Beolgyo climate — normals and trends
Beolgyo (South Korea) has a humid subtropical, dry winter climate (Cwa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 13.7 °C and it receives 1,296 mm of precipitation per year.
These figures are normals computed over 86 complete calendar years, from 1940 to 2025, using ERA5 reanalysis data from the Copernicus programme.
The warmest month is August (26.2 °C on average) and the coldest is January (0.7 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Beolgyo averages 64 frost days, 18 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 100 rainy days per year.
Beolgyo has warmed by +2.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.24 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 77 to 51 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 35.0 °C (on 4 August 1983) and the coldest -14.2 °C (on 15 January 2001).
Data from ERA5 reanalysis (Copernicus Climate Change Service), redistributed under a CC-BY 4.0 licence. Normals are recomputed whenever the archive is updated.
Climate normals · ERA5
BeolgyoJeollanam-do
- coords
- 34.85°, 127.34°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
13.7°C
Average daily high
17.3°C
Average daily low
10.6°C
Annual rainfall
1,296mm
Sunshine / day
8.5h
Mean relative humidity
75%
Average peak wind
17.1km/h
Seasonal range
25.5°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
64 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
18 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
100 d/yr
Annual snowfall
5.5 cm
Average feels-like high
16.8 °C
Average feels-like low
9.3 °C
Average peak gust
36.9 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
80 d/yr
Solar radiation
15.0 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.0 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.62 · p = < 0.001
Trend fitted by linear regression (ordinary least squares) on annual means. A trend is shown only when it is statistically significant (p < 0.05).
A climograph overlays rainfall (bars) and temperature (line): the standard reading in climatology, where you can see at a glance whether the warm season is also the dry one.
Records for the period
Hottest day
35.0 °C
4 August 1983
Coldest day
-14.2 °C
15 January 2001
Wettest day
207 mm
2 September 1981
Windiest day
69.9 km/h
28 August 2012
Strongest gust
150.8 km/h
28 August 2012
Hottest feels-like
43.2 °C
9 August 1967
Coldest feels-like
-19.8 °C
15 January 2001
Snowiest day
14.8 cm
11 February 1994
Sunniest day
13.8 h
26 June 1951
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 6.7 °C | +2.0 °C | 12 mm | -16 mm |
| Feb | 5.6 °C | -0.9 °C | 43 mm | +3 mm |
| Mar | 13.0 °C | +1.8 °C | 54 mm | -15 mm |
| Apr | 18.1 °C | +1.3 °C | 57 mm | -51 mm |
| May | 21.1 °C | -0.4 °C | 142 mm | +21 mm |
| Jun | 26.4 °C | +2.1 °C | 155 mm | -41 mm |
| Jul | 30.6 °C | +3.1 °C | 139 mm | -121 mm |
| Aug | 31.1 °C | +2.2 °C | 263 mm | +75 mm |
| Sep | 27.6 °C | +2.4 °C | 169 mm | +14 mm |
| Oct | 22.4 °C | +2.3 °C | 151 mm | +95 mm |
| Nov | 15.4 °C | +1.8 °C | 26 mm | -23 mm |
| Dec | 9.1 °C | +1.8 °C | 19 mm | -7 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Beolgyo?
Beolgyo has a humid subtropical, dry winter climate (Köppen Cwa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 13.7 °C and it receives 1,296 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Beolgyo?
The hottest day measured in Beolgyo between 1940 and 2025 was 4 August 1983, reaching 35.0 °C.
What is the coldest day in Beolgyo?
The coldest day measured in Beolgyo between 1940 and 2025 was 15 January 2001, at -14.2 °C.
Does it snow in Beolgyo?
Yes. Beolgyo gets on average 5.5 cm of snow per year and has around 64 frost days.
Has the climate of Beolgyo warmed?
Yes: Beolgyo warmed by +2.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Beolgyo?
The wettest day measured in Beolgyo between 1940 and 2025 was 2 September 1981, with 207 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Beolgyo?
The windiest day measured in Beolgyo between 1940 and 2025 was 28 August 2012, with winds reaching 69.9 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Beolgyo?
The warmest month in Beolgyo is August (26.2 °C on average); the coldest is January (0.7 °C).
How much does it rain in Beolgyo?
Beolgyo receives on average 1,296 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 100 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Beolgyo?
Beolgyo gets on average 8.5 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,103 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Beolgyo?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Beolgyo between 1940 and 2025 was 11 February 1994, with 14.8 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Beolgyo?
Yes: Beolgyo has on average 80 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Beolgyo?
In Beolgyo, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 43.2 °C on 9 August 1967, and the lowest was -19.8 °C on 15 January 2001.
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