Damyang weather in August

In August, Damyang sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 22°C, with 226 mm of rain across 15.5 wet days and about 13.3 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 2nd-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 31°C in the first days to 28°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 23% of the time in August, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 13 h 48 min at the start of August to 12 h 48 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Damyang's 10th-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Damyang's year-round climate.

Daytime high
30°
1st warmest
Overnight low
22°
12th coldest
Rainfall
226 mm
15.5 wet days
Daylight
13 h 18 min
5:56 AM – 7:16 PM
Cloud cover
68%
10th clearest
Wind
8 km/h
10th windiest
Solar energy
4.6 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.4
out of 10

Temperature in August

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs ease over the month, from about 31°C in the first days to 28°C by the end.

A typical August day in Damyang reaches about 30°C in the afternoon and slips back to 22°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 26°C and 33°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)
13123
23123
33123
43123
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103123
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312820

How August really feels in Damyang

Once humidity and wind are folded in, August averages 21 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
21
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

The story in August is heat — humidity pushes the afternoon "feels like" well above the raw temperature.

Damyang 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 / -4°295.23.19.90.0
Feb / -2°355.21.310.71.1
Mar13° / 637.60.911.73.7
Apr19° / 887.8012.96.3
May24° / 12°998.2013.87.1
Jun27° / 17°16410.4014.36.1
Jul29° / 22°25517.1014.14.4
Aug30° / 22°22615.5013.34.4
Sep26° / 17°1389.5012.26.6
Oct21° / 575011.17.4
Nov14° / 466.20.210.14.5
Dec / -2°305.11.89.71.1

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 23% of the time in August.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 15% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 62%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13961
23961
34060
44060
54159
64159
74060
84060
93961
103961
113961
123961
133862
143763
153763
163763
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183664
193565
203565
213664
223664
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253664
263664
273763
283862
293862
303961
314060

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Damyang 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 50% and peaks near 51% on the wettest days.

0%20%40%60%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
151
251
351
451
551
651
751
850
950
1050
1150
1250
1350
1450
1551
1651
1751
1851
1951
2051
2150
2250
2350
2449
2549
2648
2748
2847
2946
3045
3144

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 52% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 92% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
1001136026
2001126126
3001126027
4001126027
5001135927
6001135927
7001135927
8002145826
9002155825
10002165824
11002165923
12002185822
13003195721
14003205720
15003215818
16004235617
17004245616
18005265415
19006275413
20007295212
21017305111
22019315010
23011033489
24011134468
25011235447
26011435427
27021636406
28021737385
29031937365
30032137344
31142337324

Wind in August

Winds average 8 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
48calm
58calm
68calm
78calm
88calm
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108calm
118calm
128calm
138calm
148calm
157calm
167calm
177calm
187calm
197calm
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217calm
227calm
237calm
247calm
257calm
267calm
277calm
287calm
297calm
307calm
317calm

Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 h 48 min at the start of August to 12 h 48 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 5:44 AM to 6:08 AM, and sunset from 7:32 PM to 6:57 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.85:447:32
213.85:457:31
313.75:467:30
413.75:467:29
513.75:477:28
613.75:487:27
713.65:497:26
813.65:507:25
913.65:507:24
1013.55:517:23
1113.55:527:22
1213.55:537:21
1313.45:547:20
1413.45:547:19
1513.45:557:18
1613.35:567:16
1713.35:577:15
1813.35:577:14
1913.25:587:13
2013.25:597:11
2113.26:007:10
2213.16:017:09
2313.16:017:08
2413.16:027:06
2513.06:037:05
2613.06:047:04
2713.06:047:02
2812.96:057:01
2912.96:066:59
3012.96:076:58
3112.86:086:57

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 4.6 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.34 kWh/m² to a high of 5.82 kWh/m² in May across the year — August's 4.6 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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44.9Bright
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184.5Bright
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204.5Bright
214.5Bright
224.4Bright
234.4Bright
244.4Bright
254.4Bright
264.4Bright
274.4Bright
284.4Bright
294.4Bright
304.4Bright
314.4Bright
Planning a trip in August

Hazard calendar for Damyang

In seasonPeak

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

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

Damyang'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 August a good time to visit Damyang?

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

4.4
Sightseeing
7th-best month of the year
5.9
Beach & pool
3rd-best month of the year

August is a reasonable time to visit Damyang for sightseeing.

What to pack for Damyang in August

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

In August, Damyang sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 22°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 16 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Damyang in August

The nearest coast averages about 25°C in August — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 56 km away) is warmest in August at about 25°C and coldest in February near 6°C.

It's comfortable for a long swim from Jun 26 to Oct 11 — about 3.6 months when the water holds above 20°C.

10°20°30°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcoolrefreshingwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan8Bracing
Feb6Bracing
Mar7Bracing
Apr10Bracing
May14Bracing
Jun19Cool
Jul23Refreshing
Aug25Warm
Sep23Refreshing
Oct19Cool
Nov15Cool
Dec11Bracing

UV index in Damyang in August

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in August 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 Damyang peaks around July 12 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 highModerateJul 12UV 8Dec 23UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Moderate
Feb3Moderate
Mar6High
Apr7High
May8Very high
Jun8Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug7Very high
Sep8Very high
Oct5High
Nov4Moderate
Dec2Moderate

Air quality in Damyang 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 Damyang is worst in March — around 61 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 2.1× the cleanest month (August, 28 µg/m³).

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

020406080JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecPoorUnhealthyPoorModeratePoorModerateMar 1960 µg/m³Aug 1129 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan41Poor
Feb48Poor
Mar61Unhealthy
Apr54Poor
May45Poor
Jun39Poor
Jul29Moderate
Aug28Moderate
Sep33Moderate
Oct35Moderate
Nov38Poor
Dec34Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Damyang?

Damyang sits at 35.3°N, 127.0°E, 49 m above sea level, in South Korea. The nearest listed city is Jangseong, 18 km away.

NangenNaju

Topography around Damyang

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Damyang has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 218 m around an average of 70 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 790 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,875 m.

The land around Damyang is covered by trees (37%), cropland (35%) and artificial surfaces (20%) within 3 km, trees (66%) and cropland (22%) within 16 km, and trees (55%) and cropland (22%) within 80 km.

3 km
218 m
16 km
790 m
80 km
1,875 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
August weather nearby: Jangseong 18 km · Gwangju 19 km · Masan 25 km · Hwasun 29 km · Koch'ang 29 km · Jeongeup 32 km · Nangen 38 km · Naju 40 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 Damyang (35.3189°, 126.9839°, elevation 49 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. Tropical-cyclone seasons are the published climatological basin seasons (NOAA National Hurricane Center / regional warning centres). Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. 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).