Annual mean 12°C · wettest around July · prevailing wind NE
Warmest
27.5 °C
Coldest
1.6 °C
Wettest
77%
Windiest
3.8 m/s
Prevailing
NE
3.2 m/s average
When this place is good five ratings · thirty-six ten-day sections · click a cell to read it
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bars actual · line feels-like, °Cchance of rain, %wind speed, m/ssky covered, %
The average temperature in Gangneung over the whole year is 12°C. August is the hottest month, with highs of about 26°C; January is the coldest, with lows of about -3°C. Gangneung has no sharply defined rainy season: the chance of rain on a given day runs from 50% in January, the driest month, to 64% in July, the wettest. Winds in Gangneung are highest in December, averaging 3.4 m/s (12 km/h), and lightest in July, at 2.2 m/s (8 km/h). The prevailing wind is from the NE. The clearest skies in Gangneung come in December, when the sky is typically 41% covered; July is the cloudiest month, at 67%.
Month by month Gangneung climate by month: average temperatures year round · click a month to read it
Month
High
Low
Feels like
Chance of rain
Cloud
Wind
Being outside
Sun
Walking
January
2°C
-3°C
-3°C
50%
43%
3.3 m/s
0
0
6
February
4°C
-1°C
-2°C
54%
50%
3.1 m/s
0
0
10
March
9°C
4°C
5°C
55%
52%
3.0 m/s
5
0
38
April
14°C
9°C
11°C
54%
52%
3.1 m/s
25
1
66
May
19°C
13°C
16°C
56%
57%
2.9 m/s
61
7
71
June
23°C
18°C
23°C
54%
61%
2.4 m/s
70
32
46
July
26°C
22°C
28°C
64%
67%
2.2 m/s
41
46
18
August
26°C
22°C
29°C
63%
66%
2.2 m/s
31
45
13
September
22°C
17°C
23°C
64%
63%
2.2 m/s
70
31
43
October
17°C
11°C
15°C
53%
55%
2.4 m/s
53
2
73
November
11°C
6°C
7°C
55%
46%
2.9 m/s
17
0
52
December
4°C
-1°C
-1°C
52%
41%
3.4 m/s
0
0
13
High and low are the warmest and coolest of four readings a day — midnight, 6am, noon and 6pm — so a true overnight low can sit a degree or two under them. Chance of rain, cloud and wind are the day’s average; feels-like and the three ratings (each out of 100: Good from 55, Ideal from 80) are read at midday.
Seasons, and the year in short Gangneung weather by season
Year round, Gangneung has days of about 2°C at their warmest in January, its coolest month, and 26°C in August, its warmest; the coolest hours of the day run from -3°C to 22°C through the year, and the average temperature over the year is 12°C around the clock. Rain is most likely around July and least likely around January. Every figure here is a decade of observations blended into one representative year, so it reads as what this date is usually like, not a forecast for one particular day.
Gangneung weather in winterDecember to February
High 3°CLow -2°CRain 52%
Winter in Gangneung has typical daily highs of about 3°C and lows of about -2°C, with a 52% chance of rain on a given day.
Gangneung weather in springMarch to May
High 14°CLow 9°CRain 55%
Spring in Gangneung has typical daily highs of about 14°C and lows of about 9°C, with a 55% chance of rain on a given day.
Gangneung weather in summerJune to August
High 25°CLow 21°CRain 60%
Summer in Gangneung has typical daily highs of about 25°C and lows of about 21°C, with a 60% chance of rain on a given day.
Gangneung weather in autumnSeptember to November
High 17°CLow 11°CRain 57%
Autumn in Gangneung has typical daily highs of about 17°C and lows of about 11°C, with a 57% chance of rain on a given day.
When is the rainy season in Gangneung?
Gangneung has no sharply defined rainy season: the chance of rain on a given day runs from 50% in January, the driest month, to 64% in July, the wettest.
What time of year is Gangneung windiest?
Winds in Gangneung are highest in December, averaging 3.4 m/s (12 km/h), and lightest in July, at 2.2 m/s (8 km/h). The prevailing wind is from the NE.
What is the average temperature in Gangneung year round?
The average temperature in Gangneung over the whole year is 12°C. August is the hottest month, with highs of about 26°C; January is the coldest, with lows of about -3°C.