Gaigeturi climate — normals and trends
Gaigeturi (South Korea) has a humid subtropical climate (Cfa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 15.6 °C and it receives 1,372 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 (26.3 °C on average) and the coldest is January (6.6 °C). Rainfall peaks in June.
Gaigeturi averages 0 frost days, 0 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 130 rainy days per year.
Gaigeturi has warmed by +1.1 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.13 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 30.8 °C (on 21 August 2024) and the coldest -2.5 °C (on 24 January 2016).
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
GaigeturiJeju-do
- coords
- 33.46°, 126.32°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
15.6°C
Average daily high
16.7°C
Average daily low
14.6°C
Annual rainfall
1,372mm
Sunshine / day
8.0h
Mean relative humidity
77%
Average peak wind
27.9km/h
Seasonal range
19.7°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
0 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
130 d/yr
Annual snowfall
18.1 cm
Average feels-like high
15.9 °C
Average feels-like low
11.9 °C
Average peak gust
39.8 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
103 d/yr
Solar radiation
14.4 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.1 °C
since 1940
+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.30 · 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
30.8 °C
21 August 2024
Coldest day
-2.5 °C
24 January 2016
Wettest day
180 mm
2 September 2020
Windiest day
99.5 km/h
17 September 1959
Strongest gust
167.0 km/h
28 August 2012
Hottest feels-like
38.8 °C
10 August 2013
Coldest feels-like
-13.8 °C
24 January 2016
Snowiest day
15.0 cm
31 December 2010
Sunniest day
13.8 h
19 June 1948
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Across the whole year
Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 8.8 °C | +0.8 °C | 59 mm | -19 mm |
| Feb | 7.2 °C | -1.1 °C | 95 mm | +18 mm |
| Mar | 11.8 °C | +1.1 °C | 89 mm | -2 mm |
| Apr | 14.5 °C | +0.5 °C | 56 mm | -54 mm |
| May | 17.0 °C | -0.1 °C | 119 mm | -2 mm |
| Jun | 21.9 °C | +1.2 °C | 134 mm | -76 mm |
| Jul | 27.8 °C | +2.7 °C | 77 mm | -106 mm |
| Aug | 29.0 °C | +2.0 °C | 210 mm | +70 mm |
| Sep | 27.6 °C | +3.5 °C | 175 mm | +33 mm |
| Oct | 23.0 °C | +3.3 °C | 97 mm | +24 mm |
| Nov | 16.7 °C | +1.5 °C | 42 mm | -36 mm |
| Dec | 13.1 °C | +2.5 °C | 39 mm | -33 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Gaigeturi?
Gaigeturi has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 15.6 °C and it receives 1,372 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Gaigeturi?
The hottest day measured in Gaigeturi between 1940 and 2025 was 21 August 2024, reaching 30.8 °C.
What is the coldest day in Gaigeturi?
The coldest day measured in Gaigeturi between 1940 and 2025 was 24 January 2016, at -2.5 °C.
Does it snow in Gaigeturi?
Yes. Gaigeturi gets on average 18.1 cm of snow per year and has around 0 frost days.
Has the climate of Gaigeturi warmed?
Yes: Gaigeturi warmed by +1.1 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Gaigeturi?
The wettest day measured in Gaigeturi between 1940 and 2025 was 2 September 2020, with 180 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Gaigeturi?
The windiest day measured in Gaigeturi between 1940 and 2025 was 17 September 1959, with winds reaching 99.5 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Gaigeturi?
The warmest month in Gaigeturi is August (26.3 °C on average); the coldest is January (6.6 °C).
How much does it rain in Gaigeturi?
Gaigeturi receives on average 1,372 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 130 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Gaigeturi?
Gaigeturi gets on average 8.0 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 2,920 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Gaigeturi?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Gaigeturi between 1940 and 2025 was 31 December 2010, with 15.0 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Gaigeturi?
Yes: Gaigeturi has on average 103 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Gaigeturi?
In Gaigeturi, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 38.8 °C on 10 August 2013, and the lowest was -13.8 °C on 24 January 2016.
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