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Pyongyang vs Gwangju, South Korea Climate

95%match

Pyongyang and Gwangju are a 95% climate match. Very close: temperatures within 3°F (2°C), with similar rain, humidity and sun.

Pyongyang gets 40 in (1009 mm) of rain a year and Gwangju 48 in (1221 mm). August is the warmest month in both, with highs of 86°F (30°C) in Pyongyang and 84°F (29°C) in Gwangju.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecJFMAMJJASOND
Pyongyang
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecJFMAMJJASOND
Gwangju

Climate fingerprints: ring color = average temperature, thickness = rain. January at the top.

Month by month

Highs and lows (°F)

PyongyangGwangjusolid = high, dashed = low

0°25°50°75°100°JFMAMJJASONDPyongyang Jan: 32°Pyongyang Feb: 39°Pyongyang Mar: 50°Pyongyang Apr: 64°Pyongyang May: 74°Pyongyang Jun: 81°Pyongyang Jul: 85°Pyongyang Aug: 86°Pyongyang Sep: 79°Pyongyang Oct: 66°Pyongyang Nov: 50°Pyongyang Dec: 35°Pyongyang Jan: 13°Pyongyang Feb: 19°Pyongyang Mar: 29°Pyongyang Apr: 41°Pyongyang May: 53°Pyongyang Jun: 63°Pyongyang Jul: 70°Pyongyang Aug: 69°Pyongyang Sep: 59°Pyongyang Oct: 44°Pyongyang Nov: 31°Pyongyang Dec: 17°Gwangju Jan: 35°Gwangju Feb: 41°Gwangju Mar: 51°Gwangju Apr: 64°Gwangju May: 74°Gwangju Jun: 81°Gwangju Jul: 84°Gwangju Aug: 84°Gwangju Sep: 77°Gwangju Oct: 67°Gwangju Nov: 52°Gwangju Dec: 39°Gwangju Jan: 17°Gwangju Feb: 22°Gwangju Mar: 30°Gwangju Apr: 42°Gwangju May: 53°Gwangju Jun: 63°Gwangju Jul: 70°Gwangju Aug: 70°Gwangju Sep: 59°Gwangju Oct: 45°Gwangju Nov: 33°Gwangju Dec: 21°

Rain (in per month)

PyongyangGwangju

051015JFMAMJJASONDPyongyang Jan: 0.6Pyongyang Feb: 0.8Pyongyang Mar: 1.0Pyongyang Apr: 1.9Pyongyang May: 3.1Pyongyang Jun: 4.9Pyongyang Jul: 11Pyongyang Aug: 8.5Pyongyang Sep: 4.4Pyongyang Oct: 1.6Pyongyang Nov: 1.6Pyongyang Dec: 0.8Gwangju Jan: 0.6Gwangju Feb: 0.9Gwangju Mar: 1.5Gwangju Apr: 3.0Gwangju May: 3.5Gwangju Jun: 4.7Gwangju Jul: 14Gwangju Aug: 10Gwangju Sep: 5.0Gwangju Oct: 1.8Gwangju Nov: 1.7Gwangju Dec: 0.8

Monthly averages

Average monthly highs, lows and rain in Pyongyang and Gwangju
MonthHighLowRain
PyongyangGwangjuPyongyangGwangjuPyongyangGwangju
Jan32°F(0°C)35°F(2°C)13°F(-11°C)17°F(-8°C)0.6 in(16 mm)0.6 in(16 mm)
Feb39°F(4°C)40°F(5°C)19°F(-7°C)22°F(-6°C)0.8 in(20 mm)0.9 in(24 mm)
Mar50°F(10°C)51°F(11°C)29°F(-2°C)30°F(-1°C)1.0 in(25 mm)1.5 in(39 mm)
Apr64°F(18°C)64°F(18°C)41°F(5°C)42°F(5°C)1.9 in(49 mm)3.0 in(76 mm)
May74°F(23°C)74°F(23°C)53°F(11°C)53°F(12°C)3.1 in(78 mm)3.5 in(88 mm)
Jun81°F(27°C)81°F(27°C)63°F(17°C)63°F(17°C)4.9 in(125 mm)4.7 in(120 mm)
Jul85°F(29°C)83°F(29°C)70°F(21°C)70°F(21°C)11 in(267 mm)14 in(354 mm)
Aug86°F(30°C)84°F(29°C)69°F(21°C)70°F(21°C)8.5 in(217 mm)10 in(266 mm)
Sep79°F(26°C)77°F(25°C)58°F(15°C)59°F(15°C)4.4 in(112 mm)5.0 in(128 mm)
Oct66°F(19°C)67°F(19°C)44°F(7°C)45°F(7°C)1.6 in(40 mm)1.8 in(46 mm)
Nov50°F(10°C)52°F(11°C)31°F(0°C)33°F(1°C)1.6 in(40 mm)1.7 in(43 mm)
Dec35°F(2°C)39°F(4°C)17°F(-8°C)21°F(-6°C)0.8 in(20 mm)0.8 in(21 mm)

1991–2020 averages, by calendar month.

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