Climate and average weather in Ora-dong

In Ora-dong, the summers are muggy, warm, showery, and partly cloudy and the winters are cold, breezy, snowy, and mostly cloudy.

Best: early May to early November

Over the course of the year, the temperature in Ora-dong typically varies from 5°C to 27°C, and is rarely below 1°C or above 30°C. August is the hottest month of the year, while January is the coldest.

Based on the travel score, the best time of year to visit Ora-dong for warm-weather activities is from early May to early November.

Hottest
Aug
27°
Coldest
Jan
Wettest
Jun
189 mm
Driest
Feb
64 mm
Rain / yr
1365 mm
124 wet days
Daylight
9.8–14.2 h
shortest–longest
Elevation
122 m
33.5°N
Clearest
Oct
47% cloud

Ora-dong weather by month, at a glance

The whole year in one picture — sky, rain, humidity, temperature and travel score. Click any band to jump to its full chart.

Each stripe is one measure across the whole year, stacked so a single day reads top to bottom. The sky band runs overcast grey on top down to clear blue at the base — more blue means sunnier — followed by the rainfall curve, the humidity band, a temperature strip that tints each stretch of the year by how warm its average high is, and the travel-score line at the foot. Scan straight down any date to read that day across every measure at once; the score climbs highest around early May to early November.

Temperature through the year

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Daily average highs and lows in Ora-dong, from 1991–2020 of climate data. The shaded bands show the range most days fall in — 10th to 90th percentile.

The hot season lasts 3.1 months, from June 24 to September 26, with daily high temperatures above 23°C. The hottest month of the year in Ora-dong is August, with an average high of 27°C and low of 25°C.

The cool season lasts 3.4 months, from December 6 to March 17, with daily high temperatures below 11°C. The coldest month of the year in Ora-dong is January, with an average low of 5°C and high of 8°C.

Days typically run about 3°C warmer than nights year-round.

10°15°20°25°30°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
Jan85
Feb85
Mar117
Apr1511
May1915
Jun2219
Jul2624
Aug2725
Sep2422
Oct2017
Nov1512
Dec107

How hot and cold Ora-dong really feels

Feels-like highFeels-like lowactual air temp

The felt-temperature range through the year — heat index on the day's high (summer humidity), wind chill on the night's low (winter wind). The dashed lines are the plain thermometer; the gap is how much hotter or colder it really feels.

On the hottest afternoons, once humidity is folded in, Ora-dong feels like about 32°C (around August 4). About 11 days a year carry some heat stress, peaking in August.

On the coldest nights, wind chill pulls the feels-like down to about -0°C (around January 25), with roughly 19 freezing days a year (feels-like at or below 0°C), worst in January.

10°20°30°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Feels-like high (°C)Air high (°C)Feels-like low (°C)Air low (°C)
Jan8805
Feb8815
Mar111147
Apr15151111
May19191515
Jun22221919
Jul27262324
Aug30272525
Sep24242222
Oct20201717
Nov15151112
Dec101037

Average hourly temperature in Ora-dong

A compact picture of the whole year, hour by hour: each column is a day, each row an hour, and the color is the modeled average temperature. Darker overlays mark night, lighter ones the civil-twilight hours around sunrise and sunset.

Read left to right for the day of the year and top to bottom for the hour of the day; the color is the modeled temperature, cool blues through to hot reds on the same scale as the other charts. A vertical slice is a single day's swing — coolest just before dawn, warmest in the mid-afternoon — while a horizontal slice follows one hour across the seasons. The darker overlay marks night and the lighter one the twilight around sunrise and sunset. Colors run warmest on August afternoons, near 27°C, and coldest before dawn in January, near C.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec12 AM2 AM4 AM6 AM8 AM10 AM12 PM2 PM4 PM6 PM8 PM10 PM12 AM

Ora-dong weather by month

Every month at a glance. Click a month for its detailed page.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / 7311.62.6101.1
Feb / 649.31.710.81.5
Mar11° / 9510.30.411.72.9
Apr15° / 11°1028.9012.84.6
May19° / 15°1098.8013.76.2
Jun22° / 19°18911.6014.26.1
Jul26° / 24°18412.10146.2
Aug27° / 25°16813.7013.25.9
Sep24° / 22°16511.1012.26.7
Oct20° / 17°796.8011.26.9
Nov15° / 12°708.8010.34.7
Dec10° / 68111.19.82.3

Chance of rain

How likely it is to rain on a typical day, and how that shifts across the wetter and drier seasons.

