Goyang-si weather in May

In May, Goyang-si sees average daytime highs of 23°C and overnight lows near 13°C, with 99 mm of rain across 8 wet days and about 14 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 25°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 38% 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 24 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Goyang-si's 8th-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Goyang-si's year-round climate.

Daytime high
23°
5th warmest
Overnight low
13°
8th coldest
Rainfall
99 mm
8 wet days
Daylight
14 hours
5:28 AM – 7:30 PM
Cloud cover
54%
8th clearest
Wind
9 km/h
5th windiest
Solar energy
5.79 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.2
out of 10

Goyang-si is city in Gyeonggi Province, South Korea.

Density
3,972/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 25°C by the end.

A typical May day in Goyang-si reaches about 23°C in the afternoon and slips back to 13°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 18°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)
12110
22110
32110
42110
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How May really feels in Goyang-si

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.

Goyang-si 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°183.52.39.70.0
Feb / -5°233.91.710.50.3
Mar11° / 355.70.911.72.9
Apr17° / 667.20.112.95.9
May23° / 13°9980147.2
Jun27° / 18°1259014.66.6
Jul28° / 22°31316.3014.34.9
Aug29° / 22°26414.9013.54.7
Sep26° / 17°1207.9012.37.0
Oct20° / 525.30117.1
Nov11° / 4770.3103.2
Dec / -5°224.81.69.40.1

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 38% 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 47%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15446
25446
35446
45347
55347
65347
75347
85347
95347
105248
115347
125248
135347
145248
155248
165347
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205347
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225347
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255347
265347
275347
285347
295248
305248
315149

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Goyang-si gets around 99 mm of rain over 8 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 26% and peaks near 28% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%40%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
127
227
327
427
527
627
728
828
928
1028
1128
1228
1327
1427
1527
1627
1727
1827
1926
2026
2126
2225
2325
2424
2523
2623
2722
2821
2921
3021
3120

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 66% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
1881020
2871120
3861220
4851320
5841420
6831520
7831610
8821710
9821710
10811810
11801910
12792010
13772120
14762220
15742420
16722530
17702640
18682840
19662950
20633160
21603370
22583480
23553690
245138110
254840120
264541140
274242150
283943171
293644191
303345221
313045241

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 10 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
110calm
210calm
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410calm
510calm
610calm
710calm
810calm
910calm
1010calm
1110calm
129calm
139calm
149calm
159calm
169calm
179calm
189calm
199calm
209calm
219calm
229calm
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249calm
259calm
269calm
279calm
288calm
298calm
308calm
318calm

Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 h 30 min at the start of May to 14 h 24 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 54 minutes over May. Sunrise moves from 5:44 AM to 5:18 AM, and sunset from 7:16 PM to 7:42 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.55:447:16
213.65:437:17
313.65:417:18
413.65:407:19
513.75:397:20
613.75:387:21
713.75:377:21
813.85:367:22
913.85:357:23
1013.85:347:24
1113.95:337:25
1213.95:327:26
1313.95:317:27
1414.05:307:28
1514.05:297:29
1614.05:287:30
1714.15:277:30
1814.15:277:31
1914.15:267:32
2014.15:257:33
2114.25:247:34
2214.25:247:35
2314.25:237:35
2414.25:227:36
2514.35:227:37
2614.35:217:38
2714.35:207:39
2814.35:207:39
2914.35:197:40
3014.45:197:41
3114.45:187:42

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 5.79 kWh/m² — the sunniest month for solar.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.35 kWh/m² to a high of 5.79 kWh/m² in May across the year — May's 5.79 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.6Bright
25.6Bright
35.6Bright
45.6Bright
55.6Bright
65.6Bright
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205.8Bright
215.9Bright
225.9Bright
235.9Bright
245.9Bright
256.0Bright
266.0Bright
276.0Bright
286.0Intense
296.0Intense
306.0Intense
316.0Intense
Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Goyang-si

In seasonPeak

In May, Goyang-si sits inside its pacific typhoon season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Goyang-si sits in the Pacific typhoon belt; the season peaks July–October.

Goyang-si's rainy season runs July–August, 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 May a good time to visit Goyang-si?

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

7.2
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
5.4
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

May is one of the better times to visit Goyang-si for general sightseeing.

What to pack for Goyang-si in May

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

In May, Goyang-si sees daytime highs around 23°C and nights near 13°C. Worth packing: light clothes, rain gear and sun protection. About 8 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Goyang-si in May

The nearest coast averages about 12°C in May — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 36 km away) is warmest in August at about 24°C and coldest in February near 4°C.

It's comfortable for a long swim from Jul 11 to Oct 13 — about 3.1 months when the water holds above 20°C.

0°10°20°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcoolrefreshingwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan6Bracing
Feb4Bracing
Mar5Bracing
Apr8Bracing
May12Bracing
Jun17Cool
Jul21Refreshing
Aug24Refreshing
Sep23Refreshing
Oct20Cool
Nov15Bracing
Dec10Bracing

UV index in Goyang-si in May

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in May peaks around 5 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Goyang-si peaks around July 22 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 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 8 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highHighModerateJul 22UV 8Dec 23UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Low
Feb3Moderate
Mar4Moderate
Apr6High
May5High
Jun7High
Jul8Very high
Aug8Very high
Sep7High
Oct5Moderate
Nov3Moderate
Dec2Low

Air quality in Goyang-si 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 Goyang-si is worst in March — around 160 µg/m³ PM2.5 (very unhealthy), about 2.0× the cleanest month (August, 81 µg/m³).

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

0306090120150180JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyVery unhealthyUnhealthyMar 13158 µg/m³Aug 1282 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan145Unhealthy
Feb149Unhealthy
Mar160Very unhealthy
Apr127Unhealthy
May111Unhealthy
Jun98Unhealthy
Jul88Unhealthy
Aug81Unhealthy
Sep110Unhealthy
Oct132Unhealthy
Nov142Unhealthy
Dec133Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Goyang-si?

Goyang-si sits at 37.7°N, 126.8°E, 19 m above sea level, in South Korea. The nearest listed city is Gimpo-si, 11 km away.

Topography around Goyang-si

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Goyang-si has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 98 m around an average of 33 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 778 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,443 m.

The land around Goyang-si is covered by trees (41%) and artificial surfaces (36%) within 3 km, trees (39%) and artificial surfaces (36%) within 16 km, and trees (43%) and water (22%) within 80 km.

3 km
98 m
16 km
778 m
80 km
1,443 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
May weather nearby: Gimpo-si 11 km · Seoul 16 km · Bucheon-si 18 km · Gwangmyeong 20 km · Uijeongbu-si 21 km · Munsan 23 km · Siheungdong 24 km · Incheon 25 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 Goyang-si (37.6564°, 126.835°, elevation 19 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).