Nangen weather in August

In August, Nangen sees average daytime highs of 28°C and overnight lows near 21°C, with 223 mm of rain across 16.6 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 29°C in the first days to 27°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 21% 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 Nangen's 10th-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Nangen's year-round climate.

Daytime high
28°
1st warmest
Overnight low
21°
12th coldest
Rainfall
223 mm
16.6 wet days
Daylight
13 h 18 min
5:54 AM – 7:15 PM
Cloud cover
69%
10th clearest
Wind
7 km/h
10th windiest
Solar energy
4.4 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.9
out of 10

Nangen is city in North Jeolla Province, South Korea.

Density
108/km²
people per km²

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

Temperature in August

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs ease over the month, from about 29°C in the first days to 27°C by the end.

A typical August day in Nangen reaches about 28°C in the afternoon and slips back to 21°C overnight — a 7°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 24°C and 32°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)
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How August really feels in Nangen

Once humidity and wind are folded in, August averages 5 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
5
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.

Nangen 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 / -6°315.44.29.90.0
Feb / -4°395.62.610.70.5
Mar11° / 678.12.111.73.0
Apr17° / 928.60.212.95.8
May22° / 11°1028.7013.86.9
Jun26° / 17°16111.2014.36.3
Jul28° / 21°25717.1014.14.9
Aug28° / 21°22316.6013.34.9
Sep25° / 16°14010.2012.26.7
Oct19° / 605.4011.17.0
Nov12° / 466.60.410.13.7
Dec / -3°315.32.49.70.4

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 21% of the time in August.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 17% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 63%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
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Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Nangen gets around 223 mm of rain over 16.6 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 53% and peaks near 55% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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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 48% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 83% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
100424702
200423702
300423702
401523692
501524673
601525663
701525663
801527643
901528633
1001629613
1101631602
1201732582
1301734562
1401835542
1501936522
16011037502
17021138482
18021239452
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21041640391
22041740371
23051940351
24062040331
25072239311
26182339291
27192538270
281102637250
291122736240
301132935220
312143033210

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 7 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
17calm
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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 5:42 AM to 6:06 AM, and sunset from 7:31 PM to 6:55 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.85:427:31
213.85:437:30
313.75:447:29
413.75:457:28
513.75:457:27
613.75:467:26
713.65:477:25
813.65:487:24
913.65:497:23
1013.55:497:22
1113.55:507:21
1213.55:517:20
1313.45:527:18
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1613.35:547:15
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1813.35:567:13
1913.25:577:11
2013.25:577:10
2113.25:587:09
2213.15:597:07
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2713.06:037:01
2812.96:046:59
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3012.96:056:57
3112.86:066:55

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 4.4 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.44 kWh/m² to a high of 5.8 kWh/m² in May across the year — August's 4.4 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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Planning a trip in August

Hazard calendar for Nangen

In seasonPeak

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

Nangen'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 August a good time to visit Nangen?

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

4.9
Sightseeing
6th-best month of the year
5.8
Beach & pool
3rd-best month of the year

August is a reasonable time to visit Nangen for sightseeing.

What to pack for Nangen in August

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

In August, Nangen sees daytime highs around 28°C and nights near 21°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. About 17 days see rain.

light clothesrain gear

UV index in Nangen in August

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in August peaks around 8 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Nangen peaks around September 9 at about 8 (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 highModerateSep 9UV 8Dec 23UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Moderate
Feb3Moderate
Mar5High
Apr7High
May8Very high
Jun8Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug8Very high
Sep8Very high
Oct5High
Nov4Moderate
Dec2Moderate

Air quality in Nangen 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 Nangen is worst in March — around 57 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 2.0× the cleanest month (July, 28 µg/m³).

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecPoorPoorModeratePoorMar 1856 µg/m³Jul 2229 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan42Poor
Feb47Poor
Mar57Unhealthy
Apr49Poor
May42Poor
Jun38Poor
Jul28Moderate
Aug30Moderate
Sep37Poor
Oct40Poor
Nov44Poor
Dec39Poor
Location & terrain

Where is Nangen?

Nangen sits at 35.4°N, 127.4°E, 103 m above sea level, in South Korea. The nearest listed city is Kurye, 23 km away.

DamyangJinan-gunJeongeupHadongJeonju

Topography around Nangen

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Nangen has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 279 m around an average of 135 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,376 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,875 m.

The land around Nangen is covered by trees (41%), artificial surfaces (29%) and cropland (20%) within 3 km, trees (65%) and cropland (24%) within 16 km, and trees (70%) within 80 km.

3 km
279 m
16 km
1,376 m
80 km
1,875 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
August weather nearby: Kurye 23 km · Imsil 25 km · Changsu 29 km · Damyang 38 km · Jinan-gun 43 km · Jeongeup 47 km · Hadong 50 km · Jeonju 51 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 Nangen (35.41°, 127.3858°, elevation 103 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. 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).