Gwangju, South Korea Climate

Weather: 15.92°C/60.66°F, Wind SW at 1.71 km/h, 64% Humidity, 0% Chance of rain

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Gwangju Climate Summary

Located at an elevation of 20.71 meters (67.95 feet) above sea level, Gwangju has a Humid subtropical, no dry season climate (Classification: Cfa). The city’s yearly temperature is 14.48ºC (58.06ºF) and it is 0.88% higher than South Korea’s averages. Gwangju typically receives about 86.57 millimeters (3.41 inches) of precipitation and has 103.09 rainy days (28.24% of the time) annually.

CountrySouth Korea
Longitude126.8526012
Latitude35.1595454
Attitude/Elevation20.71m (67.95ft)
Local timeThursday 19:38
Annual high temperature17.9ºC (64.22ºF)
Annual low temperature8.97ºC (48.15ºF)
Average annual precip.86.57mm (3.41in)
Warmest monthAugust (30.3ºC / 86.54ºF)
Coldest MonthJanuary (-3.48ºC / 25.74ºF)
Wettest MonthAugust (215.93mm / 8.5in)
Driest MonthDecember (25.6mm / 1.01in)
Number of days with rainfall (≥ 1.0 mm)103.09 days (28.24%)
Days with no rain261.90999999999997 days (71.76%)
Humidity72.49%

Climate Gwangju: Monthly Averages

MonthJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepNovOctDecYear
Record high °C (°F)13.0(55.4)20.0(68.0)21.0(69.8)28.0(82.4)31.0(87.8)36.0(96.8)37.0(98.6)37.0(98.6)32.0(89.6)29.0(84.2)24.0(75.2)18.0(64.4)37.0(98.6)
Average high °C (°F)3.82(38.88)6.55(43.79)11.78(53.2)17.14(62.85)23.26(73.87)26.8(80.24)29.12(84.42)30.3(86.54)25.92(78.66)20.44(68.79)13.71(56.68)6.0(42.8)17.9(64.22)
Daily mean °C (°F)0.56(33.01)3.16(37.69)8.17(46.71)13.51(56.32)19.52(67.14)23.51(74.32)26.34(79.41)27.25(81.05)22.37(72.27)16.33(61.39)10.16(50.29)2.84(37.11)14.48(58.06)
Average low °C (°F)-3.48(25.74)-1.32(29.62)2.25(36.05)6.73(44.11)12.21(53.98)16.95(62.51)21.23(70.21)21.67(71.01)16.67(62.01)10.41(50.74)5.3(41.54)-1.01(30.18)8.97(48.15)
Record low °C (°F)-12.0(10.4)-11.0(12.2)-4.0(24.8)-1.0(30.2)5.0(41.0)9.0(48.2)14.0(57.2)14.0(57.2)7.0(44.6)-1.0(30.2)-2.0(28.4)-10.0(14.0)-12.0(10.4)
Average precipitation mm (inches)26.93(1.06)35.25(1.39)53.38(2.1)72.94(2.87)93.25(3.67)112.93(4.45)196.65(7.74)215.93(8.5)99.84(3.93)71.75(2.82)34.38(1.35)25.6(1.01)86.57(3.41)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm)4.555.366.737.917.2711.6418.016.6410.095.095.454.368.59
Average relative humidity (%)71.8565.4164.5666.8569.4175.6583.5881.2578.4772.1270.4370.3672.49
Mean monthly sunshine hours6.869.3310.2411.2612.8112.7912.1112.1310.179.147.456.7410.09

Climate Graph

The chart below shows the mean monthly temperature and precipitation of Gwangju in recent years.

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Gwangju Temperature by Month

August
27.25°C | 81.05°F
July
26.34°C | 79.41°F
June
23.51°C | 74.32°F
September
22.37°C | 72.27°F
May
19.52°C | 67.14°F
October
16.33°C | 61.39°F
April
13.51°C | 56.32°F
November
10.16°C | 50.29°F
March
8.17°C | 46.71°F
February
3.16°C | 37.69°F
December
2.84°C | 37.11°F
January
0.56°C | 33.01°F

