Kurye climate — normals and trends
Kurye (South Korea) has a hot-summer humid continental, dry winter climate (Dwa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 11.5 °C and it receives 1,462 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 (24.3 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-2.3 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Kurye averages 111 frost days, 19 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 116 rainy days per year.
Kurye has warmed by +2.4 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.28 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 126 to 96 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 36.7 °C (on 19 July 1994) and the coldest -22.4 °C (on 12 February 1968).
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
KuryeJeollanam-do
- coords
- 35.21°, 127.46°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
11.5°C
Average daily high
16.6°C
Average daily low
6.9°C
Annual rainfall
1,462mm
Sunshine / day
8.6h
Mean relative humidity
74%
Average peak wind
11.6km/h
Seasonal range
26.6°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
111 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
19 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
116 d/yr
Annual snowfall
24.3 cm
Average feels-like high
15.8 °C
Average feels-like low
5.6 °C
Average peak gust
39.3 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
48 d/yr
Solar radiation
14.9 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.4 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.64 · 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
36.7 °C
19 July 1994
Coldest day
-22.4 °C
12 February 1968
Wettest day
192 mm
24 June 1985
Windiest day
44.3 km/h
28 August 2012
Strongest gust
166.0 km/h
28 August 1986
Hottest feels-like
42.4 °C
7 July 2025
Coldest feels-like
-27.5 °C
12 February 1968
Snowiest day
15.5 cm
6 March 2003
Sunniest day
13.8 h
24 June 1958
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 4.7 °C | +1.9 °C | 19 mm | -14 mm |
| Feb | 3.9 °C | -1.2 °C | 33 mm | -11 mm |
| Mar | 12.8 °C | +2.2 °C | 68 mm | -7 mm |
| Apr | 19.2 °C | +2.1 °C | 70 mm | -43 mm |
| May | 21.4 °C | -0.5 °C | 142 mm | +22 mm |
| Jun | 27.2 °C | +2.2 °C | 224 mm | +21 mm |
| Jul | 31.1 °C | +3.6 °C | 227 mm | -91 mm |
| Aug | 30.4 °C | +2.0 °C | 263 mm | +30 mm |
| Sep | 26.5 °C | +2.1 °C | 181 mm | +8 mm |
| Oct | 20.9 °C | +1.7 °C | 175 mm | +113 mm |
| Nov | 14.1 °C | +1.9 °C | 28 mm | -27 mm |
| Dec | 7.4 °C | +2.0 °C | 24 mm | -8 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Kurye?
Kurye has a hot-summer humid continental, dry winter climate (Köppen Dwa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 11.5 °C and it receives 1,462 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Kurye?
The hottest day measured in Kurye between 1940 and 2025 was 19 July 1994, reaching 36.7 °C.
What is the coldest day in Kurye?
The coldest day measured in Kurye between 1940 and 2025 was 12 February 1968, at -22.4 °C.
Does it snow in Kurye?
Yes. Kurye gets on average 24.3 cm of snow per year and has around 111 frost days.
Has the climate of Kurye warmed?
Yes: Kurye warmed by +2.4 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Kurye?
The wettest day measured in Kurye between 1940 and 2025 was 24 June 1985, with 192 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Kurye?
The windiest day measured in Kurye between 1940 and 2025 was 28 August 2012, with winds reaching 44.3 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Kurye?
The warmest month in Kurye is August (24.3 °C on average); the coldest is January (-2.3 °C).
How much does it rain in Kurye?
Kurye receives on average 1,462 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 116 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Kurye?
Kurye 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 Kurye?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Kurye between 1940 and 2025 was 6 March 2003, with 15.5 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Kurye?
Yes: Kurye has on average 48 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Kurye?
In Kurye, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 42.4 °C on 7 July 2025, and the lowest was -27.5 °C on 12 February 1968.
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