7-day Safe Trip Score
Recent events feed
- air_qualityWAQI2d agoAir quality · Unhealthy for sensitive groups · AQI 116 · Seoul (서울)AQI 116 (Unhealthy for sensitive groups) · PM2.5 AQI 91 · PM10 AQI 50 · dominant: o3Source →-3.0
- air_qualityWAQI3d agoAir quality · Unhealthy for sensitive groups · AQI 124 · Seoul (서울)AQI 124 (Unhealthy for sensitive groups) · PM2.5 AQI 124 · PM10 AQI 60 · dominant: pm25Source →-3.0
- air_qualityWAQI3d agoAir quality · Unhealthy for sensitive groups · AQI 144 · Seoul (서울)AQI 144 (Unhealthy for sensitive groups) · PM2.5 AQI 144 · PM10 AQI 62 · dominant: pm25Source →-3.0
- air_qualityWAQI3d agoAir quality · Unhealthy for sensitive groups · AQI 137 · Seoul (서울)AQI 137 (Unhealthy for sensitive groups) · PM2.5 AQI 137 · PM10 AQI 56 · dominant: pm25Source →-3.0
- air_qualityWAQI4d agoAir quality · Unhealthy for sensitive groups · AQI 122 · Seoul (서울)AQI 122 (Unhealthy for sensitive groups) · PM2.5 AQI 122 · PM10 AQI 51 · dominant: pm25Source →-3.0
- floodGDACS1w agoGreen flood alert in South KoreaOn 25/05/2026, a flood started in South Korea, lasting until 27/05/2026 (last update). The flood caused 0 deaths and 0 displaced .Source →-3.0
- air_qualityWAQI2w agoAir quality · Unhealthy for sensitive groups · AQI 119 · Seoul (서울)AQI 119 (Unhealthy for sensitive groups) · PM2.5 AQI 119 · PM10 AQI 58 · dominant: pm25Source →-3.0
- air_qualityWAQI2w agoAir quality · Unhealthy · AQI 151 · Seoul (서울)AQI 151 (Unhealthy) · PM2.5 AQI 151 · PM10 AQI 62 · dominant: pm25Source →-5.0
- air_qualityWAQI2w agoAir quality · Unhealthy · AQI 153 · Seoul (서울)AQI 153 (Unhealthy) · PM2.5 AQI 153 · PM10 AQI 62 · dominant: pm25Source →-5.0
- air_qualityWAQI2w agoAir quality · Unhealthy for sensitive groups · AQI 144 · Seoul (서울)AQI 144 (Unhealthy for sensitive groups) · PM2.5 AQI 144 · PM10 AQI 58 · dominant: pm25Source →-3.0
- air_qualityWAQI2w agoAir quality · Unhealthy for sensitive groups · AQI 114 · Seoul (서울)AQI 114 (Unhealthy for sensitive groups) · PM2.5 AQI 114 · PM10 AQI 53 · dominant: pm25Source →-3.0
- air_qualityWAQI2w agoAir quality · Unhealthy for sensitive groups · AQI 124 · Seoul (서울)AQI 124 (Unhealthy for sensitive groups) · PM2.5 AQI 124 · PM10 AQI 56 · dominant: pm25Source →-3.0
Live foreign-ministry advisory tier
- Level 1UK FCDOSee our advice before travelling
- Level 4U.S. State DepartmentLevel 4, Do Not Travel
- Level 1Smartraveller (AU)Exercise normal safety precautions
Reading this trend
What moves the Safe Trip Score
South Korea’s 7-day change is -3 points. Day-to-day moves under 3 points are noise: small advisory rewordings, individual events expiring out of the lookback window, score normalisation. Moves of 3 to 7 points reflect a real event, typically a new ministry advisory or a moderate-severity disaster / outbreak. Moves above 7 points are usually a level change on a major advisory or a high-severity acute event; check the events feed above to identify the driver. The current tone reads as low risk · exercise caution.
When a drop should change your plans
A score drop alone is not a cancellation signal; the cause is. If the drop traces to an outbreak in a region you are not visiting, the country-level score moved but your itinerary’s risk did not. If it traces to a foreign-ministry advisory upgrading the specific region you are visiting, that is the actionable signal. The Methodology page documents the weighting, and the Field Manual guides cover the cancel-push-alter decision tree per hazard category. For watchlisted countries, Safe Trip Pro pushes a notification when the score drops by your chosen threshold; the default is 5 points.
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Frequently asked about South Korea
What does the Safe Trip Score for South Korea mean?
South Korea's overall score is 72/100 (low risk · exercise caution). The score is calibrated on a 0 to 100 scale where 100 means very low risk and 0 means extreme risk. It blends six sub-scores (disease, conflict, disaster, crime, civil unrest, infrastructure) plus a 20% blend of major foreign-ministry advisories. See the Methodology page for the full weighting.
Why did South Korea's score change?
Day-to-day moves under 3 points are noise. Moves of 3 to 7 points reflect a real event, typically a ministry advisory rewording or a moderate-severity disaster / outbreak. Moves above 7 points are usually a level change on a major advisory or a high-severity acute event. The events feed above identifies the driver.
How often does the South Korea Safe Trip Score update?
The score recomputes once per day after the morning ingestion sweep. Live event feeds (USGS earthquakes, GDACS disasters, WAQI air quality) update hourly. Foreign-ministry advisories are checked daily. The status page shows the freshness of every feed.