Boseong climate — normals and trends
Boseong (South Korea) has a humid subtropical climate (Cfa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 13.2 °C and it receives 1,308 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 (25.8 °C on average) and the coldest is January (0.3 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Boseong averages 83 frost days, 23 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 104 rainy days per year.
Boseong has warmed by +2.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.23 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 96 to 70 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 36.9 °C (on 20 July 1994) and the coldest -16.2 °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
BoseongJeollanam-do
- coords
- 34.77°, 127.08°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
13.2°C
Average daily high
17.6°C
Average daily low
9.4°C
Annual rainfall
1,308mm
Sunshine / day
8.5h
Mean relative humidity
75%
Average peak wind
16.8km/h
Seasonal range
25.5°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
83 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
23 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
104 d/yr
Annual snowfall
8.5 cm
Average feels-like high
17.0 °C
Average feels-like low
8.0 °C
Average peak gust
38.4 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
70 d/yr
Solar radiation
14.9 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
36.9 °C
20 July 1994
Coldest day
-16.2 °C
15 January 2001
Wettest day
193 mm
24 June 1985
Windiest day
69.9 km/h
28 August 2012
Strongest gust
160.2 km/h
28 August 2012
Hottest feels-like
42.9 °C
15 August 1954
Coldest feels-like
-21.2 °C
15 January 2001
Snowiest day
14.5 cm
11 February 1994
Sunniest day
13.8 h
29 June 1951
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 6.5 °C | +1.9 °C | 16 mm | -13 mm |
| Feb | 5.4 °C | -1.2 °C | 44 mm | +4 mm |
| Mar | 13.4 °C | +1.8 °C | 53 mm | -15 mm |
| Apr | 18.8 °C | +1.4 °C | 54 mm | -50 mm |
| May | 21.8 °C | -0.2 °C | 138 mm | +20 mm |
| Jun | 27.1 °C | +2.2 °C | 166 mm | -32 mm |
| Jul | 31.1 °C | +3.2 °C | 127 mm | -137 mm |
| Aug | 31.3 °C | +2.1 °C | 274 mm | +80 mm |
| Sep | 27.7 °C | +2.3 °C | 170 mm | +12 mm |
| Oct | 22.5 °C | +2.2 °C | 155 mm | +98 mm |
| Nov | 15.7 °C | +1.9 °C | 31 mm | -21 mm |
| Dec | 9.3 °C | +2.0 °C | 20 mm | -8 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Boseong?
Boseong has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 13.2 °C and it receives 1,308 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Boseong?
The hottest day measured in Boseong between 1940 and 2025 was 20 July 1994, reaching 36.9 °C.
What is the coldest day in Boseong?
The coldest day measured in Boseong between 1940 and 2025 was 15 January 2001, at -16.2 °C.
Does it snow in Boseong?
Yes. Boseong gets on average 8.5 cm of snow per year and has around 83 frost days.
Has the climate of Boseong warmed?
Yes: Boseong warmed by +2.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Boseong?
The wettest day measured in Boseong between 1940 and 2025 was 24 June 1985, with 193 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Boseong?
The windiest day measured in Boseong between 1940 and 2025 was 28 August 2012, with winds reaching 69.9 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Boseong?
The warmest month in Boseong is August (25.8 °C on average); the coldest is January (0.3 °C).
How much does it rain in Boseong?
Boseong receives on average 1,308 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 104 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Boseong?
Boseong 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 Boseong?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Boseong between 1940 and 2025 was 11 February 1994, with 14.5 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Boseong?
Yes: Boseong has on average 70 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Boseong?
In Boseong, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 42.9 °C on 15 August 1954, and the lowest was -21.2 °C on 15 January 2001.
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