Chungju weather in August

In August, Chungju sees average daytime highs of 28°C and overnight lows near 21°C, with 226 mm of rain across 15.5 wet days and about 13.4 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 2nd-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 29°C in the first days to 27°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 20% of the time in August, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 13 h 54 min at the start of August to 12 h 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Chungju's 11th-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Chungju's year-round climate.

Daytime high
28°
1st warmest
Overnight low
21°
12th coldest
Rainfall
226 mm
15.5 wet days
Daylight
13 h 24 min
5:50 AM – 7:15 PM
Cloud cover
68%
11th clearest
Wind
7 km/h
10th windiest
Solar energy
4.18 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.1
out of 10

Chungju is City in North Chungcheong Province, South Korea.

Density
1,365/km²
people per km²

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

Temperature in August

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs ease over the month, from about 29°C in the first days to 27°C by the end.

A typical August day in Chungju reaches about 28°C in the afternoon and slips back to 21°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 32°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)
12922
22922
32922
42922
52922
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72922
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How August really feels in Chungju

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.

Chungju 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 / -7°244.73.69.80.0
Feb / -5°334.82.910.60.2
Mar10° / -0°547.42.711.72.7
Apr17° / 8380.212.95.8
May22° / 11°958.2013.97.0
Jun26° / 16°1269014.56.6
Jul28° / 21°26516.6014.35.1
Aug28° / 21°22615.5013.45.1
Sep24° / 16°1348.5012.36.9
Oct19° / 585.60116.8
Nov11° / 467.10.5103.0
Dec / -4°285.22.89.50.1

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 20% of the time in August.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 17% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 62%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13565
23763
33763
43862
53961
63961
73961
83862
93862
103961
113961
123862
133862
143862
153862
163763
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213763
223763
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273862
283862
293862
303961
313961

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Chungju gets around 226 mm of rain over 15.5 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 49% and peaks near 51% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
149
249
349
450
550
650
750
850
950
1050
1150
1250
1350
1450
1550
1651
1751
1851
1951
2051
2150
2250
2349
2449
2548
2647
2747
2846
2945
3044
3143

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 46% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 81% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
100525673
200524683
300524683
401524673
501524673
601624654
701625644
801626634
901727614
1001728604
1101829584
1201831573
1301932553
14011034523
15021135493
16021236473
17021337453
18021538422
19031639402
20031740382
21041940362
22042040342
23052240321
24062340301
25162539281
26172639261
27182838241
28192937221
291113136211
301123335191
311133433171

Wind in August

Winds average 7 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 7 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
47calm
57calm
67calm
77calm
87calm
97calm
107calm
117calm
127calm
137calm
147calm
157calm
167calm
177calm
187calm
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227calm
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287calm
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307calm
317calm

Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 h 54 min 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 60 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 5:37 AM to 6:02 AM, and sunset from 7:32 PM to 6:54 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.95:377:32
213.95:387:31
313.95:397:30
413.85:397:29
513.85:407:28
613.85:417:27
713.75:427:26
813.75:437:25
913.75:447:24
1013.65:447:22
1113.65:457:21
1213.65:467:20
1313.55:477:19
1413.55:487:18
1513.55:497:16
1613.45:507:15
1713.45:507:14
1813.45:517:13
1913.35:527:11
2013.35:537:10
2113.25:547:09
2213.25:557:07
2313.25:567:06
2413.15:567:05
2513.15:577:03
2613.15:587:02
2713.05:597:00
2813.06:006:59
2912.96:016:57
3012.96:016:56
3112.96:026:54

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 2.38 kWh/m² to a high of 5.78 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
14.4Bright
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44.4Bright
54.4Bright
64.4Bright
74.3Bright
84.3Bright
94.3Bright
104.3Bright
114.3Bright
124.3Bright
134.2Bright
144.2Bright
154.2Bright
164.2Bright
174.2Bright
184.1Bright
194.1Bright
204.1Bright
214.1Bright
224.1Bright
234.1Bright
244.0Bright
254.0Bright
264.0Bright
274.0Bright
284.0Bright
294.0Bright
304.0Bright
314.0Bright
Planning a trip in August

Hazard calendar for Chungju

In seasonPeak

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

Chungju's rainy season runs June–September, 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 Chungju?

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

5.1
Sightseeing
6th-best month of the year
5.9
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

August is a reasonable time to visit Chungju for sightseeing.

What to pack for Chungju in August

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

In August, Chungju sees daytime highs around 28°C and nights near 21°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. About 16 days see rain.

light clothesrain gear

UV index in Chungju 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 Chungju peaks around August 15 at about 9 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 23 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 highHighModerateAug 15UV 9Dec 23UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Low
Feb3Moderate
Mar5Moderate
Apr6High
May7Very high
Jun7Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug9Very high
Sep8Very high
Oct5High
Nov3Moderate
Dec2Low

Air quality in Chungju 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 Chungju is worst in March — around 51 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 1.9× the cleanest month (August, 28 µg/m³).

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecPoorModeratePoorMar 1750 µg/m³Aug 1528 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan42Poor
Feb45Poor
Mar51Poor
Apr45Poor
May40Poor
Jun37Poor
Jul29Moderate
Aug28Moderate
Sep29Moderate
Oct35Poor
Nov40Poor
Dec38Poor
Location & terrain

Where is Chungju?

Chungju sits at 37.0°N, 127.9°E, 85 m above sea level, in South Korea. The nearest listed city is Koesan, 22 km away.

JungpyongWŏnjuYeojuChinch'ŏnMungyeongPubalNeietsu

Topography around Chungju

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Chungju has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 349 m around an average of 107 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 763 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,543 m.

The land around Chungju is covered by artificial surfaces (47%) and cropland (24%) within 3 km, trees (64%) within 16 km, and trees (75%) within 80 km.

3 km
349 m
16 km
763 m
80 km
1,543 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
August weather nearby: Koesan 22 km · Jungpyong 38 km · Wŏnju 42 km · Yeoju 44 km · Chinch'ŏn 45 km · Mungyeong 49 km · Pubal 51 km · Neietsu 53 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 Chungju (36.9767°, 127.9287°, elevation 85 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).