Boryeong weather in January

In January, Boryeong sees average daytime highs of 4°C and overnight lows near -1°C, with 25 mm of precipitation across 5.7 wet days and about 9.8 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 12th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 4°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 21% of the time in January, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 9 h 36 min at the start of January to 10 h 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Boryeong's 11th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Boryeong's year-round climate.

Daytime high
12th warmest
Overnight low
-1°
1st coldest
Precipitation
25 mm
5.7 wet days
Daylight
9 h 48 min
7:50 AM – 5:36 PM
Cloud cover
67%
11th clearest
Wind
16 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
2.45 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

Boryeong is human settlement in South Korea.

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in January

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 4°C through the month.

A typical January day in Boryeong reaches about 4°C in the afternoon and slips back to -1°C overnight — a 4°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between -1°C and 7°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs about 3°C cooler than December and about 1°C cooler than February.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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740
84-1
94-1
104-1
114-1
124-1
133-1
143-1
153-1
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253-1
263-1
273-1
283-1
293-1
303-1
313-1

How January really feels in Boryeong

Once humidity and wind are folded in, January averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 31 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
31
wind chill below the day's low

The story in January is cold — wind chill drags the overnight "feels like" below the raw low.

Boryeong weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 12th-warmest and 12th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -1°255.73.99.80.0
Feb / 314.61.510.60.1
Mar / 466.40.711.71.6
Apr13° / 827.4012.93.9
May18° / 14°886.9013.96.2
Jun22° / 19°1227.8014.46.9
Jul26° / 23°26314.3014.26.0
Aug27° / 24°22713.3013.45.9
Sep24° / 20°1438.1012.27.2
Oct19° / 15°595.1011.17.0
Nov12° / 497.10.310.13.7
Dec / 317.13.39.60.7

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 21% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 16% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 64%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14060
23961
33862
43862
53862
63763
73565
83565
93565
103565
113466
123466
133466
143367
153367
163367
173367
183367
193367
203565
213664
223664
233763
243763
253763
263862
273961
284060
294060
304060
314159

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitationSnow

Boryeong gets around 25 mm of rain and snow over 5.7 wet days in January, the driest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable precipitation averages around 18% and peaks near 20% on the wettest days, and about 4 days bring snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
11912
21912
31912
41912
51912
61912
71812
81812
91812
101812
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281611
291510
301510
31159

Humidity in January

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, January lands in the dry band about 100% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)
1100
2100
3100
4100
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8100
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21100
22100
23100
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26100
27100
28100
29100
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31100

Wind in January

Winds average 16 km/h in January, the windiest month of the year.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 16 km/h on the calmest days to 17 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
117light breeze
217light breeze
317light breeze
417light breeze
517light breeze
616light breeze
716light breeze
816light breeze
916light breeze
1016light breeze
1116light breeze
1216light breeze
1316light breeze
1416light breeze
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1816light breeze
1916light breeze
2016light breeze
2116light breeze
2216light breeze
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2516light breeze
2616light breeze
2716light breeze
2816light breeze
2916light breeze
3016light breeze
3116light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 9 h 36 min at the start of January to 10 h 06 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 30 minutes over January. Sunrise moves from 7:50 AM to 7:43 AM, and sunset from 5:24 PM to 5:51 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
19.67:505:24
29.67:505:24
39.67:505:25
49.67:505:26
59.67:505:27
69.67:515:27
79.67:515:28
89.67:515:29
99.77:515:30
109.77:515:31
119.77:505:32
129.77:505:33
139.77:505:33
149.77:505:34
159.87:505:35
169.87:505:36
179.87:495:37
189.87:495:38
199.87:495:39
209.97:485:40
219.97:485:41
229.97:485:42
239.97:475:43
2410.07:475:44
2510.07:465:45
2610.07:465:46
2710.07:455:47
2810.17:455:48
2910.17:445:49
3010.17:435:50
3110.17:435:51

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 2.45 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.15 kWh/m² to a high of 5.89 kWh/m² in May across the year — January's 2.45 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
12.2Moderate
22.2Moderate
32.2Moderate
42.2Moderate
52.2Moderate
62.3Moderate
72.3Moderate
82.3Moderate
92.3Moderate
102.3Moderate
112.3Moderate
122.3Moderate
132.3Moderate
142.4Moderate
152.4Moderate
162.4Moderate
172.4Moderate
182.5Moderate
192.5Moderate
202.5Moderate
212.6Moderate
222.6Moderate
232.6Moderate
242.7Moderate
252.7Moderate
262.8Moderate
272.8Moderate
282.8Moderate
292.9Moderate
302.9Moderate
313.0Moderate
Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Boryeong

In seasonPeak

In January, Boryeong sits inside its pacific typhoon season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

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

Boryeong'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 January a good time to visit Boryeong?

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

0.0
Sightseeing
12th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
9th-best month of the year

January is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Boryeong.

What to pack for Boryeong in January

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

In January, Boryeong sees daytime highs around 4°C and nights near -1°C. Pack a warm layer. Worth having: a heavy coat. About 6 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coat

Sea temperature near Boryeong in January

The nearest coast averages about 7°C in January — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 20 km away) is warmest in August at about 25°C and coldest in February near 5°C.

It's comfortable for a long swim from Jun 30 to Oct 7 — about 3.3 months when the water holds above 20°C.

0°10°20°30°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcoolrefreshingwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan7Bracing
Feb5Bracing
Mar6Bracing
Apr9Bracing
May13Bracing
Jun18Cool
Jul22Refreshing
Aug25Warm
Sep23Refreshing
Oct19Cool
Nov15Bracing
Dec11Bracing

UV index in Boryeong in January

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in January peaks around 2. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Boryeong peaks around September 10 at about 7 (very high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. It bottoms out near December 22 at about 2 (low).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highHighModerateSep 10UV 7Dec 22UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Moderate
Feb3Moderate
Mar5Moderate
Apr6High
May6High
Jun7High
Jul7Very high
Aug7Very high
Sep7Very high
Oct5High
Nov3Moderate
Dec2Low

Air quality in Boryeong in January

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

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

Air quality in Boryeong is worst in March — around 64 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 2.0× the cleanest month (July, 32 µg/m³).

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

020406080JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecPoorUnhealthyPoorModeratePoorMar 1663 µg/m³Jul 2133 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan52Poor
Feb56Unhealthy
Mar64Unhealthy
Apr55Poor
May46Poor
Jun42Poor
Jul32Moderate
Aug35Moderate
Sep43Poor
Oct48Poor
Nov51Poor
Dec48Poor
Location & terrain

Where is Boryeong?

Boryeong sits at 36.3°N, 126.6°E, 11 m above sea level, in South Korea. The nearest listed city is Hongseong, 29 km away.

GunsanYesanNonsanGongjuSeosanYŏnmu

Topography around Boryeong

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Boryeong has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 311 m around an average of 44 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 780 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 847 m.

The land around Boryeong is covered by trees (34%), cropland (33%) and artificial surfaces (26%) within 3 km, trees (50%) and water (24%) within 16 km, and water (43%), trees (30%) and cropland (20%) within 80 km.

3 km
311 m
16 km
780 m
80 km
847 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
January weather nearby: Hongseong 29 km · Buyeo 29 km · Gunsan 42 km · Yesan 43 km · Nonsan 47 km · Gongju 49 km · Seosan 50 km · Yŏnmu 51 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 Boryeong (36.3493°, 126.5977°, elevation 11 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).