Buyeo in Winter

In winter (December, January and February), Buyeo sees average daytime highs around 6°C and overnight lows near -3°C, with 78 mm of precipitation over about 13 wet days across the season. It is the coldest season of the year and the driest season of the year.

Across winter, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 6°C. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 31% of the time across winter, and the air most often feels dry.

Winter is Buyeo's weakest season of the year to visit on our travel score. For the whole year in context, see Buyeo's year-round climate.

Avg daytime high
6°C
coldest season of the year
Avg overnight low
-3°C
Precipitation
78 mm
13 wet days
Avg wind
9 km/h
Travel score
0.5
weakest season of the year
Months
Dec · Jan · Feb

Temperature in Buyeo in Winter

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Across winter, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 6°C.

A typical winter day in Buyeo reaches about 6°C and drops to -3°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is February, the coolest January.

-10°-5°10°15°DecJanFeb

How winter really feels in Buyeo

Once humidity and wind are folded in, winter brings about 0 days that feel above 32°C and 90 that feel at or below 0°C.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
90
wind chill below the day's low

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

Buyeo weather by month

How the three winter months (December, January and February) compare with the rest of the year — the season's months are highlighted.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -4°224.32.19.80.0
Feb / -3°324.21.410.60.8
Mar12° / 496.9111.73.6
Apr19° / 837.2012.96.4
May24° / 13°877.4013.97.2
Jun28° / 18°1308.8014.46.2
Jul29° / 22°27216.2014.24.4
Aug30° / 23°24015.1013.44.4
Sep26° / 17°1498.8012.26.8
Oct21° / 10°594.9011.17.4
Nov13° / 436.20.110.14.2
Dec / -3°244.61.49.60.6

Cloud cover in Winter

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 31% of the time across winter.

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Chance of precipitation in Winter

Any precipitationSnow

Buyeo gets around 78 mm of rain and snow over 13 wet days across winter. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

0%10%20%30%DecJanFeb

Humidity in Winter

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

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Wind in Winter

Winds average 9 km/h across winter.

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Sunrise & sunset in Winter

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 9 h 42 min in early December to 11 h 06 min by late February. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AMDecJanFeb

Solar energy in Winter

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day across winter, about 2.8 kWh/m².

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Planning a trip in winter

Hazard calendar for Buyeo

In seasonPeak

In winter, Buyeo overlaps its pacific typhoon season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

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

Buyeo'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 winter a good time to visit Buyeo?

Our two travel scores rate winter for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal), averaged across the three months.

0.5
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

winter is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Buyeo.

What to pack for Buyeo in Winter

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

In winter, Buyeo sees daytime highs around 6°C and nights near -3°C. Pack a warm layer and a heavy coat. About 13 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coat

Sea temperature near Buyeo in Winter

The nearest coast averages about 8°C across winter — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 30 km away) is warmest in August at about 26°C and coldest in February near 5°C.

It's comfortable for a long swim from Jun 26 to Oct 10 — about 3.5 months when the water holds above 20°C.

0°10°20°30°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcoolrefreshingwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan7Bracing
Feb5Bracing
Mar6Bracing
Apr9Bracing
May14Bracing
Jun19Cool
Jul23Refreshing
Aug26Warm
Sep23Refreshing
Oct19Cool
Nov15Bracing
Dec11Bracing

UV index in Buyeo in Winter

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV across winter averages around 2. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Buyeo peaks around July 17 at about 8 (very high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. It bottoms out near December 23 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 highHighModerateJul 17UV 8Dec 23UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Moderate
Feb3Moderate
Mar5Moderate
Apr6High
May7High
Jun7Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug7Very high
Sep8Very high
Oct5High
Nov3Moderate
Dec2Low

Air quality in Buyeo in Winter

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

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

Air quality in Buyeo 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 Buyeo?

Buyeo sits at 36.3°N, 126.9°E, 19 m above sea level, in South Korea. The nearest listed city is Nonsan, 18 km away.

IksanGunsanNamsaHongseong

Topography around Buyeo

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Buyeo has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 127 m around an average of 17 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 540 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,119 m.

The land around Buyeo is covered by cropland (28%), artificial surfaces (24%) and trees (23%) within 3 km, trees (53%) and cropland (29%) within 16 km, and trees (46%), cropland (23%) and water (23%) within 80 km.

3 km
127 m
16 km
540 m
80 km
1,119 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
Winter weather nearby: Nonsan 18 km · Yŏnmu 24 km · Gongju 28 km · Boryeong 29 km · Iksan 37 km · Gunsan 37 km · Namsa 40 km · Hongseong 42 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 Buyeo (36.2747°, 126.9091°, elevation 19 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.