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Samch’ŏk

South Korea · 70,000 people
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The year’s records
Annual mean 12°C · wettest around July · prevailing wind NE
Warmest
27.5 °C
Coldest
2.4 °C
Wettest
78%
Windiest
3.6 m/s
Prevailing
NE
2.9 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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-5051015202530JanuaryFebruaryMarchAprilMayJuneJulyAugustSeptemberOctoberNovemberDecember-5051015202530JFMAMJJASOND

The average temperature in Samch’ŏk 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 -2°C.

Month by month Samch’ŏk climate by month: average temperatures year round · click a month to read it

MonthHighLowFeels likeChance of rainCloudWindBeing outsideSunWalking
January3°C-2°C-2°C47%44%2.8 m/s007
February4°C-1°C-1°C55%51%2.7 m/s0012
March10°C4°C5°C58%53%2.7 m/s5041
April15°C9°C11°C55%53%2.8 m/s25167
May19°C13°C17°C55%59%2.5 m/s63674
June23°C18°C23°C57%63%2.1 m/s733047
July26°C22°C28°C65%68%1.9 m/s414816
August26°C23°C29°C64%67%1.9 m/s294810
September22°C17°C23°C62%65%2.1 m/s723243
October17°C11°C15°C54%55%2.1 m/s55375
November12°C6°C8°C55%47%2.5 m/s18055
December4°C-1°C-1°C57%42%2.9 m/s1015

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 Samch’ŏk weather by season

Year round, Samch’ŏk has days of about 3°C at their warmest in January, its coolest month, and 26°C in August, its warmest; the coolest hours of the day run from -2°C to 23°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.

Samch’ŏk weather in winterDecember to February

High 4°CLow -1°CRain 53%

Winter in Samch’ŏk has typical daily highs of about 4°C and lows of about -1°C, with a 53% chance of rain on a given day.

Samch’ŏk weather in springMarch to May

High 14°CLow 9°CRain 56%

Spring in Samch’ŏk has typical daily highs of about 14°C and lows of about 9°C, with a 56% chance of rain on a given day.

Samch’ŏk weather in summerJune to August

High 25°CLow 21°CRain 62%

Summer in Samch’ŏk has typical daily highs of about 25°C and lows of about 21°C, with a 62% chance of rain on a given day.

Samch’ŏk weather in autumnSeptember to November

High 17°CLow 11°CRain 57%

Autumn in Samch’ŏk 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 Samch’ŏk?

Samch’ŏk has no sharply defined rainy season: the chance of rain on a given day runs from 47% in January, the driest month, to 65% in July, the wettest.

What time of year is Samch’ŏk windiest?

Winds in Samch’ŏk are highest in December, averaging 2.9 m/s (10 km/h), and lightest in July, at 1.9 m/s (7 km/h). The prevailing wind is from the NE.

What is the average temperature in Samch’ŏk year round?

The average temperature in Samch’ŏk 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 -2°C.

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