Sejong weather in January

In January, Sejong sees average daytime highs of 4°C and overnight lows near -5°C, with 22 mm of precipitation across 4.3 wet days and about 9.8 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 12th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 4°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 31% of the time in January, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 9 h 30 min at the start of January to 10 h 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Sejong's 8th-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Sejong's year-round climate.

Daytime high
12th warmest
Overnight low
-5°
1st coldest
Precipitation
22 mm
4.3 wet days
Daylight
9 h 48 min
7:47 AM – 5:33 PM
Cloud cover
57%
8th clearest
Wind
9 km/h
5th windiest
Solar energy
2.62 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

Temperature in January

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 4°C through the month.

A typical January day in Sejong reaches about 4°C in the afternoon and slips back to -5°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between -2°C and 8°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs about 2°C cooler than December and about 3°C cooler than February.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
14-4
24-4
34-4
44-4
54-4
64-5
74-5
84-5
94-5
103-5
113-5
123-5
133-5
143-5
153-5
163-5
173-5
183-5
193-5
203-5
213-5
223-5
233-5
244-5
254-5
264-5
274-5
284-5
294-5
304-5
314-5

How January really feels in Sejong

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.

Sejong 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 / -5°224.32.29.80.0
Feb / -3°304.31.510.60.7
Mar12° / 496.71.111.73.6
Apr19° / 797.4012.96.5
May24° / 13°867.5013.97.2
Jun28° / 18°1228.5014.56.1
Jul29° / 22°25616.1014.24.5
Aug30° / 22°22615013.44.4
Sep26° / 17°1438.5012.26.8
Oct20° / 10°584.8011.17.4
Nov13° / 435.90.2104.0
Dec / -3°234.51.49.50.5

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 31% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 21% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 49%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15545
25545
35446
45446
55347
65347
75248
85149
95149
104951
114951
124852
134852
144852
154852
164852
174852
184852
194852
205050
215050
225050
235050
245149
255248
265347
275446
285545
295446
305545
315644

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitationSnow

Sejong gets around 22 mm of rain and snow over 4.3 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 14% and peaks near 16% on the wettest days, and about 2 days bring snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1137
2127
3127
4127
5127
6127
7126
8126
9126
10126
11126
12136
13136
14136
15146
16147
17157
18157
19157
20167
21167
22167
23168
24168
25168
26158
27158
28157
29147
30147
31147

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 9 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 9 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
19calm
29calm
39calm
49calm
59calm
69calm
79calm
89calm
99calm
109calm
119calm
129calm
139calm
149calm
159calm
169calm
179calm
189calm
199calm
209calm
219calm
229calm
239calm
249calm
259calm
269calm
2710calm
2810calm
2910calm
3010calm
3110calm

Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 9 h 30 min at the start of January to 10 h 06 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 36 minutes over January. Sunrise moves from 7:48 AM to 7:40 AM, and sunset from 5:20 PM to 5:48 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
19.57:485:20
29.57:485:21
39.67:485:22
49.67:485:22
59.67:485:23
69.67:485:24
79.67:485:25
89.67:485:26
99.67:485:26
109.67:485:27
119.77:485:28
129.77:485:29
139.77:485:30
149.77:485:31
159.77:485:32
169.87:475:33
179.87:475:34
189.87:475:35
199.87:475:36
209.87:465:37
219.97:465:38
229.97:455:39
239.97:455:40
249.97:445:41
2510.07:445:42
2610.07:435:43
2710.07:435:44
2810.07:425:45
2910.17:425:46
3010.17:415:47
3110.17:405:48

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 2.62 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.3 kWh/m² to a high of 5.89 kWh/m² in May across the year — January's 2.62 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
12.4Moderate
22.4Moderate
32.4Moderate
42.4Moderate
52.4Moderate
62.4Moderate
72.5Moderate
82.5Moderate
92.5Moderate
102.5Moderate
112.5Moderate
122.5Moderate
132.5Moderate
142.5Moderate
152.5Moderate
162.6Moderate
172.6Moderate
182.6Moderate
192.6Moderate
202.7Moderate
212.7Moderate
222.8Moderate
232.8Moderate
242.8Moderate
252.9Moderate
262.9Moderate
272.9Moderate
283.0Moderate
293.0Moderate
303.0Moderate
313.1Moderate
Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Sejong

In seasonPeak

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

Sejong'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 January a good time to visit Sejong?

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

0.0
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 Sejong.

What to pack for Sejong in January

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

In January, Sejong sees daytime highs around 4°C and nights near -5°C. Pack a warm layer and a heavy coat. About 4 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coat

UV index in Sejong 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 Sejong peaks around August 14 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 highHighModerateAug 14UV 8Dec 23UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Moderate
Feb3Moderate
Mar5Moderate
Apr6High
May7High
Jun7Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug8Very high
Sep8Very high
Oct5High
Nov3Moderate
Dec2Low

Air quality in Sejong 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 Sejong is worst in March — around 80 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 1.8× the cleanest month (July, 45 µg/m³).

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

0306090JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorUnhealthyMar 1479 µg/m³Jul 2345 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan69Unhealthy
Feb72Unhealthy
Mar80Unhealthy
Apr65Unhealthy
May58Unhealthy
Jun54Poor
Jul45Poor
Aug45Poor
Sep56Unhealthy
Oct67Unhealthy
Nov72Unhealthy
Dec65Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Sejong?

Sejong sits at 36.6°N, 127.3°E, 49 m above sea level, in South Korea. The nearest listed city is Cheongju-si, 18 km away.

Seonghwan

Topography around Sejong

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Sejong has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 148 m around an average of 39 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 445 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,213 m.

The land around Sejong is covered by cropland (43%), artificial surfaces (28%) and trees (21%) within 3 km, trees (54%) and cropland (22%) within 16 km, and trees (62%) and cropland (23%) within 80 km.

3 km
148 m
16 km
445 m
80 km
1,213 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
January weather nearby: Cheongju-si 18 km · Gongju 21 km · Cheonan 27 km · Daejeon 28 km · Chinch'ŏn 32 km · Asan 33 km · Jungpyong 34 km · Seonghwan 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 Sejong (36.5924°, 127.2922°, elevation 49 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).