Mokpo weather in January

In January, Mokpo sees average daytime highs of 6°C and overnight lows near 0°C, with 35 mm of precipitation across 6.8 wet days and about 9.9 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 12th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 6°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 18% 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 Mokpo's 11th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Mokpo's year-round climate.

Daytime high
12th warmest
Overnight low
1st coldest
Precipitation
35 mm
6.8 wet days
Daylight
9 h 54 min
7:47 AM – 5:41 PM
Cloud cover
68%
11th clearest
Wind
18 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
2.43 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.2
out of 10

Mokpo is city in South Jeolla Province, South Korea.

Density
5,359/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 6°C through the month.

A typical January day in Mokpo reaches about 6°C in the afternoon and slips back to 0°C overnight — a 5°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 2°C and 10°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs about 3°C cooler than December and about 1°C cooler than February.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
161
261
361
461
561
661
761
861
961
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1160
1260
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How January really feels in Mokpo

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.

Mokpo weather by month

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

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / 356.82.99.90.2
Feb / 4061.710.70.9
Mar11° / 717.40.411.72.8
Apr15° / 927.8012.85.1
May20° / 14°1027.9013.86.6
Jun23° / 18°1709.5014.36.7
Jul26° / 23°23313.7014.15.8
Aug28° / 24°20413.7013.35.6
Sep25° / 20°1498.5012.27.0
Oct20° / 14°564.7011.17.3
Nov14° / 516.6010.24.5
Dec / 366.71.69.71.5

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 18% 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 66%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13862
23862
33763
43664
53664
63763
73565
83565
93565
103565
113466
123367
133367
143367
153367
163169
173169
183169
193169
203367
213367
223367
233367
243466
253466
263565
273565
283565
293664
303664
313763

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitationSnow

Mokpo gets around 35 mm of rain and snow over 6.8 wet days in January, the driest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable precipitation averages around 22% and peaks near 25% on the wettest days, and about 3 days bring snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1189
2189
3199
4199
5199
6209
7209
8219
9219
10229
11229
12239
13239
14249
15249
16249
172410
182510
192510
202410
212410
222410
232410
242310
252310
262310
272210
28229
29219
30219
31209

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 18 km/h in January, the windiest month of the year.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 18 km/h on the calmest days to 18 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
118light breeze
218light breeze
318light breeze
418light breeze
518light breeze
618light breeze
718light breeze
818light breeze
918light breeze
1018light breeze
1118light breeze
1218light breeze
1318light breeze
1418light breeze
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1718light breeze
1818light breeze
1918light breeze
2018light breeze
2118light breeze
2218light breeze
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2818light breeze
2918light breeze
3018light breeze
3118light breeze

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 7:47 AM to 7:40 AM, and sunset from 5:29 PM to 5:55 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
19.77:475:29
29.77:475:29
39.77:475:30
49.77:475:31
59.77:475:32
69.77:475:32
79.87:475:33
89.87:475:34
99.87:475:35
109.87:475:36
119.87:475:36
129.87:475:37
139.87:475:38
149.97:475:39
159.97:475:40
169.97:475:41
179.97:465:42
189.97:465:43
1910.07:465:44
2010.07:465:45
2110.07:455:45
2210.07:455:46
2310.07:445:47
2410.17:445:48
2510.17:445:49
2610.17:435:50
2710.17:435:51
2810.27:425:52
2910.27:425:53
3010.27:415:54
3110.27:405:55

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 2.43 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.24 kWh/m² to a high of 5.84 kWh/m² in May across the year — January's 2.43 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
12.3Moderate
22.3Moderate
32.3Moderate
42.3Moderate
52.3Moderate
62.3Moderate
72.3Moderate
82.3Moderate
92.3Moderate
102.3Moderate
112.3Moderate
122.3Moderate
132.3Moderate
142.4Moderate
152.4Moderate
162.4Moderate
172.4Moderate
182.4Moderate
192.5Moderate
202.5Moderate
212.5Moderate
222.5Moderate
232.6Moderate
242.6Moderate
252.6Moderate
262.7Moderate
272.7Moderate
282.7Moderate
292.8Moderate
302.8Moderate
312.9Moderate
Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Mokpo

In seasonPeak

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

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

Mokpo'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 January a good time to visit Mokpo?

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

0.2
Sightseeing
12th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
10th-best month of the year

January is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Mokpo.

What to pack for Mokpo in January

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

In January, Mokpo sees daytime highs around 6°C and nights near 0°C. Pack a warm layer. Worth having: a heavy coat. About 7 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coat

Sea temperature near Mokpo in January

The nearest coast averages about 8°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 42 km away) is warmest in August at about 25°C and coldest in February near 7°C.

It's comfortable for a long swim from Jun 28 to Oct 9 — about 3.4 months when the water holds above 20°C.

10°20°30°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcoolrefreshingwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan8Bracing
Feb7Bracing
Mar7Bracing
Apr10Bracing
May14Bracing
Jun19Cool
Jul22Refreshing
Aug25Warm
Sep23Refreshing
Oct19Cool
Nov15Cool
Dec11Bracing

UV index in Mokpo 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 Mokpo peaks around June 21 at about 8 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 22 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 highHighModerateJun 21UV 8Dec 22UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Moderate
Feb3Moderate
Mar6High
Apr7High
May8Very high
Jun8Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug8Very high
Sep8Very high
Oct6High
Nov4Moderate
Dec2Moderate

Air quality in Mokpo 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 Mokpo is worst in March — around 43 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 2.4× the cleanest month (July, 18 µg/m³).

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModeratePoorModerateMar 1842 µg/m³Jul 2418 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan31Moderate
Feb36Poor
Mar43Poor
Apr37Poor
May30Moderate
Jun25Moderate
Jul18Moderate
Aug18Moderate
Sep22Moderate
Oct24Moderate
Nov27Moderate
Dec26Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Mokpo?

Mokpo sits at 34.8°N, 126.4°E, 48 m above sea level, in South Korea. The nearest listed city is Muan, 21 km away.

NajuJangheungYeonggwangMasan

Topography around Mokpo

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Mokpo has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 188 m around an average of 18 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 382 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,133 m.

The land around Mokpo is covered by artificial surfaces (49%) and trees (23%) within 3 km, water (40%), trees (25%) and cropland (21%) within 16 km, and water (55%) and trees (28%) within 80 km.

3 km
188 m
16 km
382 m
80 km
1,133 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
January weather nearby: Muan 21 km · Sinan 26 km · Yeongam 28 km · Haenam 33 km · Naju 38 km · Jangheung 49 km · Yeonggwang 53 km · Masan 53 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 Mokpo (34.8128°, 126.3918°, elevation 48 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).