Hwacheon weather in July

In July, Hwacheon sees average daytime highs of 27°C and overnight lows near 20°C, with 316 mm of rain across 17.4 wet days and about 14.4 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 1st-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 26°C in the first days to 28°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 14% of the time in July, and the air most often feels muggy.

Daylight stretches from about 14 h 36 min at the start of July to 14 hours by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, July is Hwacheon's 12th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Hwacheon's year-round climate.

Daytime high
27°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
20°
11th coldest
Rainfall
316 mm
17.4 wet days
Daylight
14 h 24 min
5:23 AM – 7:47 PM
Cloud cover
76%
12th clearest
Wind
7 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
4.11 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.2
out of 10

Temperature in July

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 26°C in the first days to 28°C by the end.

A typical July day in Hwacheon reaches about 27°C in the afternoon and slips back to 20°C overnight — a 7°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 23°C and 31°C. Set against its neighbours, July runs about 2°C warmer than June and on par with August.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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How July really feels in Hwacheon

Once humidity and wind are folded in, July 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

July sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

Hwacheon weather by month

How July compares with the rest of the year at a glance. July is the 2nd-warmest and 1st-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -9°224.149.70.0
Feb / -6°274.83.510.50.1
Mar10° / -1°4372.911.72.2
Apr16° / 748.30.5135.4
May22° / 10°1008.80146.8
Jun25° / 16°12310.3014.66.6
Jul27° / 20°31617.4014.45.2
Aug28° / 20°27316.2013.55.3
Sep24° / 15°1268.4012.37.0
Oct18° / 555.70116.5
Nov10° / 487.21.29.92.4
Dec / -6°265.23.79.40.0

Cloud cover in July

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 14% of the time in July, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 14% of July, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 73%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13169
23070
33070
43070
52971
62971
72971
82872
92773
102773
112773
122773
132674
142674
152575
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202575
212674
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242773
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272872
282872
292971
303169
313169

Chance of precipitation in July

Any precipitation

Hwacheon gets around 316 mm of rain over 17.4 wet days in July, the wettest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 56% and peaks near 60% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
149
249
350
450
551
651
752
852
952
1053
1153
1254
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1556
1657
1758
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1959
2059
2159
2260
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3060
3160

Humidity in July

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, July lands in the muggy band about 39% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 74% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
1210413980
2194040100
3183842110
4183643120
5173544130
6173344150
7163245160
8163145180
9162945190
10162845210
11152745220
12152544240
13152444260
14142244280
15142143300
16142043321
17131842351
18131742371
19131641391
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22121337452
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24111135502
25011034532
2601932562
2701831582
2801830592
2901729612
3001728622
3101727632

Wind in July

Winds average 7 km/h in July.

Across July, daily wind ranges from about 6 km/h on the calmest days to 7 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
16calm
26calm
36calm
46calm
56calm
67calm
77calm
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107calm
117calm
127calm
137calm
147calm
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297calm
307calm
317calm

Sunrise & sunset in July

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 14 h 36 min at the start of July to 14 hours by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 36 minutes over July. Sunrise moves from 5:14 AM to 5:34 AM, and sunset from 7:51 PM to 7:36 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.65:147:51
214.65:147:51
314.65:157:51
414.65:157:51
514.65:167:51
614.65:167:50
714.65:177:50
814.55:177:50
914.55:187:50
1014.55:197:49
1114.55:197:49
1214.55:207:49
1314.55:217:48
1414.45:217:48
1514.45:227:47
1614.45:237:47
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1814.45:247:46
1914.35:257:45
2014.35:267:45
2114.35:267:44
2214.35:277:43
2314.25:287:43
2414.25:297:42
2514.25:297:41
2614.25:307:40
2714.15:317:40
2814.15:327:39
2914.15:337:38
3014.15:347:37
3114.05:347:36

Solar energy in July

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in July, about 4.11 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.32 kWh/m² to a high of 5.68 kWh/m² in May across the year — July's 4.11 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.6Bright
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34.5Bright
44.5Bright
54.4Bright
64.4Bright
74.3Bright
84.3Bright
94.3Bright
104.2Bright
114.2Bright
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134.1Bright
144.1Bright
154.1Bright
164.1Bright
174.1Bright
184.0Bright
194.0Bright
204.0Bright
214.0Bright
224.0Bright
234.0Bright
244.0Bright
254.0Bright
264.0Bright
274.0Bright
284.0Bright
294.0Bright
304.0Bright
314.1Bright
Planning a trip in July

Hazard calendar for Hwacheon

In seasonPeak

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

Hwacheon's rainy season runs July–August, when most of the year's rain falls.

Rainy season
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is July a good time to visit Hwacheon?

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

5.2
Sightseeing
7th-best month of the year
5.4
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

July is a reasonable time to visit Hwacheon for sightseeing.

What to pack for Hwacheon in July

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

In July, Hwacheon sees daytime highs around 27°C and nights near 20°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. About 17 days see rain.

light clothesrain gear

UV index in Hwacheon in July

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in July 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 Hwacheon peaks around August 17 at about 9 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 22 at about 2 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 9 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highModerateAug 17UV 9Dec 22UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Low
Feb3Moderate
Mar4Moderate
Apr6High
May6High
Jun7Very high
Jul7Very high
Aug9Very high
Sep8Very high
Oct5Moderate
Nov3Moderate
Dec2Low

Air quality in Hwacheon in July

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where July falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Hwacheon is worst in March — around 67 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 1.8× the cleanest month (August, 37 µg/m³).

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

020406080JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorPoorMar 1967 µg/m³Aug 1237 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan61Unhealthy
Feb59Unhealthy
Mar67Unhealthy
Apr63Unhealthy
May53Poor
Jun46Poor
Jul38Poor
Aug37Poor
Sep40Poor
Oct52Poor
Nov56Unhealthy
Dec51Poor
Location & terrain

Where is Hwacheon?

Hwacheon sits at 38.1°N, 127.7°E, 115 m above sea level, in South Korea. The nearest listed city is Yanggu, 25 km away.

GapyeongCheorwonHongch’ŏnHwadoYangjuHoeyang

Topography around Hwacheon

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Hwacheon has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 494 m around an average of 210 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,108 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,646 m.

The land around Hwacheon is covered by trees (68%) within 3 km, trees (88%) within 16 km, and trees (79%) within 80 km.

3 km
494 m
16 km
1,108 m
80 km
1,646 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
July weather nearby: Yanggu 25 km · Chuncheon 26 km · Gapyeong 35 km · Cheorwon 44 km · Hongch’ŏn 49 km · Hwado 61 km · Yangju 64 km · Hoeyang 68 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 Hwacheon (38.1071°, 127.7063°, elevation 115 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).