Ora-dong gets about 1365 mm of precipitation a year. On a typical day the chance of rain is often wet, but that rises and falls sharply with the seasons.

The wetter season lasts 1.3 months, from around Jun 13 to Jul 21, peaking in July at about 50% chance on a given day. The drier stretch runs the rest of the year, bottoming out around Oct 17.

June is the wettest month by volume, with 189 mm over about 12 wet days; February is the driest, with 64 mm. Some of the cold-season precipitation falls as snow.

0%10%20%30%40%50%60%JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecdrierwetterdriermostly drysome rainoften wetvery wetJul 1 · 50%Oct 17 · 21%
Rain on a day (%)Rain days
Jan3712
Feb349
Mar3310
Apr319
May289
Jun3812
Jul4012
Aug4314
Sep3711
Oct237
Nov299
Dec3411

Monthly rainfall

Over a full year, Ora-dong collects about 1365 mm of rain across 124 wet days — roughly 114 mm in an average month.

It doesn’t fall evenly. June is the wettest month with 189 mm, while February is the driest at just 64 mm. The three wettest months alone bring about 40% of the year’s total, and some of the cold-season precipitation falls as snow.

050100150200JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec736495102109189184168165797068
Rainfall (mm)Rain daysSnow days
Jan73123
Feb6492
Mar95100
Apr10290
May10990
Jun189120
Jul184120
Aug168140
Sep165110
Oct7970
Nov7090
Dec68111

Snow in Ora-dong

Average snowy days through the year, the snow-season span, and estimated snowfall — for ski trips and the perennial 'will there be snow at Christmas?' question.

Ora-dong averages about 6 snowy days a year. Snow season runs roughly Dec 7 to Mar 10 — about 3.1 months.

January is snowiest, with roughly 3 days of snow and an estimated 10 cm of snowfall. Over the year that adds up to an estimated 19 cm of snow.

0246JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecsnow seasonJan 27
Snow daysSnowfall (cm)
Jan310
Feb25
Mar01
Apr00
May00
Jun00
Jul00
Aug00
Sep00
Oct00
Nov00
Dec14

Clouds and sunshine

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

How often the daytime sky is clear, partly cloudy or overcast.

In Ora-dong, the average share of the sky covered by clouds shows significant seasonal variation over the course of the year.

The clearer part of the year begins around July 20 and lasts for 4.3 months, ending around November 27. The clearest month is October, when the sky is clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy 61% of the time on average.

The cloudier part of the year begins around November 28 and lasts for 3.2 months, ending around March 5. The cloudiest month is January, when it is overcast or mostly cloudy 77% of the time.

0%100%10%90%20%80%30%70%40%60%50%50%60%40%70%30%80%20%90%10%100%0%JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecOct 15 · 63%Jan 17 · 20%clearmostly clearpartly cloudymostly cloudyovercastcloudierclearercloudier
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
Jan2377
Feb3466
Mar4456
Apr4753
May4555
Jun3367
Jul3763
Aug4753
Sep5149
Oct6139
Nov5050
Dec3268

Daylight, sunrise and sunset

DaylightNight

Hours of daylight through the year, with sunrise and sunset times.

