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Best time to visit Gwangju
The best time to visit Gwangju is April and May and September and October, with daytime temperatures around 26°C.
Gwangju at a glance: warmest in August with daytime temperatures around 32°C and coolest in January (6°C). The wettest month is July (320 mm) and the driest January (34 mm), with about 1,470 mm of rain a year. The sea is warmest in August (27°C). Sunniest in October.
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Gwangju
100 mWarm
83
26°/11°16°120 mm53 %14 h
A typical mid-May in Gwangju
Sunny 14Cloudy 7Rain 9
Daytime temperature (night ☾)
11°22°30°−8°37°
Sea temperature
16°−8°37°
Daylight (solar time)
04:5819:02
0006121824
14 h 4 m
Precipitation
0330 mm
120 mm
Air feel
FreshComfortableHumidMuggy
RH 66 %
Month by month
| Month | Score | Day | Night | Sea | Rain | Wet days | Sun | Daylight | Feels like |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 42 | 6° | −5° | 7° | 34 mm | 10 | 53 % | 10 h | Chilly |
| February | 42 | 9° | −3° | 6° | 52 mm | 10 | 47 % | 11 h | Chilly |
| March | 60 | 15° | 0° | 8° | 62 mm | 8 | 54 % | 12 h | Mild |
| April | 82 | 21° | 6° | 12° | 107 mm | 9 | 47 % | 13 h | Pleasantly warm |
| May | 83 | 26° | 11° | 16° | 121 mm | 9 | 53 % | 14 h | Warm |
| June | 64 | 29° | 17° | 21° | 184 mm | 11 | 33 % | 15 h | Rainy season · warm |
| July | 35 | 31° | 22° | 25° | 320 mm | 15 | 30 % | 14 h | Rainy season · hot, showery and muggy |
| August | 39 | 32° | 22° | 27° | 277 mm | 13 | 43 % | 13 h | Rainy season · hot, showery and muggy |
| September | 74 | 28° | 16° | 25° | 159 mm | 10 | 39 % | 12 h | Warm |
| October | 90 | 23° | 9° | 20° | 72 mm | 7 | 60 % | 11 h | Pleasantly warm |
| November | 59 | 15° | 2° | 15° | 48 mm | 9 | 49 % | 10 h | Mild |
| December | 40 | 8° | −3° | 10° | 38 mm | 10 | 50 % | 10 h | Chilly |
The score (0–100) combines daytime temperature, rain days, humidity and cloud cover, weighted for a typical warm-weather trip: 20–28 °C, little rain. On the map you can change these preferences.
Climate averages 2016–2025 (ERA5, CRU TS). Sea temperature from ERA5. Not a forecast. Elevation: 100 m. Coordinates: 35.16, 126.92.