T’aebaek climate — normals and trends
T’aebaek (South Korea) has a hot-summer humid continental climate (Dfa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 8.9 °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 (22.2 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-6.1 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
T’aebaek averages 132 frost days, 6 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 113 rainy days per year.
T’aebaek has warmed by +2.3 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.27 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 144 to 121 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 33.9 °C (on 17 June 1962) and the coldest -27.9 °C (on 16 January 1967).
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
T’aebaekGangwon-do
- coords
- 37.18°, 128.99°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
8.9°C
Average daily high
13.5°C
Average daily low
4.6°C
Annual rainfall
1,198mm
Sunshine / day
9.0h
Mean relative humidity
72%
Average peak wind
15.1km/h
Seasonal range
28.3°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
132 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
6 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
113 d/yr
Annual snowfall
91.4 cm
Average feels-like high
11.9 °C
Average feels-like low
2.2 °C
Average peak gust
44.0 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
27 d/yr
Solar radiation
15.2 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.3 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.56 · 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
33.9 °C
17 June 1962
Coldest day
-27.9 °C
16 January 1967
Wettest day
186 mm
19 August 1972
Windiest day
49.6 km/h
18 April 1946
Strongest gust
146.5 km/h
18 April 1946
Hottest feels-like
38.8 °C
31 July 1959
Coldest feels-like
-33.6 °C
8 February 1941
Snowiest day
36.0 cm
2 March 1971
Sunniest day
14.3 h
23 June 1948
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 1.0 °C | +1.9 °C | 15 mm | -22 mm |
| Feb | 1.6 °C | +0.4 °C | 7 mm | -38 mm |
| Mar | 8.5 °C | +1.8 °C | 111 mm | +41 mm |
| Apr | 15.9 °C | +1.6 °C | 59 mm | -26 mm |
| May | 18.8 °C | -0.6 °C | 81 mm | -6 mm |
| Jun | 25.0 °C | +2.5 °C | 111 mm | -15 mm |
| Jul | 28.5 °C | +3.2 °C | 122 mm | -94 mm |
| Aug | 28.7 °C | +2.9 °C | 121 mm | -81 mm |
| Sep | 23.3 °C | +2.2 °C | 224 mm | +49 mm |
| Oct | 15.9 °C | -0.1 °C | 302 mm | +229 mm |
| Nov | 11.2 °C | +2.1 °C | 12 mm | -40 mm |
| Dec | 3.6 °C | +1.6 °C | 19 mm | -13 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of T’aebaek?
T’aebaek has a hot-summer humid continental climate (Köppen Dfa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 8.9 °C and it receives 1,198 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in T’aebaek?
The hottest day measured in T’aebaek between 1940 and 2025 was 17 June 1962, reaching 33.9 °C.
What is the coldest day in T’aebaek?
The coldest day measured in T’aebaek between 1940 and 2025 was 16 January 1967, at -27.9 °C.
Does it snow in T’aebaek?
Yes. T’aebaek gets on average 91.4 cm of snow per year and has around 132 frost days.
Has the climate of T’aebaek warmed?
Yes: T’aebaek warmed by +2.3 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in T’aebaek?
The wettest day measured in T’aebaek between 1940 and 2025 was 19 August 1972, with 186 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in T’aebaek?
The windiest day measured in T’aebaek between 1940 and 2025 was 18 April 1946, with winds reaching 49.6 km/h.
What is the warmest month in T’aebaek?
The warmest month in T’aebaek is August (22.2 °C on average); the coldest is January (-6.1 °C).
How much does it rain in T’aebaek?
T’aebaek receives on average 1,198 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 113 rainy days.
Is it sunny in T’aebaek?
T’aebaek gets on average 9.0 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,285 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in T’aebaek?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in T’aebaek between 1940 and 2025 was 2 March 1971, with 36.0 cm.
Are there tropical nights in T’aebaek?
Yes: T’aebaek has on average 27 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in T’aebaek?
In T’aebaek, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 38.8 °C on 31 July 1959, and the lowest was -33.6 °C on 8 February 1941.
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