Mokpo climate — normals and trends
Mokpo (South Korea) has a humid subtropical climate (Cfa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 13.7 °C and it receives 1,258 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 (25.7 °C on average) and the coldest is January (2.3 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Mokpo averages 41 frost days, 6 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 109 rainy days per year.
Mokpo has warmed by +1.5 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.17 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 51 to 31 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 34.2 °C (on 21 July 1994) and the coldest -10.6 °C (on 25 January 2023).
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
MokpoJeollanam-do
- coords
- 34.81°, 126.39°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
13.7°C
Average daily high
16.5°C
Average daily low
11.0°C
Annual rainfall
1,258mm
Sunshine / day
8.4h
Mean relative humidity
76%
Average peak wind
21.3km/h
Seasonal range
23.4°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
41 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
6 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
109 d/yr
Annual snowfall
17.5 cm
Average feels-like high
15.6 °C
Average feels-like low
9.2 °C
Average peak gust
36.7 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
76 d/yr
Solar radiation
15.0 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.5 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.47 · 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
34.2 °C
21 July 1994
Coldest day
-10.6 °C
25 January 2023
Wettest day
165 mm
23 June 1985
Windiest day
81.8 km/h
28 August 2012
Strongest gust
153.7 km/h
28 August 2012
Hottest feels-like
41.2 °C
6 August 2017
Coldest feels-like
-16.6 °C
25 January 2023
Snowiest day
12.3 cm
11 February 1994
Sunniest day
13.8 h
27 June 1969
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 | +1.4 °C | 31 mm | -8 mm |
| Feb | 4.7 °C | -1.4 °C | 55 mm | +10 mm |
| Mar | 11.3 °C | +1.3 °C | 50 mm | -17 mm |
| Apr | 16.1 °C | +1.0 °C | 57 mm | -39 mm |
| May | 19.5 °C | 0.0 °C | 122 mm | +13 mm |
| Jun | 24.9 °C | +2.0 °C | 186 mm | -2 mm |
| Jul | 29.9 °C | +3.6 °C | 147 mm | -98 mm |
| Aug | 29.6 °C | +1.6 °C | 236 mm | +71 mm |
| Sep | 27.0 °C | +2.3 °C | 201 mm | +49 mm |
| Oct | 21.7 °C | +2.0 °C | 147 mm | +91 mm |
| Nov | 15.0 °C | +1.4 °C | 24 mm | -33 mm |
| Dec | 9.2 °C | +1.5 °C | 28 mm | -11 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Mokpo?
Mokpo has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 13.7 °C and it receives 1,258 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Mokpo?
The hottest day measured in Mokpo between 1940 and 2025 was 21 July 1994, reaching 34.2 °C.
What is the coldest day in Mokpo?
The coldest day measured in Mokpo between 1940 and 2025 was 25 January 2023, at -10.6 °C.
Does it snow in Mokpo?
Yes. Mokpo gets on average 17.5 cm of snow per year and has around 41 frost days.
Has the climate of Mokpo warmed?
Yes: Mokpo warmed by +1.5 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Mokpo?
The wettest day measured in Mokpo between 1940 and 2025 was 23 June 1985, with 165 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Mokpo?
The windiest day measured in Mokpo between 1940 and 2025 was 28 August 2012, with winds reaching 81.8 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Mokpo?
The warmest month in Mokpo is August (25.7 °C on average); the coldest is January (2.3 °C).
How much does it rain in Mokpo?
Mokpo receives on average 1,258 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 109 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Mokpo?
Mokpo gets on average 8.4 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,066 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Mokpo?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Mokpo between 1940 and 2025 was 11 February 1994, with 12.3 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Mokpo?
Yes: Mokpo has on average 76 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Mokpo?
In Mokpo, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 41.2 °C on 6 August 2017, and the lowest was -16.6 °C on 25 January 2023.
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