Jeongeup weather in August

In August, Jeongeup sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 22°C, with 241 mm of rain across 16.5 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 Jeongeup's 10th-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Jeongeup's year-round climate.

Daytime high
30°
1st warmest
Overnight low
22°
12th coldest
Rainfall
241 mm
16.5 wet days
Daylight
13 h 24 min
5:56 AM – 7:17 PM
Cloud cover
68%
10th clearest
Wind
7 km/h
10th windiest
Solar energy
4.6 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.3
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 Jeongeup 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
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How August really feels in Jeongeup

Once humidity and wind are folded in, August averages 22 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
22
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.

Jeongeup 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°305.949.90.0
Feb / -3°355.21.710.70.9
Mar12° / 607.6111.73.6
Apr19° / 867.9012.96.3
May24° / 12°948.5013.97.1
Jun27° / 18°15710.5014.46.2
Jul29° / 22°26616.8014.24.4
Aug30° / 22°24116.5013.34.3
Sep26° / 17°1479.2012.26.7
Oct21° / 605.5011.17.3
Nov14° / 486.80.310.14.3
Dec / -2°3162.69.60.8

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 16% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 62%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14159
24258
34258
44258
54258
64258
74159
84159
94159
104159
113961
123961
133961
143862
153763
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263565
273763
283862
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303862
313961

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Jeongeup gets around 241 mm of rain over 16.5 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 52% and peaks near 54% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
152
252
352
452
553
653
753
853
953
1053
1153
1253
1353
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1554
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1854
1954
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2154
2254
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3048
3147

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 53% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 92% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
1001126225
2001126126
3001126126
4001126126
5001126027
6001126126
7001136026
8002135926
9002145925
10002146024
11003155923
12003165922
13003176020
14003186019
15004205818
16004215916
17005225815
18005245714
19006265513
20007275412
21017295310
2201830529
2301932508
24011133487
25011234467
26021336436
27021537415
28021737395
29031838374
30032038344
31142238323

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
28calm
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48calm
58calm
68calm
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127calm
137calm
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227calm
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287calm
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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 7:33 PM to 6:57 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.85:447:33
213.85:457:32
313.85:457:31
413.75:467:30
513.75:477:29
613.75:487:28
713.65:497:27
813.65:497:26
913.65:507:25
1013.65:517:24
1113.55:527:23
1213.55:537:22
1313.55:537:21
1413.45:547:20
1513.45:557:18
1613.45:567:17
1713.35:577:16
1813.35:577:15
1913.35:587:13
2013.25:597:12
2113.26:007:11
2213.26:017:10
2313.16:017:08
2413.16:027:07
2513.06:037:06
2613.06:047:04
2713.06:047:03
2812.96:057:01
2912.96:067:00
3012.96:076:59
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 2.28 kWh/m² to a high of 5.86 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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244.4Bright
254.4Bright
264.4Bright
274.4Bright
284.4Bright
294.4Bright
304.4Bright
314.4Bright
Planning a trip in August

Hazard calendar for Jeongeup

In seasonPeak

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

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

Jeongeup'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 Jeongeup?

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

4.3
Sightseeing
7th-best month of the year
5.8
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

August is a reasonable time to visit Jeongeup for sightseeing.

What to pack for Jeongeup in August

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

In August, Jeongeup sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 22°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 17 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Jeongeup in August

The nearest coast averages about 26°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 40 km away) is warmest in August at about 26°C and coldest in February near 6°C.

It's comfortable for a long swim from Jun 25 to Oct 10 — about 3.6 months when the water holds above 20°C.

0°10°20°30°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcoolrefreshingwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan7Bracing
Feb6Bracing
Mar6Bracing
Apr9Bracing
May14Bracing
Jun19Cool
Jul23Refreshing
Aug26Warm
Sep23Refreshing
Oct19Cool
Nov15Bracing
Dec10Bracing

UV index in Jeongeup 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 Jeongeup peaks around September 12 at about 8 (very high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. It bottoms out near January 1 at about 2 (moderate).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highHighModerateSep 12UV 8Jan 1UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Moderate
Feb3Moderate
Mar5High
Apr7High
May7Very high
Jun8Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug7Very high
Sep8Very high
Oct5High
Nov4Moderate
Dec2Moderate

Air quality in Jeongeup 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 Jeongeup 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 Jeongeup?

Jeongeup sits at 35.6°N, 126.9°E, 53 m above sea level, in South Korea. The nearest listed city is Buan, 22 km away.

WanjuJangseong

Topography around Jeongeup

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Jeongeup has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 193 m around an average of 49 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 751 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,879 m.

The land around Jeongeup is covered by cropland (47%) and trees (35%) within 3 km, trees (53%) and cropland (36%) within 16 km, and trees (51%), water (22%) and cropland (21%) within 80 km.

3 km
193 m
16 km
751 m
80 km
1,879 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
August weather nearby: Buan 22 km · Kimje 23 km · Koch'ang 27 km · Damyang 32 km · Jeonju 32 km · Imsil 33 km · Wanju 34 km · Jangseong 36 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 Jeongeup (35.6°, 126.917°, elevation 53 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).