Pubal weather in August

In August, Pubal sees average daytime highs of 29°C and overnight lows near 22°C, with 252 mm of rain across 15.3 wet days and about 13.4 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 2nd-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 30°C in the first days to 28°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 23% of the time in August, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 13 h 54 min at the start of August to 12 h 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Pubal's 11th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Pubal's year-round climate.

Daytime high
29°
1st warmest
Overnight low
22°
12th coldest
Rainfall
252 mm
15.3 wet days
Daylight
13 h 24 min
5:51 AM – 7:17 PM
Cloud cover
66%
11th clearest
Wind
7 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
4.23 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.8
out of 10

Temperature in August

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs ease over the month, from about 30°C in the first days to 28°C by the end.

A typical August day in Pubal reaches about 29°C in the afternoon and slips back to 22°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 25°C and 33°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)
13023
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How August really feels in Pubal

Once humidity and wind are folded in, August averages 15 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
15
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.

Pubal 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°224.42.79.70.0
Feb / -4°294.41.810.60.4
Mar11° / 466.61.511.73.0
Apr18° / 817.60.112.96.1
May23° / 12°997.80147.2
Jun27° / 17°1278.5014.56.5
Jul29° / 21°30716.9014.34.7
Aug29° / 22°25215.3013.44.8
Sep25° / 16°1308.1012.37.0
Oct20° / 595.60117.0
Nov12° / 487.20.5103.3
Dec / -4°255.12.19.50.1

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 23% of the time in August.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 16% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 61%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13961
24060
34060
44060
54159
64159
74159
84159
94060
104060
114159
124159
133961
143961
153961
163961
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193763
203763
213763
223664
233763
243862
253862
263862
273961
283961
294060
304060
314060

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Pubal gets around 252 mm of rain over 15.3 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 49% and peaks near 53% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
153
252
352
451
551
651
751
850
950
1049
1149
1249
1349
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1549
1649
1749
1849
1949
2049
2149
2248
2348
2448
2547
2647
2746
2845
2944
3043
3142

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 86% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
1002186614
2002186614
3002186614
4002186614
5003196414
6003196414
7003206314
8003216214
9004226113
10014235913
11014255812
12015265711
13015285511
14016295410
1501731529
1602733508
1702834488
1802935467
19021037447
20031138426
21031338405
22041439395
23041539374
24051739354
25061939333
26062039313
27072239302
28182438282
29192537262
301102736242
311112935221

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

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
18calm
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127calm
137calm
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317calm

Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 h 54 min at the start of August to 12 h 54 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 5:38 AM to 6:04 AM, and sunset from 7:34 PM to 6:56 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.95:387:34
213.95:397:33
313.95:407:32
413.85:407:31
513.85:417:30
613.85:427:29
713.85:437:28
813.75:447:27
913.75:457:26
1013.75:467:25
1113.65:467:24
1213.65:477:22
1313.55:487:21
1413.55:497:20
1513.55:507:19
1613.45:517:17
1713.45:527:16
1813.45:527:15
1913.35:537:13
2013.35:547:12
2113.35:557:11
2213.25:567:09
2313.25:577:08
2413.15:587:07
2513.15:597:05
2613.15:597:04
2713.06:007:02
2813.06:017:01
2913.06:026:59
3012.96:036:58
3112.96:046:56

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 4.23 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.36 kWh/m² to a high of 5.78 kWh/m² in May across the year — August's 4.23 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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144.3Bright
154.3Bright
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204.2Bright
214.2Bright
224.1Bright
234.1Bright
244.1Bright
254.1Bright
264.1Bright
274.1Bright
284.1Bright
294.1Bright
304.1Bright
314.1Bright
Planning a trip in August

Hazard calendar for Pubal

In seasonPeak

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

Pubal's rainy season runs July–August, 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 Pubal?

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

4.8
Sightseeing
6th-best month of the year
6.0
Beach & pool
3rd-best month of the year

August is a reasonable time to visit Pubal for sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Pubal in August

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

In August, Pubal sees daytime highs around 29°C and nights near 22°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. About 15 days see rain.

light clothesrain gear

UV index in Pubal in August

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in August peaks around 9 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Pubal peaks around August 14 at about 9 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 23 at about 2 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 9 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highHighModerateAug 14UV 9Dec 23UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Low
Feb3Moderate
Mar4Moderate
Apr6High
May7High
Jun7Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug9Very high
Sep7Very high
Oct5High
Nov3Moderate
Dec2Low

Air quality in Pubal 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 Pubal is worst in March — around 123 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

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

0306090120150JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyMar 16121 µg/m³Aug 978 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan106Unhealthy
Feb108Unhealthy
Mar123Unhealthy
Apr104Unhealthy
May96Unhealthy
Jun91Unhealthy
Jul79Unhealthy
Aug78Unhealthy
Sep97Unhealthy
Oct115Unhealthy
Nov118Unhealthy
Dec100Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Pubal?

Pubal sits at 37.3°N, 127.5°E, 55 m above sea level, in South Korea. The nearest listed city is Icheon-si, 6.0 km away.

Seongnam-siAnseongHanamWŏnju

Topography around Pubal

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Pubal has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 150 m around an average of 58 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 592 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,443 m.

The land around Pubal is covered by cropland (49%), trees (21%) and artificial surfaces (21%) within 3 km, trees (46%) and cropland (30%) within 16 km, and trees (67%) within 80 km.

3 km
150 m
16 km
592 m
80 km
1,443 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
August weather nearby: Icheon-si 6.0 km · Yeoju 11 km · Yangp'yŏng 22 km · Gwangju 26 km · Seongnam-si 37 km · Anseong 38 km · Hanam 38 km · Wŏnju 39 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 Pubal (37.2917°, 127.5078°, elevation 55 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).