Historical Data

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TemperatureMaxAverageMin
Max Temperature33.0°C (91.4°F)27.9°C (82.22°F)21.0°C (69.8°F)
Avg Temperature29.0°C (84.2°F)24.0°C (75.2°F)19.0°C (66.2°F)
Min Temperature23.0°C (73.4°F)16.97°C (62.55°F)14.0°C (57.2°F)
Dew PointMaxAverageMin
Dew Point23.0°C (73.4°F)16.73°C (62.11°F)12.0°C (53.6°F)
PrecipitationMaxAverageMinSum
Precipitation122.6mm | 4.83in6.56mm | 0.26in0.0mm | 0in196.9mm | 7.75in
Snowdepth0.0mm | 0in0.0mm | 0in0.0mm | 0in0.0mm | 0in
WindMaxAverageMin
Wind12.0kmh | 7.46mph6.47kmh | 4.02mph3.0kmh | 1.86mph
Gust Wind18.0kmh | 11.18mph9.2kmh | 5.72mph5.0kmh | 3.11mph
Sea Level PressureMaxAverageMin
Sea Level Pressure122.6mb6.56mb0.0mb
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Daily Observations

TimeTemperatureDew PointHumidityWind SpeedPressurePrecipitation
June° C | ° F° C | ° F%Kph | MphHg | MbTotal (mm/in)
2018-06-0125 | 77.014 | 57.2676 | 3.7329.97 | 10150.0 | 0.0
2018-06-0226 | 78.812 | 53.6556 | 3.7330.0 | 10160.0 | 0.0
2018-06-0325 | 77.012 | 53.6547 | 4.3529.94 | 10140.0 | 0.0
2018-06-0424 | 75.213 | 55.4625 | 3.1129.94 | 10140.0 | 0.0
2018-06-0522 | 71.617 | 62.6825 | 3.1129.88 | 10122.5 | 0.1
2018-06-0625 | 77.018 | 64.4785 | 3.1129.88 | 10120.0 | 0.0
2018-06-0727 | 80.618 | 64.4735 | 3.1129.88 | 10120.0 | 0.0
2018-06-0824 | 75.217 | 62.6777 | 4.3529.8 | 10090.0 | 0.0
2018-06-0924 | 75.217 | 62.6789 | 5.5929.74 | 10071.1 | 0.04
2018-06-1023 | 73.417 | 62.6764 | 2.4929.65 | 10041.7 | 0.07
2018-06-1119 | 66.217 | 62.6925 | 3.1129.56 | 10015.8 | 0.23
2018-06-1221 | 69.816 | 60.8845 | 3.1129.62 | 10031.3 | 0.05
2018-06-1322 | 71.616 | 60.8799 | 5.5929.74 | 10070.0 | 0.0
2018-06-1423 | 73.415 | 59.07510 | 6.2129.74 | 10070.2 | 0.01
2018-06-1522 | 71.616 | 60.8775 | 3.1129.83 | 10103.5 | 0.14
2018-06-1624 | 75.215 | 59.0734 | 2.4929.91 | 10130.1 | 0.0
2018-06-1724 | 75.215 | 59.0714 | 2.4929.85 | 10110.0 | 0.0
2018-06-1825 | 77.016 | 60.8694 | 2.4929.77 | 10080.0 | 0.0
2018-06-1920 | 68.017 | 62.6883 | 1.8629.71 | 10063.6 | 0.14
2018-06-2024 | 75.218 | 64.4828 | 4.9729.65 | 10041.4 | 0.06
2018-06-2125 | 77.015 | 59.0719 | 5.5929.74 | 10070.0 | 0.0
2018-06-2226 | 78.814 | 57.2635 | 3.1129.8 | 10090.0 | 0.0
2018-06-2324 | 75.215 | 59.0648 | 4.9729.71 | 10060.0 | 0.0
2018-06-2427 | 80.617 | 62.6716 | 3.7329.8 | 10090.0 | 0.0
2018-06-2529 | 84.216 | 60.8596 | 3.7329.85 | 10110.0 | 0.0
2018-06-2624 | 75.221 | 69.88912 | 7.4629.77 | 10083.2 | 0.13
2018-06-2724 | 75.223 | 73.49611 | 6.8429.65 | 100425.1 | 0.99
2018-06-2823 | 73.422 | 71.6986 | 3.7329.56 | 1001122.6 | 4.83
2018-06-2925 | 77.022 | 71.6896 | 3.7329.62 | 10036.3 | 0.25
2018-06-3024 | 75.221 | 69.8939 | 5.5929.83 | 101018.5 | 0.73

Gwangju 10 Year Historical Weather Data

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