Cold wave grips South Korea

by Han Jun-gu Posted : December 26, 2025, 11:26Updated : December 26, 2025, 14:19
People heavily dressed walk through Gwanghwamun Square in Seoul Dec 26 2025 AJP Han jun-gu
A passerby hunches against the cold while walking along  the Gwanghwamun Square in Seoul as mercury drops subzero on Dec. 26, 2025. AJP Han jun-gu

SEOUL, December 26 (AJP) - Bitter Artic air gripped South Korea Friday, sending temperatures in Seoul and elsewhere well below freezing and triggering widespread weather alerts.

The mercury fell to as low as minus 17.6 degrees Celsius (0.3 degrees Fahrenheit) as of 5 a.m. and will stay subzero for most of the day. 
 
A person pushing a stroller passes by a display showing -13°C 86 degrees Fahrenheit at near Jonggak station in Seoul Dec 26 2025 AJP Han Jun-gu
The weather display shows -13°C (8.6 degrees Fahrenheit) at near Jonggak station in Seoul, Dec. 26, 2025. AJP Han Jun-gu
 
A person heavily dressed walks Gwanghwamun Square in Seoul Dec 26 2025 AJP Han Jun-gu
Artic wind makes the cold feel freezing in Gwanghwamun Square in Seoul, Dec. 26, 2025. AJP Han Jun-gu
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