Daegu climate — normals and trends
Daegu (South Korea) has a hot-summer humid continental, dry winter climate (Dwa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 12.9 °C and it receives 1,075 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 (-0.8 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Daegu averages 101 frost days, 42 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 91 rainy days per year.
Daegu has warmed by +2.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.34 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 118 to 84 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 39.5 °C (on 9 August 2013) and the coldest -19.6 °C (on 6 February 1969).
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
DaeguDaegu
- coords
- 35.87°, 128.59°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
12.9°C
Average daily high
18.3°C
Average daily low
8.1°C
Annual rainfall
1,075mm
Sunshine / day
8.6h
Mean relative humidity
68%
Average peak wind
12.7km/h
Seasonal range
26.6°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
101 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
42 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
91 d/yr
Annual snowfall
11.7 cm
Average feels-like high
17.3 °C
Average feels-like low
6.9 °C
Average peak gust
33.9 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
59 d/yr
Solar radiation
14.9 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.9 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.74 · 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
39.5 °C
9 August 2013
Coldest day
-19.6 °C
6 February 1969
Wettest day
175 mm
26 September 1944
Windiest day
51.6 km/h
31 August 1987
Strongest gust
152.6 km/h
16 July 1987
Hottest feels-like
44.3 °C
28 July 1953
Coldest feels-like
-25.3 °C
6 February 1969
Snowiest day
17.5 cm
9 December 1952
Sunniest day
14.0 h
23 June 1942
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 6.4 °C | +2.0 °C | 6 mm | -17 mm |
| Feb | 6.3 °C | -0.6 °C | 18 mm | -14 mm |
| Mar | 15.2 °C | +2.8 °C | 57 mm | -1 mm |
| Apr | 21.8 °C | +2.8 °C | 60 mm | -24 mm |
| May | 23.6 °C | -0.5 °C | 103 mm | +12 mm |
| Jun | 29.6 °C | +2.4 °C | 182 mm | +42 mm |
| Jul | 33.0 °C | +3.8 °C | 160 mm | -61 mm |
| Aug | 33.7 °C | +3.5 °C | 116 mm | -51 mm |
| Sep | 28.4 °C | +2.8 °C | 123 mm | -23 mm |
| Oct | 21.1 °C | +0.7 °C | 148 mm | +96 mm |
| Nov | 15.6 °C | +2.1 °C | 16 mm | -25 mm |
| Dec | 8.7 °C | +2.0 °C | 18 mm | -4 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Daegu?
Daegu has a hot-summer humid continental, dry winter climate (Köppen Dwa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 12.9 °C and it receives 1,075 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Daegu?
The hottest day measured in Daegu between 1940 and 2025 was 9 August 2013, reaching 39.5 °C.
What is the coldest day in Daegu?
The coldest day measured in Daegu between 1940 and 2025 was 6 February 1969, at -19.6 °C.
Does it snow in Daegu?
Yes. Daegu gets on average 11.7 cm of snow per year and has around 101 frost days.
Has the climate of Daegu warmed?
Yes: Daegu warmed by +2.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Daegu?
The wettest day measured in Daegu between 1940 and 2025 was 26 September 1944, with 175 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Daegu?
The windiest day measured in Daegu between 1940 and 2025 was 31 August 1987, with winds reaching 51.6 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Daegu?
The warmest month in Daegu is August (25.8 °C on average); the coldest is January (-0.8 °C).
How much does it rain in Daegu?
Daegu receives on average 1,075 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 91 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Daegu?
Daegu gets on average 8.6 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,139 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Daegu?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Daegu between 1940 and 2025 was 9 December 1952, with 17.5 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Daegu?
Yes: Daegu has on average 59 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Daegu?
In Daegu, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 44.3 °C on 28 July 1953, and the lowest was -25.3 °C on 6 February 1969.
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