Gyeongsan-si weather in May

In May, Gyeongsan-si sees average daytime highs of 25°C and overnight lows near 13°C, with 88 mm of rain across 7 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 23°C in the first days to 27°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 34% of the time in May, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 13 h 24 min at the start of May to 14 h 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Gyeongsan-si's 8th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Gyeongsan-si's year-round climate.

Daytime high
25°
5th warmest
Overnight low
13°
8th coldest
Rainfall
88 mm
7 wet days
Daylight
13 h 54 min
5:25 AM – 7:18 PM
Cloud cover
57%
8th clearest
Wind
9 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
5.79 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.3
out of 10

Gyeongsan-si is city in North Gyeongsang Province, South Korea.

Density
649/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 23°C in the first days to 27°C by the end.

A typical May day in Gyeongsan-si reaches about 25°C in the afternoon and slips back to 13°C overnight — a 12°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 19°C and 30°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 5°C warmer than April and about 3°C cooler than June.

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How May really feels in Gyeongsan-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.

Gyeongsan-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 / -4°223.319.80.2
Feb / -2°2940.910.61.6
Mar13° / 606.7111.74.2
Apr20° / 777.20.112.96.7
May25° / 13°887013.97.3
Jun28° / 18°1278.8014.46.3
Jul29° / 22°20013.3014.24.7
Aug30° / 22°18713.6013.44.5
Sep26° / 17°1358.7012.26.8
Oct21° / 10°554.6011.17.5
Nov14° / 364.50.110.14.8
Dec / -2°223.20.59.61.3

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 34% 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 52%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
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24951
34951
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94654
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Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Gyeongsan-si gets around 88 mm of rain over 7 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 23% and peaks near 25% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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224
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525
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925
1025
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2221
2321
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2720
2820
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3020
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 80% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
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2861031
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30682381
31662581

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
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318calm

Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 h 24 min at the start of May to 14 h 12 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 5:39 AM to 5:16 AM, and sunset from 7:05 PM to 7:29 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.45:397:05
213.55:387:06
313.55:377:07
413.55:367:08
513.65:357:09
613.65:347:10
713.65:337:10
813.75:327:11
913.75:317:12
1013.75:307:13
1113.75:297:14
1213.85:287:15
1313.85:277:15
1413.85:267:16
1513.95:257:17
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1813.95:237:20
1914.05:227:20
2014.05:227:21
2114.05:217:22
2214.05:207:23
2314.15:207:23
2414.15:197:24
2514.15:197:25
2614.15:187:26
2714.15:177:26
2814.25:177:27
2914.25:167:28
3014.25:167:29
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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 2.62 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
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316.0Bright
Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Gyeongsan-si

In seasonPeak

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

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

Gyeongsan-si'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 May a good time to visit Gyeongsan-si?

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

7.3
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
6.4
Beach & pool
3rd-best month of the year

May is one of the better times to visit Gyeongsan-si for general sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Gyeongsan-si in May

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

In May, Gyeongsan-si sees daytime highs around 25°C and nights near 13°C. Worth packing: light clothes and sun protection. About 7 days see rain.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Gyeongsan-si in May

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in May peaks around 8 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Gyeongsan-si 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 (moderate).

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
Jan2Moderate
Feb3Moderate
Mar5Moderate
Apr7High
May8Very high
Jun8Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug9Very high
Sep8Very high
Oct6High
Nov3Moderate
Dec2Moderate

Air quality in Gyeongsan-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 Gyeongsan-si is worst in March — around 66 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 1.9× the cleanest month (August, 34 µg/m³).

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

020406080JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecPoorUnhealthyPoorPoorMar 1865 µg/m³Aug 1535 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan51Poor
Feb57Unhealthy
Mar66Unhealthy
Apr60Unhealthy
May55Poor
Jun47Poor
Jul37Poor
Aug34Moderate
Sep39Poor
Oct47Poor
Nov56Unhealthy
Dec47Poor
Location & terrain

Where is Gyeongsan-si?

Gyeongsan-si sits at 35.8°N, 128.7°E, 59 m above sea level, in South Korea. The nearest listed city is Hayang, 12 km away.

WaegwanMiryangChangnyeongGyeongju

Topography around Gyeongsan-si

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Gyeongsan-si has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 421 m around an average of 96 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 889 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,396 m.

The land around Gyeongsan-si is covered by artificial surfaces (45%) and trees (33%) within 3 km, trees (61%) within 16 km, and trees (71%) within 80 km.

3 km
421 m
16 km
889 m
80 km
1,396 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
May weather nearby: Hayang 12 km · Daegu 14 km · Hwawŏn 22 km · Eisen 24 km · Waegwan 36 km · Miryang 37 km · Changnyeong 38 km · Gyeongju 43 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 Gyeongsan-si (35.8233°, 128.7378°, elevation 59 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). 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).