Hwado weather in August

In August, Hwado sees average daytime highs of 28°C and overnight lows near 21°C, with 292 mm of rain across 17 wet days and about 13.5 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 2nd-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 29°C in the first days to 27°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 21% of the time in August, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 14 hours at the start of August to 12 h 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Hwado's 11th-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Hwado's year-round climate.

Daytime high
28°
1st warmest
Overnight low
21°
12th coldest
Rainfall
292 mm
17 wet days
Daylight
13 h 30 min
5:51 AM – 7:19 PM
Cloud cover
68%
11th clearest
Wind
7 km/h
10th windiest
Solar energy
4.23 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.0
out of 10

Hwado is human settlement in Gyeonggi Province, South Korea.

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in August

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs ease over the month, from about 29°C in the first days to 27°C by the end.

A typical August day in Hwado reaches about 28°C in the afternoon and slips back to 21°C overnight — a 7°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 24°C and 32°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)
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How August really feels in Hwado

Once humidity and wind are folded in, August averages 1 day 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
1
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.

Hwado 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 / -8°213.83.29.70.0
Feb / -5°284.42.610.50.1
Mar10° / -0°436.72.411.72.4
Apr17° / 7880.212.95.5
May22° / 11°1098.50146.9
Jun26° / 17°13510.1014.66.5
Jul27° / 21°35118.3014.34.9
Aug28° / 21°29217013.55.0
Sep24° / 15°1318.4012.37.0
Oct19° / 565.60116.7
Nov10° / 517.30.8102.7
Dec / -6°265.13.19.40.0

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 21% of the time in August.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 16% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 63%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13565
23565
33565
43565
53763
63763
73763
83664
93664
103664
113664
123664
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304258
314357

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Hwado gets around 292 mm of rain over 17 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 54% and peaks near 63% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
163
262
362
461
561
660
760
859
958
1058
1157
1256
1355
1455
1554
1654
1754
1853
1953
2053
2152
2252
2351
2450
2550
2649
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 47% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 83% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
1003206611
2003196711
3003196711
4003196711
5004206511
6004206511
7014216311
8015226111
9015236110
10015246010
11016265710
1201727569
1302728558
1402830528
1502931517
16021033496
17021134476
18031235445
19031437425
20031537404
21041638383
22141838363
23152038342
24152238332
25162337312
26172536291
27182736271
28192835261
292103034241
302113133221
312133331211

Wind in August

Winds average 7 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
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Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 14 hours at the start of August to 12 h 54 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 66 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 5:38 AM to 6:04 AM, and sunset from 7:36 PM to 6:58 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.05:387:36
213.95:397:35
313.95:407:34
413.95:417:33
513.85:417:32
613.85:427:31
713.85:437:30
813.75:447:28
913.75:457:27
1013.75:467:26
1113.65:477:25
1213.65:477:24
1313.65:487:23
1413.55:497:21
1513.55:507:20
1613.55:517:19
1713.45:527:17
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1913.45:547:15
2013.35:547:13
2113.35:557:12
2213.25:567:11
2313.25:577:09
2413.25:587:08
2513.15:597:06
2613.16:007:05
2713.06:017:04
2813.06:017:02
2913.06:027:01
3012.96:036:59
3112.96:046:58

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 4.23 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.33 kWh/m² to a high of 5.72 kWh/m² in May across the year — August's 4.23 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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264.2Bright
274.2Bright
284.2Bright
294.2Bright
304.2Bright
314.2Bright
Planning a trip in August

Hazard calendar for Hwado

In seasonPeak

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

Hwado'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 August a good time to visit Hwado?

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

5.0
Sightseeing
6th-best month of the year
5.7
Beach & pool
3rd-best month of the year

August is a reasonable time to visit Hwado for sightseeing.

What to pack for Hwado in August

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

In August, Hwado sees daytime highs around 28°C and nights near 21°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. About 17 days see rain.

light clothesrain gear

Sea temperature near Hwado in August

The nearest coast averages about 24°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 68 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 Hwado in August

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in August peaks around 8 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Hwado peaks around August 11 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 highHighModerateAug 11UV 8Dec 23UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Low
Feb3Moderate
Mar4Moderate
Apr6High
May6High
Jun7High
Jul8Very high
Aug8Very high
Sep7Very high
Oct5Moderate
Nov3Moderate
Dec2Low

Air quality in Hwado 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 Hwado is worst in March — around 123 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

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

0306090120150JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyMar 16121 µg/m³Aug 978 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan106Unhealthy
Feb108Unhealthy
Mar123Unhealthy
Apr104Unhealthy
May96Unhealthy
Jun91Unhealthy
Jul79Unhealthy
Aug78Unhealthy
Sep97Unhealthy
Oct115Unhealthy
Nov118Unhealthy
Dec100Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Hwado?

Hwado sits at 37.7°N, 127.3°E, 86 m above sea level, in South Korea. The nearest listed city is Namyangju, 8.0 km away.

Topography around Hwado

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Hwado has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 447 m around an average of 165 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 856 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,443 m.

The land around Hwado is covered by trees (65%) and artificial surfaces (26%) within 3 km, trees (76%) within 16 km, and trees (64%) within 80 km.

3 km
447 m
16 km
856 m
80 km
1,443 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
August weather nearby: Namyangju 8.0 km · Wabu 10 km · Hanam 15 km · Guri-si 16 km · Yangp'yŏng 24 km · Uijeongbu-si 25 km · Gapyeong 27 km · Gwangju 27 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 Hwado (37.6525°, 127.3075°, elevation 86 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. 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).