Kyosai in Winter

In winter (December, January and February), Kyosai sees average daytime highs around 8°C and overnight lows near 4°C, with 126 mm of precipitation over about 14 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 8°C. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 50% of the time across winter, and the air most often feels dry.

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

Avg daytime high
8°C
coldest season of the year
Avg overnight low
4°C
Precipitation
126 mm
14 wet days
Avg wind
23 km/h
Travel score
1.8
weakest season of the year
Months
Dec · Jan · Feb

Temperature in Kyosai in Winter

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Across winter, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 8°C.

A typical winter day in Kyosai reaches about 8°C and drops to 4°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is December, the coolest January.

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How winter really feels in Kyosai

Once humidity and wind are folded in, winter brings about 0 days that feel above 32°C and 54 that feel at or below 0°C.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
54
wind chill below the day's low

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

Kyosai 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 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 Winter

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 50% of the time across winter.

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Chance of precipitation in Winter

Any precipitationSnow

Kyosai gets around 126 mm of rain and snow over 14 wet days across winter. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

0%10%20%30%40%DecJanFeb

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 23 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 3.1 kWh/m².

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Planning a trip in winter

Hazard calendar for Kyosai

In seasonPeak

In winter, Kyosai overlaps 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 winter a good time to visit Kyosai?

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.

1.8
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 Kyosai.

What to pack for Kyosai in Winter

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

In winter, Kyosai sees daytime highs around 8°C and nights near 4°C. Pack a warm layer. Worth having: a heavy coat and a windbreaker. About 14 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coata windbreaker

Sea temperature near Kyosai in Winter

The nearest coast averages about 15°C across winter — 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 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 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 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 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
Winter 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.