Kyosai weather in January

In January, Kyosai sees average daytime highs of 7°C and overnight lows near 3°C, with 40 mm of precipitation across 4.6 wet days and about 9.9 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 11th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 7°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 48% of the time in January, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 9 h 42 min at the start of January to 10 h 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Kyosai's 4th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Kyosai's year-round climate.

Daytime high
12th warmest
Overnight low
1st coldest
Precipitation
40 mm
4.6 wet days
Daylight
9 h 54 min
7:38 AM – 5:32 PM
Cloud cover
46%
4th clearest
Wind
24 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
2.93 kWh/m²
Travel score
1.2
out of 10

Kyosai is city in Gyeongsangnam-do, South Korea.

Density
180/km²
people per km²

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

Temperature in January

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 7°C through the month.

A typical January day in Kyosai reaches about 7°C in the afternoon and slips back to 3°C overnight — a 4°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 3°C and 11°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs about 2°C cooler than December and about 1°C cooler than February.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
184
284
384
484
584
684
773
873
973
1073
1173
1273
1373
1473
1573
1673
1773
1873
1973
2073
2173
2273
2373
2473
2573
2673
2773
2873
2973
3073
3173

How January really feels in Kyosai

Once humidity and wind are folded in, January averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 31 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
31
wind chill below the day's low

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

Kyosai weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 12th-warmest and 11th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / 404.69.91.2
Feb / 505.510.71.7
Mar11° / 977.911.72.9
Apr14° / 12°1338.512.94.3
May17° / 15°1408.213.85.8
Jun20° / 19°1859.614.36.2
Jul24° / 23°25412.514.16.4
Aug26° / 25°19812.213.36.4
Sep24° / 22°1748.912.27.0
Oct20° / 17°75511.17.2
Nov15° / 11°575.510.25.1
Dec / 374.39.72.4

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 48% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 16% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 36%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17129
27129
37030
47030
56931
66931
76832
86733
96634
106535
116436
126337
136238
146238
156139
166139
176139
186139
196139
206139
216139
226139
236238
246139
256238
266238
276337
286337
296436
306436
316436

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitationSnow

Kyosai gets around 40 mm of rain and snow over 4.6 wet days in January. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable precipitation averages around 15% and peaks near 16% on the wettest days, and about 0 day brings snow.

0%10%20%30%151015202531
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1121
2121
3121
4121
5121
6121
7131
8130
9140
10140
11140
12150
13150
14150
15150
16150
17160
18160
19160
20161
21161
22161
23161
24161
25161
26161
27161
28162
29152
30152
31152

Humidity in January

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, January lands in the dry band about 100% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)
1100
2100
3100
4100
5100
6100
7100
8100
9100
10100
11100
12100
13100
14100
15100
16100
17100
18100
19100
20100
21100
22100
23100
24100
25100
26100
27100
28100
29100
30100
31100

Wind in January

Winds average 24 km/h in January, the windiest month of the year.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 23 km/h on the calmest days to 24 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
124breezy
224breezy
324breezy
424breezy
524breezy
624breezy
724breezy
824breezy
924breezy
1024breezy
1124breezy
1224breezy
1324breezy
1424breezy
1524breezy
1624breezy
1724breezy
1824breezy
1924breezy
2024breezy
2124breezy
2224breezy
2324breezy
2424breezy
2524breezy
2624breezy
2723breezy
2823breezy
2923breezy
3023breezy
3123breezy

Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 9 h 42 min at the start of January to 10 h 12 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 30 minutes over January. Sunrise moves from 7:38 AM to 7:32 AM, and sunset from 5:20 PM to 5:46 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
19.77:385:20
29.77:385:20
39.77:385:21
49.77:385:22
59.77:395:23
69.77:395:23
79.87:395:24
89.87:395:25
99.87:395:26
109.87:395:27
119.87:395:27
129.87:395:28
139.87:385:29
149.97:385:30
159.97:385:31
169.97:385:32
179.97:385:33
189.97:375:34
1910.07:375:35
2010.07:375:36
2110.07:375:37
2210.07:365:38
2310.07:365:39
2410.17:355:39
2510.17:355:40
2610.17:345:41
2710.17:345:42
2810.27:335:43
2910.27:335:44
3010.27:325:45
3110.27:325:46

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 2.93 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.66 kWh/m² to a high of 5.92 kWh/m² in May across the year — January's 2.93 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
12.8Moderate
22.8Moderate
32.8Moderate
42.8Moderate
52.8Moderate
62.8Moderate
72.8Moderate
82.8Moderate
92.8Moderate
102.8Moderate
112.8Moderate
122.8Moderate
132.8Moderate
142.8Moderate
152.8Moderate
162.9Moderate
172.9Moderate
182.9Moderate
192.9Moderate
202.9Moderate
213.0Moderate
223.0Moderate
233.0Moderate
243.1Moderate
253.1Moderate
263.1Moderate
273.2Moderate
283.2Moderate
293.3Moderate
303.3Moderate
313.3Moderate
Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Kyosai

In seasonPeak

In January, Kyosai sits inside its pacific typhoon season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

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

Kyosai's rainy season runs April–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 January a good time to visit Kyosai?

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

1.2
Sightseeing
12th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
9th-best month of the year

January is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Kyosai.

What to pack for Kyosai in January

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

In January, Kyosai sees daytime highs around 7°C and nights near 3°C. Pack a warm layer. Worth having: a heavy coat and a windbreaker. About 5 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coata windbreaker

Sea temperature near Kyosai in January

The nearest coast averages about 15°C in January — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 25 km away) is warmest in August at about 26°C and coldest in February near 13°C.

It's comfortable for a long swim from Jun 17 to Nov 3 — about 4.6 months when the water holds above 20°C.

10°15°20°25°30°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcoolrefreshingwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan15Bracing
Feb13Bracing
Mar13Bracing
Apr14Bracing
May16Cool
Jun20Cool
Jul23Refreshing
Aug26Warm
Sep25Warm
Oct22Refreshing
Nov19Cool
Dec17Cool

UV index in Kyosai in January

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in January peaks around 2. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Kyosai peaks around August 19 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 highModerateAug 19UV 9Dec 23UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Moderate
Feb4Moderate
Mar6High
Apr7High
May8Very high
Jun8Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug9Very high
Sep9Very high
Oct5High
Nov4Moderate
Dec2Moderate

Air quality in Kyosai in January

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

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

Air quality in Kyosai is worst in March — around 39 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 2.1× the cleanest month (September, 18 µg/m³).

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModeratePoorModerateMar 2439 µg/m³Sep 2018 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan25Moderate
Feb30Moderate
Mar39Poor
Apr39Poor
May36Poor
Jun28Moderate
Jul22Moderate
Aug21Moderate
Sep18Moderate
Oct19Moderate
Nov23Moderate
Dec21Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Kyosai?

Kyosai sits at 34.9°N, 128.6°E, 11 m above sea level, in South Korea. The nearest listed city is Sinhyeon, 5.0 km away.

ChangwonNaesŏBusanKimhae

Topography around Kyosai

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Kyosai has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 557 m around an average of 87 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 581 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 924 m.

The land around Kyosai is covered by trees (49%) and water (21%) within 3 km, water (47%) and trees (42%) within 16 km, and water (57%) and trees (32%) within 80 km.

3 km
557 m
16 km
581 m
80 km
924 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
January weather nearby: Sinhyeon 5.0 km · Geoje 11 km · Tongyeong 15 km · Goseong 28 km · Changwon 43 km · Naesŏ 45 km · Busan 49 km · Kimhae 50 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 Kyosai (34.8503°, 128.5886°, elevation 11 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).