm

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SeoulSt. Petersburg, Florida

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Seoul: 1991-2020 normals, Seoul (2.2 km from centre). St. Petersburg, Florida: 1998-2020 (sunshine 1991-2020, rainfall 1991-2020) normals, Saint Petersburg (1.6 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureSeoulSt. Petersburg, Florida
Official languageKorean, Korean Sign Language-
CurrencyWon (KRW)US Dollar (USD)
SocketsCF220 V, 60 HzAB120 V, 60 Hz
Driving sideRightRight
Time zoneUTC+9UTC-5, UTC-4 in summer
Emergency numberPolice 112, ambulance 119, fire 119911
Elevation38 m134 m
Main airportIncheon International Airport (ICN)49 km from centre162 non-stop destinationsSt. Petersburg Clearwater International Airport (PIE)16 km from centre60 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year18 days11 days

By the numbers

MeasureSeoulSt. Petersburg, Florida
City population9,668,465258,308
People per km²15,973725
Museums within 10 km8113
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km50
Swim season, months above 21 °C2 months8 months

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Sources

Structured data from Wikidata (CC0). Weather data by Meteostat. Meteorological data provided by NOAA, DWD and others. Rainfall where no rain gauge is within 25 km is from the TerraClimate 1991-2020 climatology (Abatzoglou et al. 2018, Scientific Data), read at the city. Sea surface temperature from NOAA OISST v2.1, NOAA Physical Sciences Laboratory. Airport data from OurAirports (public domain). Public holidays from Nager.Date (MIT). Exchange rates via Frankfurter, based on European Central Bank reference rates. Non-stop route lists from the "Airlines and destinations" tables on English Wikipedia airport articles, by Wikipedia contributors, reused under CC BY-SA 4.0. Currency from the ISO 4217 register maintained by SIX, cross-checked against country data from GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Price level from World Bank open data (PPP conversion factor for private consumption and official exchange rate), CC BY 4.0. Time zones from GeoNames (CC BY 4.0); clock offsets computed from the IANA time zone database. Daylight hours computed from each destination's latitude using the NOAA solar position algorithm.

Category scores are our editorial verdict under rubric v3, each placed against the same fixed benchmark cities; the climate figures are measured. How the scores are set. Snapshot generated 2026-11-01. Daily budgets are estimates from country price levels.