Gongju climate — normals and trends
Gongju (South Korea) has a hot-summer humid continental, dry winter climate (Dwa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 12.4 °C and it receives 1,198 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 (-2.0 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Gongju averages 105 frost days, 36 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 100 rainy days per year.
Gongju has warmed by +1.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.22 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 116 to 94 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 39.1 °C (on 15 August 2018) and the coldest -21.9 °C (on 25 January 1941).
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
GongjuChungcheongnam-do
- coords
- 36.46°, 127.12°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
12.4°C
Average daily high
17.3°C
Average daily low
8.0°C
Annual rainfall
1,198mm
Sunshine / day
8.8h
Mean relative humidity
72%
Average peak wind
14.4km/h
Seasonal range
27.8°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
105 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
36 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
100 d/yr
Annual snowfall
19.6 cm
Average feels-like high
16.4 °C
Average feels-like low
6.6 °C
Average peak gust
34.0 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
61 d/yr
Solar radiation
14.9 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.9 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.51 · 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
39.1 °C
15 August 2018
Coldest day
-21.9 °C
25 January 1941
Wettest day
213 mm
30 September 1998
Windiest day
52.0 km/h
28 August 2012
Strongest gust
121.0 km/h
28 August 2012
Hottest feels-like
43.8 °C
19 July 1961
Coldest feels-like
-27.4 °C
25 January 1941
Snowiest day
18.4 cm
7 January 2001
Sunniest day
14.1 h
28 June 1951
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 4.6 °C | +2.2 °C | 16 mm | -10 mm |
| Feb | 4.2 °C | -0.7 °C | 11 mm | -20 mm |
| Mar | 13.4 °C | +2.6 °C | 51 mm | -1 mm |
| Apr | 19.9 °C | +2.0 °C | 62 mm | -20 mm |
| May | 22.8 °C | -0.5 °C | 99 mm | +9 mm |
| Jun | 28.5 °C | +1.5 °C | 224 mm | +85 mm |
| Jul | 32.3 °C | +3.4 °C | 216 mm | -61 mm |
| Aug | 31.8 °C | +2.0 °C | 161 mm | -59 mm |
| Sep | 27.2 °C | +1.7 °C | 295 mm | +142 mm |
| Oct | 21.1 °C | +1.3 °C | 200 mm | +145 mm |
| Nov | 14.6 °C | +2.2 °C | 13 mm | -34 mm |
| Dec | 6.4 °C | +1.4 °C | 35 mm | +7 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Gongju?
Gongju has a hot-summer humid continental, dry winter climate (Köppen Dwa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 12.4 °C and it receives 1,198 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Gongju?
The hottest day measured in Gongju between 1940 and 2025 was 15 August 2018, reaching 39.1 °C.
What is the coldest day in Gongju?
The coldest day measured in Gongju between 1940 and 2025 was 25 January 1941, at -21.9 °C.
Does it snow in Gongju?
Yes. Gongju gets on average 19.6 cm of snow per year and has around 105 frost days.
Has the climate of Gongju warmed?
Yes: Gongju warmed by +1.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Gongju?
The wettest day measured in Gongju between 1940 and 2025 was 30 September 1998, with 213 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Gongju?
The windiest day measured in Gongju between 1940 and 2025 was 28 August 2012, with winds reaching 52.0 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Gongju?
The warmest month in Gongju is August (25.8 °C on average); the coldest is January (-2.0 °C).
How much does it rain in Gongju?
Gongju receives on average 1,198 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 100 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Gongju?
Gongju gets on average 8.8 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,212 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Gongju?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Gongju between 1940 and 2025 was 7 January 2001, with 18.4 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Gongju?
Yes: Gongju has on average 61 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Gongju?
In Gongju, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 43.8 °C on 19 July 1961, and the lowest was -27.4 °C on 25 January 1941.
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