Weather

Weather in South Korea: temperature, rainfall and sunshine by tourist area, based on Meteostat records and 1991-2020 normals.

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Highlights

Climate at a glance

The standout months based on the 1991-2020 climate normals.

Coldest month
-1.8°C
January
Warmest month
26.6°C
August
Wettest month
422 mm
July
Sunniest month
214 h
May
Month by month

30-year climate normal

Monthly average temperature, min/max range and precipitation based on the 1991-2020 reference period. Click a month to see its daily breakdown.

-10°
+30°

Climograph — temperature

Min → Max (°C)Average temperature

Precipitation (mm)

1485 mm · yearly total
Sun & daylight

Daily average sunshine (1991-2020 normals) and sunrise / sunset times on the 15th of each month.

Daylight & sunshine

Avg sunshine / daySunriseSunset
Sunrise and sunset computed on the 15th of each month for the selected station.
Snow cover

Snow on the ground

1991-2020 climate normals: days with snow on the ground and average depth per month at the selected station.

Snow days / year
30 j
Snowiest month
January
Typical max depth
5 cm

Snow days & average depth per month

Snow days / monthAverage depth (cm)

Sources: Weather Atlas · Climates To Travel · Vedur.is (1991-2020 normals)

Summary

All metrics at a glance

A consolidated month-by-month view of every climate indicator for the selected station.

IndicatorJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg temperature-1.8°1.2°6.4°12.8°18.6°23.2°25.4°26.6°22.0°15.4°7.8°0.3°
Min / Max-5° / 2°-3° / 5°2° / 11°8° / 18°14° / 24°19° / 28°22° / 29°23° / 30°18° / 26°11° / 20°4° / 12°-3° / 4°
Rainfall18 mm28 mm38 mm70 mm104 mm138 mm422 mm390 mm156 mm49 mm50 mm20 mm
Sunshine5.3 h/j6.0 h/j6.2 h/j6.7 h/j6.9 h/j5.9 h/j3.8 h/j4.7 h/j5.7 h/j6.5 h/j5.3 h/j5.2 h/j
Sunrise07:47 AM07:23 AM06:45 AM05:59 AM05:24 AM05:11 AM05:23 AM05:48 AM06:14 AM06:40 AM07:12 AM07:40 AM
Sunset05:37 PM06:11 PM06:39 PM07:07 PM07:34 PM07:56 PM07:54 PM07:27 PM06:43 PM05:57 PM05:23 PM05:16 PM
Day length9h 50m10h 48m11h 54m13h 08m14h 10m14h 44m14h 31m13h 39m12h 28m11h 17m10h 11m9h 35m
Avg wind9 km/h9 km/h10 km/h9 km/h9 km/h8 km/h9 km/h8 km/h8 km/h8 km/h8 km/h8 km/h
Pressure1025 hPa1023 hPa1019 hPa1015 hPa1011 hPa1007 hPa1006 hPa1008 hPa1014 hPa1019 hPa1022 hPa1025 hPa
Snow days10 j8 j3 j2 j7 j
Snow depth5 cm5 cm2 cm1 cm3 cm
Detail

May, day by day

Compare recent years' daily records against the climate normal for that month.

Month
Year
Sunrise
05:24 AM
Around the 15th of May
Day length
14h 10m
Sunset
07:34 PM
Normal (30 yr)
18.6°C
Recent average
17.8°C-0.8°
Total rainfall
17 mm
Rainy days (≥1mm)
3
Weather mix (days)
20 j(32%)
Partly cloudy
15 j(24%)
Fair
8 j(13%)
Rain
7 j(11%)
Drizzle
5 j(8%)
Sunny
4 j(6%)
Heavy rain
3 j(5%)
Overcast
Daily conditions — May
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Daily average temperature — May

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Daily rainfall — May

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Anomalies

This year vs the normal

Daily average temperature deviation from the climate normal of the matching month.

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Climate data Meteostat · CC BY 4.0

Climate normals are 30-year averages computed by the World Meteorological Organization, used as a reference to compare current conditions against the historical baseline.