Cheongsong gun in Summer

In summer (June, July and August), Cheongsong gun sees average daytime highs around 27°C and overnight lows near 19°C, with 537 mm of rain over about 37 wet days across the season. It is the warmest season of the year and the wettest season of the year.

Across summer, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 27°C. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 19% of the time across summer, and the air most often feels muggy.

Summer is Cheongsong gun's best season of the year to visit on our travel score. For the whole year in context, see Cheongsong gun's year-round climate.

Avg daytime high
27°C
warmest season of the year
Avg overnight low
19°C
Rainfall
537 mm
37 wet days
Avg wind
9 km/h
Travel score
5.8
best season of the year
Months
Jun · Jul · Aug

Temperature in Cheongsong gun in Summer

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Across summer, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 27°C.

A typical summer day in Cheongsong gun reaches about 27°C and drops to 19°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is August, the coolest June.

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How summer really feels in Cheongsong gun

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

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

summer sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

Cheongsong gun weather by month

How the three summer months (June, July and August) 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 / -5°233.62.19.80.0
Feb / -3°314.11.910.60.5
Mar11° / 587.22.311.73.0
Apr18° / 827.70.212.95.9
May22° / 12°897.9013.97.1
Jun25° / 17°1188.7014.46.7
Jul28° / 21°21714.3014.25.3
Aug28° / 21°20214.2013.45.3
Sep24° / 16°1469.1012.26.8
Oct19° / 554.5011.16.9
Nov12° / 354.80.210.13.6
Dec / -3°223.81.39.60.3

Cloud cover in Summer

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 19% of the time across summer.

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Chance of precipitation in Summer

Any precipitation

Cheongsong gun gets around 537 mm of rain over 37 wet days across summer. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

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Humidity in Summer

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

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Wind in Summer

Winds average 9 km/h across summer.

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Sunrise & sunset in Summer

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 14 h 18 min in early June to 12 h 54 min by late August. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

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Solar energy in Summer

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day across summer, about 4.8 kWh/m².

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Planning a trip in summer

Hazard calendar for Cheongsong gun

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In summer, Cheongsong gun overlaps its pacific typhoon and rainy season season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

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

Cheongsong gun'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 summer a good time to visit Cheongsong gun?

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

5.8
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
6.1
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

summer is a reasonable time to visit Cheongsong gun for sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Cheongsong gun in Summer

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

In summer, Cheongsong gun sees daytime highs around 27°C and nights near 19°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 37 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Cheongsong gun in Summer

The nearest coast averages about 22°C across summer — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 29 km away) is warmest in August at about 24°C and coldest in February near 12°C.

It's comfortable for a long swim from Jun 28 to Oct 19 — about 3.7 months when the water holds above 20°C.

10°15°20°25°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcoolrefreshingwarmcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan13Bracing
Feb12Bracing
Mar12Bracing
Apr14Bracing
May16Cool
Jun19Cool
Jul22Refreshing
Aug24Warm
Sep23Refreshing
Oct20Refreshing
Nov17Cool
Dec15Bracing

UV index in Cheongsong gun in Summer

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV across summer averages 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 Cheongsong gun peaks around August 14 at about 9 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. 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 highHighModerateAug 14UV 9Dec 23UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Moderate
Feb3Moderate
Mar5Moderate
Apr7High
May8Very high
Jun7High
Jul9Very high
Aug10Very high
Sep8Very high
Oct5High
Nov3Moderate
Dec2Low

Air quality in Cheongsong gun in Summer

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

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

Air quality in Cheongsong gun is worst in March — around 47 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 2.2× the cleanest month (September, 21 µg/m³).

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModeratePoorModerateMar 1846 µg/m³Sep 921 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan33Moderate
Feb37Poor
Mar47Poor
Apr40Poor
May36Poor
Jun31Moderate
Jul23Moderate
Aug21Moderate
Sep21Moderate
Oct25Moderate
Nov31Moderate
Dec29Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Cheongsong gun?

Cheongsong gun sits at 36.4°N, 129.1°E, 197 m above sea level, in South Korea. The nearest listed city is Andong, 33 km away.

HeunghaeKunwiPohangEisenYeonilYeongjuYecheon

Topography around Cheongsong gun

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Cheongsong gun has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 346 m around an average of 282 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 808 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,549 m.

The land around Cheongsong gun is covered by trees (73%) within 3 km, trees (84%) within 16 km, and trees (64%) and water (21%) within 80 km.

3 km
346 m
16 km
808 m
80 km
1,549 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
Summer weather nearby: Andong 33 km · Heunghae 44 km · Kunwi 49 km · Pohang 53 km · Eisen 53 km · Yeonil 53 km · Yeongju 58 km · Yecheon 59 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 Cheongsong gun (36.4335°, 129.057°, elevation 197 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.