The gold band is daylight — sunrise runs along its lower edge, sunset along the upper — so it widens toward summer and pinches toward winter, with night the dark area above and below. The longest day, around June 9, brings about 14 h 12 min of light; the shortest, around January 1, only 9 h 48 min — a swing of roughly 4 h 24 min.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AMJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
Jan10.07:435:43
Feb10.87:266:11
Mar11.76:516:36
Apr12.86:096:59
May13.75:387:22
Jun14.25:287:40
Jul14.05:397:40
Aug13.26:017:16
Sep12.26:226:34
Oct11.26:445:54
Nov10.37:125:26
Dec9.87:365:24

Sunny days

How many genuinely sunny days each month brings — days the sky stays clear or mostly clear — banded into plain-language zones.

Ora-dong averages about 9 sunny days a month — counting the days the sky stays clear or mostly clear — with a clear seasonal swing between 3 and 15 days.

The sunnier stretch runs 4.1 months, from around Jul 20 to Nov 22. The sunniest month is October, with roughly 14 sunny days (mixed).

The greyest month is January, down near 3 sunny days — about 76% fewer than the October peak.

05101520JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecgreyersunniergreyergloomymixedbrightOct 1615 daysJan 183 days
Sunny daysSky
Jan3Gloomy
Feb6Gloomy
Mar10Mixed
Apr10Mixed
May10Mixed
Jun6Gloomy
Jul8Gloomy
Aug10Mixed
Sep11Mixed
Oct14Mixed
Nov10Mixed
Dec5Gloomy

Humidity comfort

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Share of days at each humidity comfort level, based on the dew point — the measure that tracks how muggy it actually feels.

Humidity comfort is graded by the dew point — the temperature at which the air would be fully saturated — because it tracks how muggy it actually feels far better than relative humidity does. A low dew point feels dry and crisp; a high one feels sticky and oppressive no matter the reading on a humidity gauge.

In Ora-dong, how humid it feels changes dramatically over the year.

The more humid part of the year lasts 4.5 months, from around May 26 to October 9. The muggiest month is July, when the air feels humid, muggy or worse about 100% of the time.

The most comfortable stretch runs from around October 10 to May 25, and January is the most comfortable month — the air is dry or comfortable 100% of the time.

0%10%20%30%40%50%60%70%80%90%100%JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecJan 3 · 100%Jul 7 · 0%miserableoppressivemuggyhumiddrycomfortablecomfortablehumidcomfortable
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
Jan10000000
Feb9910000
Mar9820000
Apr84142000
May413720200
Jun3113836120
Jul004194928
Aug002133846
Sep5122430246
Oct472618720
Nov84114100
Dec9910000

Wind

Average wind speed through the year, banded into plain-language speed zones so a number reads as 'breezy' or 'calm' without knowing the scale.

This is the average sustained wind speed at the standard 10 metres above open ground — the steady flow a weather station reports, not the sharper gusts that come and go, which can run half again as fast. It's the number that says whether a place is generally breezy or calm.

Across the year, average wind speed in Ora-dong is typically light breeze, near 17 km/h, and varies moderately with the seasons.

The windier part of the year lasts 6.3 months, from around Sep 16 to Mar 26. The windiest month is January, averaging about 22 km/h (breezy).

The calmer part of the year runs from around Mar 27 to Sep 15, with June the calmest month at about 13 km/h.

051015202530JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecwindiercalmerwindiercalmlight breezebreezywindyJan 21 · 22 km/hJun 3 · 12 km/h
Wind speed (km/h)Feels
Jan22breezy
Feb21breezy
Mar18light breeze
Apr16light breeze
May14light breeze
Jun13light breeze
Jul14light breeze
Aug14light breeze
Sep17light breeze
Oct18light breeze
Nov19light breeze
Dec21breezy

Hazard calendar for Ora-dong

In seasonPeak

When the seasonal hazards worth planning around — the rainy season, tropical-cyclone risk and dust haze — are active through the year.

Ora-dong sits in the Pacific typhoon belt; the season peaks July–October.

