Gangneung, South Korea Climate

South Korea

Pop. 208,161 Elev. 77 m / 253 ft TZ: Asia/Seoul (UTC+9) ·

Summers in Gangneung are mild, with July highs around 84°F (29°C), while winters are frigid with February lows of 19°F (-7°C). Humidity pushes the summer feels-like temperature to 92°F (33°C), while wind chill can drive winter lows to 9°F (-13°C). Expect around 53 rainy days annually (45.7 in / 1160 mm total), with snow on 5 days and 53 in (1357 mm) of annual accumulation. The city averages 133 sunny days per year. Ocean water temperatures reach 81°F (27°C) in summer.

Temperature 29°C (84°F) high -7°C (19°F) low
Feels like 34°C (92°F) high -13°C (9°F) low
Rain 53 days 1160 mm (45.7 in) /yr
Snow 5 days 1357 mm (53.4 in) /yr
Sky 133 sunny 8 stormy
Wind 1.9 m/s (4.2 mph) avg

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Sky & Air by Month

Cloud cover (%)
38
Jan
21
Feb
53
Mar
48
Apr
62
May
64
Jun
66
Jul
65
Aug
72
Sep
83
Oct
31
Nov
38
Dec
Humidity (%)
54
Jan
42
Feb
62
Mar
57
Apr
68
May
69
Jun
75
Jul
78
Aug
82
Sep
85
Oct
58
Nov
54
Dec

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Commercial airport 39 km Yangyang International Airport (YNY)
Ski resort 21 km 알펜시아 스키장
National park 24 km 오대산 국립공원
Mountain peak (1,566 m) 29 km 비로봉
Hospital 2 km 강원응급환자이송단
Hiking trail 26 km 오대산 월정사 전나무숲길

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Monthly Weather Data

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Month Avg High Avg Low Rainfall Snowfall Sunny Days
January 2°C 35°F -7°C 20°F 2 mm 0.1 in 156 mm6.2 in 18
February 2°C 36°F -7°C 19°F 0 mm 0.0 in 23 mm0.9 in 21
March 9°C 48°F 0°C 31°F 17 mm 0.7 in 949 mm37.4 in 11
April 16°C 61°F 7°C 44°F 58 mm 2.3 in 51 mm2.0 in 15
May 19°C 66°F 11°C 51°F 82 mm 3.2 in 6
June 25°C 77°F 18°C 65°F 62 mm 2.5 in 5
July 29°C 84°F 22°C 72°F 139 mm 5.5 in 8
August 29°C 84°F 23°C 73°F 134 mm 5.3 in 4
September 24°C 75°F 17°C 63°F 270 mm 10.6 in 2
October 16°C 61°F 11°C 52°F 366 mm 14.4 in 3
November 12°C 53°F 2°C 36°F 21 mm 0.8 in 1 mm0.1 in 21
December 4°C 39°F -4°C 24°F 10 mm 0.4 in 176 mm6.9 in 19

Weather Days by Month

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Month Sunny Days Storm Days
January 18 0
February 21 0
March 11 0
April 15 1
May 6 1
June 5 1
July 8 2
August 4 1
September 2 2
October 3 0
November 21 0
December 19 0

Water Temperatures Data

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Month Ocean Avg High Lake Avg High
January 12°C 54°F 2°C 36°F
February 9°C 48°F 0°C 32°F
March 9°C 49°F 0°C 33°F
April 12°C 54°F 3°C 37°F
May 15°C 60°F 7°C 44°F
June 22°C 72°F 13°C 56°F
July 26°C 78°F 21°C 71°F
August 27°C 81°F 26°C 79°F
September 26°C 80°F 23°C 74°F
October 21°C 71°F 18°C 64°F
November 18°C 64°F 11°C 51°F
December 15°C 58°F 6°C 43°F