Sangju weather in May

In May, Sangju sees average daytime highs of 24°C and overnight lows near 12°C, with 93 mm of rain across 7.8 wet days and about 13.9 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 5th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 22°C in the first days to 26°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 36% of the time in May, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 13 h 30 min at the start of May to 14 h 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Sangju's 8th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Sangju's year-round climate.

Daytime high
24°
5th warmest
Overnight low
12°
8th coldest
Rainfall
93 mm
7.8 wet days
Daylight
13 h 54 min
5:26 AM – 7:22 PM
Cloud cover
56%
8th clearest
Wind
9 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
5.83 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.2
out of 10

Sangju is city in South Korea.

Density
81/km²
people per km²

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

Temperature in May

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 22°C in the first days to 26°C by the end.

A typical May day in Sangju reaches about 24°C in the afternoon and slips back to 12°C overnight — a 12°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 19°C and 28°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 5°C warmer than April and about 3°C cooler than June.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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22210
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42210
52310
62311
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312615

How May really feels in Sangju

Once humidity and wind are folded in, May averages 0 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
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

May sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

Sangju weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 5th-warmest and 5th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -5°213.92.39.80.0
Feb / -3°293.91.610.60.8
Mar12° / 536.91.611.73.6
Apr19° / 807.40.112.96.4
May24° / 12°937.8013.97.2
Jun27° / 18°1218.4014.46.4
Jul29° / 22°23814.9014.24.7
Aug29° / 22°21214.5013.44.7
Sep25° / 16°1479.1012.26.8
Oct20° / 554.6011.17.3
Nov13° / 375.30.310.14.0
Dec / -3°224.11.49.60.5

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 36% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 14% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 50%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15050
25050
34951
44951
54951
64852
74852
84852
94852
104753
114852
124852
134951
144951
154951
165050
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185149
195248
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265248
275248
285149
295050
305050
314852

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Sangju gets around 93 mm of rain over 7.8 wet days in May. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 26% and peaks near 28% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%40%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
127
227
327
428
528
628
728
828
928
1028
1128
1228
1328
1428
1527
1627
1727
1826
1926
2025
2125
2224
2324
2423
2523
2622
2722
2821
2921
3020
3120

Humidity in May

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of May feels dry — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, May lands in the dry band about 81% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
19172
29082
39082
48992
58992
688102
788102
888102
987112
1087112
1187112
1287112
1387112
1486122
1586122
1685132
1783143
1883143
1982153
2081163
2179174
2278184
2377194
2475205
2574215
2672226
2770237
2867258
2965269
30632710
31612910

Wind in May

Winds average 9 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 8 km/h on the calmest days to 10 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
110calm
210calm
310calm
410calm
510calm
69calm
79calm
89calm
99calm
109calm
119calm
129calm
139calm
149calm
159calm
169calm
179calm
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248calm
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268calm
278calm
288calm
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308calm
318calm

Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 h 30 min at the start of May to 14 h 18 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 48 minutes over May. Sunrise moves from 5:41 AM to 5:16 AM, and sunset from 7:09 PM to 7:33 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.55:417:09
213.55:397:09
313.55:387:10
413.65:377:11
513.65:367:12
613.65:357:13
713.75:347:14
813.75:337:15
913.75:327:16
1013.85:317:16
1113.85:307:17
1213.85:297:18
1313.85:287:19
1413.95:277:20
1513.95:277:21
1613.95:267:22
1714.05:257:22
1814.05:247:23
1914.05:237:24
2014.05:237:25
2114.15:227:26
2214.15:217:26
2314.15:217:27
2414.15:207:28
2514.25:197:29
2614.25:197:29
2714.25:187:30
2814.25:187:31
2914.25:177:32
3014.35:177:32
3114.35:167:33

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 5.83 kWh/m² — the sunniest month for solar.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.44 kWh/m² to a high of 5.83 kWh/m² in May across the year — May's 5.83 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.6Bright
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35.6Bright
45.7Bright
55.7Bright
65.7Bright
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95.7Bright
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185.8Bright
195.9Bright
205.9Bright
215.9Bright
225.9Bright
236.0Bright
246.0Bright
256.0Intense
266.0Intense
276.0Intense
286.0Intense
296.0Intense
306.0Intense
316.0Intense
Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Sangju

In seasonPeak

None of Sangju's seasonal hazards are active in May. The full-year calendar below shows when the rainy season, cyclone risk and dust haze do peak.

Sangju'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 May a good time to visit Sangju?

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

7.2
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
6.0
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

May is one of the better times to visit Sangju for general sightseeing.

What to pack for Sangju in May

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

In May, Sangju sees daytime highs around 24°C and nights near 12°C. Worth packing: light clothes and sun protection. About 8 days see rain.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Sangju in May

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in May 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 Sangju peaks around August 15 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 9 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highModerateAug 15UV 9Dec 23UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Moderate
Feb3Moderate
Mar5Moderate
Apr6High
May8Very high
Jun8Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug9Very high
Sep8Very high
Oct5High
Nov3Moderate
Dec2Low

Air quality in Sangju in May

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where May falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Sangju is worst in March — around 51 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 1.9× the cleanest month (August, 28 µg/m³).

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecPoorModeratePoorMar 1750 µg/m³Aug 1528 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan42Poor
Feb45Poor
Mar51Poor
Apr45Poor
May40Poor
Jun37Poor
Jul29Moderate
Aug28Moderate
Sep29Moderate
Oct35Poor
Nov40Poor
Dec38Poor
Location & terrain

Where is Sangju?

Sangju sits at 36.4°N, 128.2°E, 61 m above sea level, in South Korea. The nearest listed city is Mungyeong, 20 km away.

GumiYecheonKunwiYeongdongWaegwan

Topography around Sangju

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Sangju has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 337 m around an average of 92 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 764 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,573 m.

The land around Sangju is covered by trees (36%), cropland (35%) and artificial surfaces (24%) within 3 km, trees (62%) and cropland (27%) within 16 km, and trees (77%) within 80 km.

3 km
337 m
16 km
764 m
80 km
1,573 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
May weather nearby: Mungyeong 20 km · Jenzan 23 km · Gimcheon 33 km · Gumi 37 km · Yecheon 38 km · Kunwi 42 km · Yeongdong 44 km · Waegwan 52 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 Sangju (36.4153°, 128.1606°, elevation 61 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).