Ora-dong's rainy season runs March–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

Best time to visit Ora-dong

TravelBeach/poolTemperatureCloudsPrecipitation

To characterize how pleasant the weather is in Ora-dong throughout the year, we compute two travel scores — one for general sightseeing, one for beach and pool weather.

Around mid May, Ora-dong is still near the start of its best-weather window — great conditions with the peak-season crowds not yet at full swing.

Inferred from the travel-score curve; month-by-month visitor numbers are a planned addition.

The travel score favors clear, rainless days with daytime highs between 18°C and 28°C. Based on this score, the best time of year to visit Ora-dong for general outdoor tourist activities is from early May to early November, with a peak score in the second week of October.

0246810JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbest timetravel scoretemperaturecloudsprecipitationOct 11 · 7.1

The travel score (filled area), and its constituents: the temperature score (red line), the cloud cover score (blue line), and the precipitation score (green line).

Travel score (0–10)Rating
Jan1.2poor
Feb1.5poor
Mar2.9poor
Apr4.6fair
May6.1good
Jun6.2good
Jul6.1good
Aug5.9good
Sep6.7good
Oct6.9good
Nov4.7fair
Dec2.3poor

The beach/pool score favors clear, rainless days with daytime highs between 24°C and 34°C. Based on this score, the best time of year to visit Ora-dong for hot-weather activities is from mid July to late September, with a peak score in the last week of July.

024681012JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbest timebeach/pool scoretemperaturecloudsprecipitationJul 29 · 6.7

The beach/pool score (filled area), and its constituents: the temperature score (red line), the cloud cover score (blue line), and the precipitation score (green line).

What to pack for Ora-dong, by month

EssentialRecommendedOptional

Month by month, what's worth putting in the bag — from the temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind. Tap a month for a quick packing note.

For a warm-season trip around August (highs near 27°C), the essentials are light clothes, rain gear and sun protection. In the cold season around January (highs near 8°C), pack a warm layer, a heavy coat, rain gear and a windbreaker.

Light clothing
Warm layer
Winter coat
Rain gear
Sun protection
Windbreaker

In August, Ora-dong sees daytime highs around 27°C and nights near 25°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: rain gear and sun protection. About 14 days see rain.

Sea temperature near Ora-dong

Average ocean temperature at the nearest coast, month by month, banded into swim-comfort zones — the other half of the beach question.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 19 km away) is warmest in August at about 27°C and coldest in March near 14°C.

It's comfortable for a long swim from Jun 18 to Nov 4 — about 4.6 months when the water holds above 20°C.

10°15°20°25°30°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcoolrefreshingwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan15Cool
Feb14Bracing
Mar14Bracing
Apr14Bracing
May16Cool
Jun20Cool
Jul24Refreshing
Aug27Warm
Sep25Warm
Oct22Refreshing
Nov19Cool
Dec17Cool

UV index (midday) in Ora-dong by month

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV index through the year, shaded by the WHO exposure levels — how much sun protection each month calls for.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Ora-dong peaks around July 16 at about 10 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 21 at about 3 (moderate).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 10 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highModerateJul 16UV 10Dec 21UV 3
UV index (midday)Level
Jan3Moderate
Feb4Moderate
Mar6High
Apr7High
May8Very high
Jun8Very high
Jul10Very high
Aug8Very high
Sep9Very high
Oct6High
Nov4Moderate
Dec3Moderate

Average hourly UV index in Ora-dong

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Modeled clear-sky UV for every hour of every day — when in the day sun protection actually matters.

The whole year hour by hour: each column is a day, each row an hour, and the color is the modeled clear-sky UV index — the midday peak scaled down as the sun sits lower in the sky. Darker overlays mark night, lighter ones the civil-twilight hours around sunrise and sunset.

