Cheorwon weather in August

In August, Cheorwon sees average daytime highs of 28°C and overnight lows near 20°C, with 284 mm of rain across 16.4 wet days and about 13.5 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 2nd-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 28°C in the first days to 26°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 21% of the time in August, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 14 hours at the start of August to 12 h 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Cheorwon's 11th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Cheorwon's year-round climate.

Daytime high
28°
1st warmest
Overnight low
20°
12th coldest
Rainfall
284 mm
16.4 wet days
Daylight
13 h 30 min
5:50 AM – 7:20 PM
Cloud cover
68%
11th clearest
Wind
8 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
4.18 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.2
out of 10

Temperature in August

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs ease over the month, from about 28°C in the first days to 26°C by the end.

A typical August day in Cheorwon reaches about 28°C in the afternoon and slips back to 20°C overnight — a 7°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 24°C and 31°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs on par with July and about 4°C warmer than September.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
12822
22822
32822
42822
52822
62822
72821
82821
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102821
112821
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292618
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How August really feels in Cheorwon

Once humidity and wind are folded in, August averages 0 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
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

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

Cheorwon 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 / -10°214.249.60.0
Feb / -7°274.93.510.50.1
Mar / -1°416.62.711.72.2
Apr16° / 7180.3135.4
May22° / 10°1088.90146.8
Jun26° / 16°12810.8014.66.5
Jul27° / 20°32017.9014.45.1
Aug28° / 20°28416.4013.55.2
Sep24° / 15°1228012.37.0
Oct18° / 535.50116.5
Nov / 507.51.19.92.2
Dec / -6°265.43.89.40.0

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

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

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 16% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 64%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13268
23367
33367
43466
53466
63565
73565
83565
93664
103565
113565
123664
133664
143763
153763
163763
173763
183763
193664
203664
213664
223862
233862
243862
253763
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273862
283961
294060
304060
314159

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Cheorwon gets around 284 mm of rain over 16.4 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 52% and peaks near 61% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

0%20%40%60%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
161
261
360
460
559
658
758
857
956
1055
1155
1254
1354
1453
1553
1652
1752
1851
1951
2050
2150
2250
2349
2448
2548
2647
2746
2845
2944
3043
3141

Humidity in August

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, August lands in the oppressive band about 42% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 77% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
101623655
201622665
301622665
401622665
501622665
601623655
702723635
802724634
902826604
1002827594
1102928574
12021030544
13021231514
14021333493
15021435463
16031636433
17031737402
18031939372
19142040342
20142240322
21152341291
22152541271
23162740251
24172840230
25283039220
26293138200
272103337180
282113436170
293123534160
303133633150
314153731130

Wind in August

Winds average 8 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 8 km/h on the calmest days to 8 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
18calm
28calm
38calm
48calm
58calm
68calm
78calm
88calm
98calm
108calm
118calm
128calm
138calm
148calm
158calm
168calm
178calm
188calm
198calm
208calm
218calm
228calm
238calm
248calm
258calm
268calm
278calm
288calm
298calm
308calm
318calm

Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 14 hours at the start of August to 12 h 54 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 66 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 5:37 AM to 6:04 AM, and sunset from 7:37 PM to 6:58 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.05:377:37
214.05:387:36
313.95:397:35
413.95:407:34
513.95:417:33
613.85:417:32
713.85:427:31
813.85:437:30
913.75:447:29
1013.75:457:28
1113.75:467:26
1213.65:477:25
1313.65:487:24
1413.65:497:23
1513.55:507:21
1613.55:507:20
1713.55:517:19
1813.45:527:17
1913.45:537:16
2013.35:547:15
2113.35:557:13
2213.35:567:12
2313.25:577:10
2413.25:587:09
2513.15:597:07
2613.15:597:06
2713.16:007:05
2813.06:017:03
2913.06:027:01
3012.96:037:00
3112.96:046:58

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 4.18 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.29 kWh/m² to a high of 5.69 kWh/m² in May across the year — August's 4.18 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.0Bright
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44.1Bright
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64.1Bright
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94.2Bright
104.2Bright
114.2Bright
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134.2Bright
144.2Bright
154.2Bright
164.2Bright
174.2Bright
184.2Bright
194.2Bright
204.2Bright
214.2Bright
224.2Bright
234.2Bright
244.2Bright
254.2Bright
264.2Bright
274.2Bright
284.2Bright
294.2Bright
304.2Bright
314.2Bright
Planning a trip in August

Hazard calendar for Cheorwon

In seasonPeak

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

Cheorwon's rainy season runs July–August, when most of the year's rain falls.

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

Is August a good time to visit Cheorwon?

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

5.2
Sightseeing
6th-best month of the year
5.7
Beach & pool
3rd-best month of the year

August is a reasonable time to visit Cheorwon for sightseeing.

What to pack for Cheorwon in August

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

In August, Cheorwon sees daytime highs around 28°C and nights near 20°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. About 16 days see rain.

light clothesrain gear

UV index in Cheorwon in August

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in August peaks around 9 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Cheorwon peaks around August 19 at about 8 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 20 at about 2 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 9 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighHighVery highHighModerateLowAug 19UV 8Dec 20UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Low
Feb3Moderate
Mar4Moderate
Apr6High
May6High
Jun7Very high
Jul6High
Aug9Very high
Sep7Very high
Oct5Moderate
Nov3Moderate
Dec2Low

Air quality in Cheorwon 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 Cheorwon is worst in March — around 67 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 1.8× the cleanest month (August, 37 µg/m³).

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

020406080JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorPoorMar 1967 µg/m³Aug 1237 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan61Unhealthy
Feb59Unhealthy
Mar67Unhealthy
Apr63Unhealthy
May53Poor
Jun46Poor
Jul38Poor
Aug37Poor
Sep40Poor
Oct52Poor
Nov56Unhealthy
Dec51Poor
Location & terrain

Where is Cheorwon?

Cheorwon sits at 38.2°N, 127.2°E, 194 m above sea level, in South Korea. The nearest listed city is Yangju, 44 km away.

YangjuHwacheonGapyeongUijeongbu-siMunsanChuncheonHwadoNamyangju

Topography around Cheorwon

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Cheorwon has large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 763 m around an average of 268 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 881 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,502 m.

The land around Cheorwon is covered by trees (44%) and cropland (33%) within 3 km, trees (65%) and cropland (21%) within 16 km, and trees (66%) within 80 km.

3 km
763 m
16 km
881 m
80 km
1,502 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
August weather nearby: Yangju 44 km · Hwacheon 44 km · Gapyeong 49 km · Uijeongbu-si 54 km · Munsan 54 km · Chuncheon 59 km · Hwado 62 km · Namyangju 64 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 Cheorwon (38.2092°, 127.2175°, elevation 194 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. 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).