Beolgyo weather in August

In August, Beolgyo sees average daytime highs of 29°C and overnight lows near 24°C, with 228 mm of rain across 15 wet days and about 13.3 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 2nd-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 30°C in the first days to 28°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 28% of the time in August, and the air most often feels miserable.

Daylight stretches from about 13 h 48 min at the start of August to 12 h 48 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Beolgyo's 10th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Beolgyo's year-round climate.

Daytime high
29°
1st warmest
Overnight low
24°
12th coldest
Rainfall
228 mm
15 wet days
Daylight
13 h 18 min
5:55 AM – 7:14 PM
Cloud cover
64%
10th clearest
Wind
11 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
4.63 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.9
out of 10

Temperature in August

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs ease over the month, from about 30°C in the first days to 28°C by the end.

A typical August day in Beolgyo reaches about 29°C in the afternoon and slips back to 24°C overnight — a 5°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 26°C and 32°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs about 1°C warmer than July and about 3°C warmer than September.

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How August really feels in Beolgyo

Once humidity and wind are folded in, August averages 21 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
21
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

The story in August is heat — humidity pushes the afternoon "feels like" well above the raw temperature.

Beolgyo weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 1st-warmest and 2nd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -2°294.30.89.90.3
Feb / -0°384.70.610.71.3
Mar12° / 737.40.311.73.5
Apr18° / 10°1058012.95.9
May22° / 15°1198013.86.9
Jun25° / 19°1759.8014.36.6
Jul28° / 23°26615.1014.15.1
Aug29° / 24°22815013.34.9
Sep26° / 20°1469.4012.26.8
Oct21° / 13°614.6011.17.5
Nov14° / 455.5010.24.8
Dec / 273.70.49.71.6

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 28% of the time in August.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 14% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 58%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14555
24555
34555
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54654
64456
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Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Beolgyo gets around 228 mm of rain over 15 wet days in August. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 48% and peaks near 50% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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Humidity in August

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of August feels miserable — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, August lands in the miserable band about 42% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 97% of them.

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Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
10193060
20183061
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60183160
70193258
80193357
90193456
1001103554
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2405283928
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2607313824
2708333722
2809353620
29110363518
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Wind in August

Winds average 11 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 10 km/h on the calmest days to 11 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
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Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 h 48 min at the start of August to 12 h 48 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 60 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 5:44 AM to 6:07 AM, and sunset from 7:30 PM to 6:55 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.85:447:30
213.75:447:29
313.75:457:28
413.75:467:27
513.75:477:26
613.65:477:25
713.65:487:24
813.65:497:23
913.55:507:22
1013.55:517:21
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1213.45:527:19
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1413.45:547:17
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2013.25:587:09
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Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 4.63 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.56 kWh/m² to a high of 5.71 kWh/m² in May across the year — August's 4.63 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Planning a trip in August

Hazard calendar for Beolgyo

In seasonPeak

In August, Beolgyo sits inside its pacific typhoon and rainy season season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Beolgyo sits in the Pacific typhoon belt; the season peaks July–October.

Beolgyo's rainy season runs June–September, when most of the year's rain falls.

Pacific typhoon
Rainy season
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is August a good time to visit Beolgyo?

Our two travel scores rate August for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

4.9
Sightseeing
7th-best month of the year
6.1
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

August is a reasonable time to visit Beolgyo for sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Beolgyo in August

From August's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In August, Beolgyo sees daytime highs around 29°C and nights near 24°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 15 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Beolgyo in August

The nearest coast averages about 26°C in August — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 36 km away) is warmest in August at about 26°C and coldest in February near 12°C.

It's comfortable for a long swim from Jun 20 to Oct 22 — about 4.1 months when the water holds above 20°C.

10°15°20°25°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcoolrefreshingwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan13Bracing
Feb12Bracing
Mar12Bracing
Apr13Bracing
May16Cool
Jun20Cool
Jul23Refreshing
Aug26Warm
Sep24Warm
Oct21Refreshing
Nov17Cool
Dec14Bracing

UV index in Beolgyo in August

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in August peaks around 8 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Beolgyo peaks around September 9 at about 8 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 22 at about 2 (moderate).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 10 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highModerateSep 9UV 8Dec 22UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Moderate
Feb4Moderate
Mar6High
Apr7High
May8Very high
Jun8Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug8Very high
Sep8Very high
Oct5High
Nov4Moderate
Dec2Moderate

Air quality in Beolgyo in August

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where August falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Beolgyo is worst in March — around 42 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 2.4× the cleanest month (July, 18 µg/m³).

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModeratePoorModerateMar 1841 µg/m³Jul 2318 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan30Moderate
Feb35Poor
Mar42Poor
Apr37Poor
May31Moderate
Jun25Moderate
Jul18Moderate
Aug18Moderate
Sep22Moderate
Oct24Moderate
Nov27Moderate
Dec26Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Beolgyo?

Beolgyo sits at 34.8°N, 127.3°E, 8 m above sea level, in South Korea. The nearest listed city is Suncheon, 18 km away.

HwasunKuryeJangheung

Topography around Beolgyo

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Beolgyo.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Beolgyo has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 504 m around an average of 70 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 749 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,875 m.

The land around Beolgyo is covered by trees (50%) and cropland (33%) within 3 km, trees (57%) and water (20%) within 16 km, and trees (49%) and water (33%) within 80 km.

3 km
504 m
16 km
749 m
80 km
1,875 m
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August weather nearby: Suncheon 18 km · Boseong 25 km · Kwangyang 27 km · Yeosu 31 km · Gwangyang 34 km · Hwasun 40 km · Kurye 42 km · Jangheung 44 km

South Korea travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 1
Exercise Normal Precautions
Power plugs
Type C / F
220 V · 60 Hz
Prices
≈ 57% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$36,227
2025
Happiness
6.0 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
99%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
0.5
per 100k, 2023
Road deaths
8.6
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
High
World Bank
English
Moderate
EF EPI 522
Religion
none 60%Protestant 17%Buddhist 16%Catholic 6%

Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Beolgyo (34.849°, 127.3405°, elevation 8 m), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google. Tropical-cyclone seasons are the published climatological basin seasons (NOAA National Hurricane Center / regional warning centres). Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).