UV falls off far faster than brightness as the sun drops, so even in July the burn window is concentrated in the middle of the day: about 8 hours a day reach index 3 (protection recommended), and 5.5 hours reach 6 or more. Mornings and late afternoons stay comparatively gentle year round.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec12 AM2 AM4 AM6 AM8 AM10 AM12 PM2 PM4 PM6 PM8 PM10 PM12 AM
UV ≥ 3 (h/day)UV ≥ 6 (h/day)
Jan00
Feb3.50
Mar5.50
Apr6.53
May84.5
Jun85
Jul85.5
Aug7.54.5
Sep74.5
Oct50
Nov30
Dec00

Air quality in Ora-dong by month

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see which months the air is worst, not just the yearly average.

Air quality in Ora-dong is worst in March — around 30 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.3× the cleanest month (July, 13 µg/m³).

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateMar 2130 µg/m³Jul 2413 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan21Moderate
Feb25Moderate
Mar30Moderate
Apr29Moderate
May23Moderate
Jun18Moderate
Jul13Moderate
Aug13Moderate
Sep14Moderate
Oct15Moderate
Nov18Moderate
Dec16Moderate
Almanac & agriculture

Growing season

Chance of a frost-free day

Ora-dong is mild enough that a frost-free day stays more likely than not even in midwinter.

0%25%50%75%100%JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Frost-free chance (%)Frost nights
Jan960
Feb960
Mar990
Apr1000
May1000
Jun1000
Jul1000
Aug1000
Sep1000
Oct1000
Nov1000
Dec990

Growing degree days

Degree days (base 10°C)

Growing degree days tally heat above 10°C: each day adds however many degrees its average temperature runs over that threshold, and cold days add nothing. Ora-dong banks about 2,328 degree days a year, and the running total — which growers use to time plantings and predict maturity — climbs fastest around August.

01,0002,000JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Growing degree days (°C·days)
Jan0
Feb0
Mar4
Apr91
May210
Jun315
Jul456
Aug502
Sep390
Oct261
Nov99
Dec1

Solar energy

Average daily shortwave solar energy reaching the ground, banded into brightness zones so the number means something at a glance.

Solar energy is how much sunlight actually reaches the ground each day, measured in kilowatt-hours per square metre (kWh/m²) — the combined effect of how long the sun is up, how high it climbs, and how much cloud gets in the way. It's the raw fuel a solar panel has to work with: for scale, 1 kWh/m² a day is dim and wintry, while 7+ is desert-bright.

Ora-dong receives about 4.0 kWh/m² a day of solar energy on average — bright — with a clear seasonal swing between 2.1 and 5.8 kWh/m².

The brighter stretch of the year lasts 6.7 months, from around Mar 8 to Sep 26. The brightest month is May, averaging about 5.7 kWh/m² (bright).

The dimmest month is December, down near 2.1 kWh/m² — roughly 63% less than the May peak.

01234567JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecdimmerbrighterdimmerdimmoderatebrightintenseMay 255.8 kWhDec 162.1 kWh
Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
Jan2.2Moderate
Feb3.1Moderate
Mar4.4Bright
Apr5.3Bright
May5.7Bright
Jun5.1Bright
Jul5.0Bright
Aug4.8Bright
Sep4.2Bright
Oct3.8Moderate
Nov2.7Moderate
Dec2.1Moderate

Where is Ora-dong?

Ora-dong sits at 33.5°N, 126.5°E, 122 m above sea level, in South Korea. The nearest listed city is Seodong, 1.0 km away.

Haenam

Topography around Ora-dong

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Ora-dong has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 264 m around an average of 124 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,922 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,906 m.

The land around Ora-dong is covered by artificial surfaces (50%) and trees (38%) within 3 km, trees (45%) and water (37%) within 16 km, and water (88%) within 80 km.

3 km
264 m
16 km
1,922 m
80 km
1,906 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
Nearby: Seodong 1.0 km · Ara-dong 2.0 km · Ido-dong 3.0 km · Tallang-dong 3.0 km · Jeju 3.0 km · Gaigeturi 18 km · Seogwipo 26 km · Haenam 121 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 Ora-dong (33.4819°, 126.5064°, elevation 122 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).