Jinan-gun in Winter

In winter (December, January and February), Jinan-gun sees average daytime highs around 4°C and overnight lows near -5°C, with 103 mm of precipitation over about 18 wet days across the season. It is the coldest season of the year and the driest season of the year.

Across winter, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 4°C. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 34% of the time across winter, and the air most often feels dry.

Winter is Jinan-gun's weakest season of the year to visit on our travel score. For the whole year in context, see Jinan-gun's year-round climate.

Avg daytime high
4°C
coldest season of the year
Avg overnight low
-5°C
Precipitation
103 mm
18 wet days
Avg wind
9 km/h
Travel score
0.2
weakest season of the year
Months
Dec · Jan · Feb

Temperature in Jinan-gun in Winter

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Across winter, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 4°C.

A typical winter day in Jinan-gun reaches about 4°C and drops to -5°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is February, the coolest January.

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How winter really feels in Jinan-gun

Once humidity and wind are folded in, winter brings about 0 days that feel above 32°C and 90 that feel at or below 0°C.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
90
28 feel bitter (≤ -10°C)

The story in winter is cold — wind chill drags the overnight "feels like" below the raw low.

Jinan-gun weather by month

How the three winter months (December, January and February) compare with the rest of the year — the season's months are highlighted.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -6°316.15.19.80.0
Feb / -4°395.63.210.60.3
Mar11° / 658.12.711.72.7
Apr17° / 898.40.412.95.6
May22° / 11°978.7013.96.9
Jun25° / 16°15511.4014.46.3
Jul27° / 21°25017.3014.25.0
Aug28° / 21°21116.7013.45.0
Sep24° / 16°1419.9012.26.7
Oct19° / 616.1011.16.8
Nov12° / 4870.510.13.3
Dec / -4°336.33.69.60.2

Cloud cover in Winter

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 34% of the time across winter.

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Chance of precipitation in Winter

Any precipitationSnow

Jinan-gun gets around 103 mm of rain and snow over 18 wet days across winter. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

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Humidity in Winter

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

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Wind in Winter

Winds average 9 km/h across winter.

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Sunrise & sunset in Winter

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 9 h 48 min in early December to 11 h 06 min by late February. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AMDecJanFeb

Solar energy in Winter

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day across winter, about 2.9 kWh/m².

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Planning a trip in winter

Hazard calendar for Jinan-gun

In seasonPeak

None of Jinan-gun's seasonal hazards peak in winter. The full-year calendar below shows when the rainy season, cyclone risk and dust haze do.

Jinan-gun's rainy season runs June–September, when most of the year's rain falls.

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

Is winter a good time to visit Jinan-gun?

Our two travel scores rate winter for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal), averaged across the three months.

0.2
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

winter is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Jinan-gun.

What to pack for Jinan-gun in Winter

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

In winter, Jinan-gun sees daytime highs around 4°C and nights near -5°C. Pack a warm layer and a heavy coat. About 18 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coat

UV index in Jinan-gun in Winter

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV across winter averages around 3. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Jinan-gun peaks around August 16 at about 9 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. 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 10 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highHighModerateAug 16UV 9Jan 1UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Moderate
Feb3Moderate
Mar6High
Apr7High
May8Very high
Jun8Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug9Very high
Sep8Very high
Oct6High
Nov4Moderate
Dec2Moderate

Air quality in Jinan-gun in Winter

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

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

Air quality in Jinan-gun is worst in March — around 69 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 1.8× the cleanest month (July, 39 µg/m³).

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

020406080JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorUnhealthyMar 1668 µg/m³Jul 2239 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan57Unhealthy
Feb61Unhealthy
Mar69Unhealthy
Apr59Unhealthy
May52Poor
Jun49Poor
Jul39Poor
Aug40Poor
Sep51Poor
Oct58Unhealthy
Nov61Unhealthy
Dec54Poor
Location & terrain

Where is Jinan-gun?

Jinan-gun sits at 35.8°N, 127.4°E, 295 m above sea level, in South Korea. The nearest listed city is Changsu, 18 km away.

KinzanNamsaNangenIksan

Topography around Jinan-gun

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Jinan-gun has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 511 m around an average of 370 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,059 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,879 m.

The land around Jinan-gun is covered by trees (66%) within 3 km, trees (80%) within 16 km, and trees (71%) and cropland (20%) within 80 km.

3 km
511 m
16 km
1,059 m
80 km
1,879 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
Winter weather nearby: Changsu 18 km · Imsil 24 km · Jeonju 25 km · Wanju 26 km · Kinzan 35 km · Namsa 37 km · Nangen 43 km · Iksan 46 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 Jinan-gun (35.7917°, 127.4253°, elevation 295 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.