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
19402025 · 86 yrs
CfaHumid subtropicalWarmest monthAugustColdest monthJanuaryWettest monthJulyDriest monthDecember

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

1940Each stripe is one year, from 1940 (left) to 2025 (right). Blue = colder than the period average, red = warmer.2025

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

YearHottest dayColdest dayAnnual meanRainfallHot daysFrost days
202534.2 °C7 July 2025-10.4 °C10 January 202514.6 °C1,245 mm5683
202434.5 °C3 August 2024-6.3 °C2 March 202415.3 °C1,588 mm6461
202334.7 °C5 August 2023-14.1 °C25 January 202314.6 °C1,712 mm3574
202232.9 °C18 September 2022-9.8 °C18 December 202214.1 °C810 mm3185
202134.2 °C7 August 2021-12.8 °C8 January 202114.6 °C1,064 mm2854
202033.8 °C18 August 2020-9.0 °C31 December 202013.9 °C1,501 mm2159
201932.8 °C2 August 2019-6.3 °C4 January 201914.1 °C1,442 mm2270
201835.6 °C27 July 2018-12.0 °C27 January 201813.9 °C1,449 mm4073
201735.6 °C6 August 2017-7.5 °C15 January 201713.9 °C874 mm4189
201635.4 °C12 August 2016-11.8 °C24 January 201614.5 °C1,535 mm3668
201533.1 °C26 July 2015-9.9 °C3 January 201514.2 °C1,244 mm1967
201433.1 °C31 July 2014-8.4 °C18 December 201414.0 °C1,253 mm1779
201334.7 °C20 August 2013-9.2 °C4 January 201314.1 °C1,007 mm4685
201234.5 °C1 August 2012-9.5 °C3 February 201213.2 °C1,579 mm2586
201135.4 °C19 July 2011-10.4 °C16 January 201113.4 °C1,404 mm2792
201033.4 °C21 August 2010-10.7 °C14 January 201013.7 °C1,300 mm3482
200931.5 °C15 August 2009-9.6 °C31 December 200914.0 °C1,296 mm1564
200833.5 °C9 July 2008-7.1 °C18 February 200813.9 °C914 mm3178
200733.1 °C2 August 2007-5.4 °C3 February 200714.3 °C1,431 mm2661
200633.6 °C15 August 2006-9.8 °C4 February 200614.0 °C1,359 mm3366
200534.2 °C22 July 2005-10.4 °C18 December 200513.5 °C864 mm2596
200435.4 °C23 July 2004-11.1 °C22 January 200414.4 °C1,210 mm3771
200331.8 °C4 August 2003-8.8 °C6 January 200313.7 °C1,742 mm1571
200233.1 °C25 July 2002-5.2 °C11 December 200213.9 °C1,407 mm2057
200133.4 °C4 August 2001-16.2 °C15 January 200113.7 °C1,181 mm3177
200033.5 °C12 August 2000-7.4 °C1 February 200013.5 °C1,187 mm4183
199932.6 °C17 August 1999-7.0 °C3 February 199913.8 °C1,822 mm1570
199832.1 °C7 August 1998-10.5 °C25 January 199814.5 °C1,582 mm2462
199734.1 °C28 July 1997-10.2 °C22 January 199713.6 °C1,180 mm3378
199633.5 °C31 July 1996-8.1 °C2 February 199613.0 °C1,397 mm3287
199533.9 °C13 August 1995-7.3 °C31 December 199513.1 °C1,186 mm2685
199436.9 °C20 July 1994-10.0 °C24 January 199414.2 °C771 mm4383
199330.9 °C11 August 1993-9.2 °C18 January 199312.9 °C1,592 mm280
199231.7 °C28 July 1992-7.5 °C20 January 199213.4 °C1,074 mm1373
199133.0 °C20 August 1991-9.9 °C23 February 199113.3 °C1,593 mm775
199034.0 °C1 August 1990-10.9 °C25 January 199014.1 °C1,444 mm3054
198932.0 °C31 July 1989-8.4 °C29 January 198913.6 °C1,458 mm1056
198832.2 °C9 August 1988-8.6 °C4 February 198812.9 °C930 mm1687
198731.1 °C5 August 1987-8.0 °C1 February 198713.1 °C1,818 mm291
198632.7 °C3 August 1986-8.4 °C3 January 198612.5 °C1,719 mm1386
198533.3 °C8 August 1985-10.2 °C30 January 198513.0 °C2,232 mm2887
198433.2 °C12 August 1984-10.2 °C3 February 198412.7 °C1,142 mm2296
198335.0 °C5 August 1983-13.2 °C21 January 198313.1 °C1,470 mm1789
198231.6 °C8 August 1982-12.7 °C9 February 198213.1 °C1,123 mm1282
198133.2 °C19 July 1981-9.2 °C26 February 198112.7 °C1,545 mm2396
198030.4 °C21 July 1980-9.7 °C18 January 198012.3 °C1,601 mm178
197932.5 °C12 August 1979-9.2 °C5 February 197913.3 °C1,450 mm1975
197833.2 °C25 July 1978-8.4 °C1 February 197813.6 °C1,302 mm3383
197734.0 °C1 August 1977-11.9 °C16 February 197713.2 °C1,280 mm1878
197631.7 °C11 August 1976-10.1 °C24 January 197612.6 °C1,347 mm1187
197534.2 °C17 August 1975-7.8 °C28 December 197513.5 °C1,308 mm3287
197432.2 °C17 August 1974-8.4 °C24 January 197412.4 °C1,607 mm1787
197333.3 °C14 August 1973-8.0 °C25 December 197313.4 °C1,041 mm3588
197233.0 °C23 July 1972-7.2 °C3 January 197213.2 °C2,100 mm1367
197133.1 °C1 August 1971-11.2 °C5 January 197112.9 °C1,036 mm2682
197033.7 °C11 August 1970-10.5 °C5 January 197012.7 °C1,345 mm25100
196932.2 °C30 July 1969-10.6 °C6 February 196912.6 °C1,358 mm2292
196832.4 °C24 July 1968-13.3 °C9 February 196812.9 °C985 mm1384
196735.2 °C9 August 1967-14.7 °C16 January 196713.1 °C998 mm4098
196633.5 °C8 August 1966-9.2 °C24 January 196613.0 °C1,047 mm2288
196531.2 °C15 July 1965-9.0 °C17 January 196512.5 °C1,426 mm19101
196432.7 °C27 July 1964-9.7 °C23 February 196413.6 °C1,046 mm3887
196332.7 °C2 August 1963-15.2 °C5 February 196312.4 °C1,791 mm1895
196231.9 °C31 July 1962-9.8 °C2 February 196212.7 °C1,441 mm1799
196133.5 °C17 July 1961-9.8 °C3 February 196113.8 °C1,256 mm3681
196033.1 °C22 July 1960-10.2 °C24 January 196013.4 °C1,411 mm3680
195932.5 °C3 August 1959-11.1 °C17 January 195913.4 °C1,548 mm2976
195833.7 °C7 August 1958-11.2 °C1 February 195813.2 °C1,386 mm2387
195731.2 °C23 July 1957-9.1 °C11 February 195712.2 °C1,417 mm8101
195634.5 °C30 July 1956-10.4 °C9 January 195612.0 °C2,131 mm23108
195532.9 °C21 July 1955-11.1 °C11 January 195513.1 °C1,075 mm2490
195434.3 °C15 August 1954-6.6 °C3 February 195413.0 °C1,584 mm2386
195333.1 °C23 August 1953-8.6 °C4 January 195313.0 °C1,272 mm3389
195232.4 °C12 August 1952-8.6 °C3 February 195212.8 °C1,151 mm1195
195131.5 °C19 August 1951-9.2 °C13 January 195113.0 °C1,095 mm1580
195031.7 °C10 August 1950-8.9 °C7 January 195012.8 °C1,113 mm789
194931.1 °C18 July 1949-6.9 °C9 January 194912.5 °C1,351 mm378
194830.5 °C6 August 1948-5.6 °C18 January 194813.3 °C1,269 mm268
194730.4 °C10 August 1947-10.8 °C3 February 194711.6 °C999 mm4104
194634.2 °C28 July 1946-8.3 °C6 January 194613.0 °C694 mm3196
194530.9 °C12 August 1945-12.3 °C17 January 194511.8 °C1,133 mm4105
194431.4 °C6 August 1944-7.9 °C16 December 194412.4 °C1,177 mm9110
194330.0 °C16 August 1943-10.4 °C1 February 194312.4 °C1,035 mm288
194233.3 °C4 August 1942-11.4 °C13 February 194212.5 °C623 mm27101
194130.4 °C7 August 1941-11.4 °C31 January 194112.2 °C723 mm195
194030.3 °C14 July 1940-10.0 °C10 January 194012.0 °C840 mm2106

Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.

A specific year

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Across the whole year

Average daily high
19.3 °C
+1.7 °C
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
56 d/yr
+33
Frost days (< 0 °C)
83 d/yr
0
Annual rainfall
1245 mm
-63 mm

Month by month

Highvs. normalPrecipitationvs. normal
Jan6.5 °C+1.9 °C16 mm-13 mm
Feb5.4 °C-1.2 °C44 mm+4 mm
Mar13.4 °C+1.8 °C53 mm-15 mm
Apr18.8 °C+1.4 °C54 mm-50 mm
May21.8 °C-0.2 °C138 mm+20 mm
Jun27.1 °C+2.2 °C166 mm-32 mm
Jul31.1 °C+3.2 °C127 mm-137 mm
Aug31.3 °C+2.1 °C274 mm+80 mm
Sep27.7 °C+2.3 °C170 mm+12 mm
Oct22.5 °C+2.2 °C155 mm+98 mm
Nov15.7 °C+1.9 °C31 mm-21 mm
Dec9.3 °C+2.0 °C20 mm-8 mm

The year's extremes

Hottest day
34.2 °C
7 Jul 2025
Coldest day
-10.4 °C
10 Jan 2025
Wettest day
109.7 mm
3 Oct 2025
Windiest day
35.3 km/h
12 Apr 2025
Strongest gust
84.6 km/h
18 Mar 2025
Hottest feels-like
41.9 °C
7 Jul 2025
Coldest feels-like
-16.2 °C
10 Jan 2025
Snowiest day
2.1 cm
27 Jan 2025
Sunniest day
13.4 h
18 Jun 2025

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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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