Chungju weather in May

In May, Chungju sees average daytime highs of 22°C and overnight lows near 11°C, with 95 mm of rain across 8.2 wet days and about 13.9 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 5th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 21°C in the first days to 24°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 37% of the time in May, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 13 h 30 min at the start of May to 14 h 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Chungju's 8th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Chungju's year-round climate.

Daytime high
22°
5th warmest
Overnight low
11°
8th coldest
Rainfall
95 mm
8.2 wet days
Daylight
14 hours
5:25 AM – 7:24 PM
Cloud cover
56%
8th clearest
Wind
9 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
5.78 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.0
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 May

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 21°C in the first days to 24°C by the end.

A typical May day in Chungju reaches about 22°C in the afternoon and slips back to 11°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 17°C and 27°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 5°C warmer than April and about 4°C cooler than June.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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2219
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How May really feels in Chungju

Once humidity and wind are folded in, May 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

May 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 May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 5th-warmest and 5th-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 May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 37% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 14% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 49%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15248
25248
35149
45149
55050
65050
74951
84951
94852
104951
114951
124852
134951
144951
155050
165050
175149
185149
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275347
285248
295248
305050
314951

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Chungju gets around 95 mm of rain over 8.2 wet days in May. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 27% and peaks near 30% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%40%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
128
228
329
429
529
629
729
829
930
1030
1130
1230
1330
1429
1529
1629
1729
1828
1928
2027
2126
2226
2325
2424
2524
2623
2723
2822
2922
3021
3121

Humidity in May

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, May lands in the dry band about 83% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
19271
29271
39271
49181
59181
69181
79181
89091
99091
109091
119091
129091
139091
1489101
1589101
1688111
1786122
1885132
1984142
2083152
2182162
2280173
2379183
2477194
2576204
2674224
2772235
2869256
2967276
3065287
3162308

Wind in May

Winds average 9 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 8 km/h on the calmest days to 9 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
19calm
29calm
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49calm
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109calm
119calm
129calm
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159calm
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318calm

Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 h 30 min at the start of May to 14 h 18 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 48 minutes over May. Sunrise moves from 5:41 AM to 5:16 AM, and sunset from 7:10 PM to 7:35 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.55:417:10
213.55:397:11
313.65:387:12
413.65:377:13
513.65:367:14
613.75:357:15
713.75:347:16
813.75:337:17
913.85:327:18
1013.85:317:18
1113.85:307:19
1213.95:297:20
1313.95:287:21
1413.95:277:22
1513.95:267:23
1614.05:257:24
1714.05:257:25
1814.05:247:25
1914.15:237:26
2014.15:227:27
2114.15:227:28
2214.15:217:29
2314.25:207:29
2414.25:207:30
2514.25:197:31
2614.25:187:32
2714.25:187:33
2814.35:177:33
2914.35:177:34
3014.35:167:35
3114.35:167:35

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 5.78 kWh/m² — the sunniest month for solar.

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 — May's 5.78 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.6Bright
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45.6Bright
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256.0Bright
266.0Bright
276.0Bright
286.0Bright
296.0Intense
306.0Intense
316.0Intense
Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Chungju

In seasonPeak

None of Chungju's seasonal hazards are active in May. The full-year calendar below shows when the rainy season, cyclone risk and dust haze do peak.

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 May a good time to visit Chungju?

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

7.0
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
5.1
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

May is one of the better times to visit Chungju for general sightseeing.

What to pack for Chungju in May

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

In May, Chungju sees daytime highs around 22°C and nights near 11°C. Worth packing: light clothes, rain gear and sun protection. About 8 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Chungju in May

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in May peaks around 7 — enough to warrant sun protection. 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 May

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where May 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
May 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).