Taesal-li weather in August

In August, Taesal-li sees average daytime highs of 27°C and overnight lows near 24°C, with 218 mm of rain across 12.4 wet days and about 13.4 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 2nd-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 27°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 34% 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 Taesal-li's 8th-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Taesal-li's year-round climate.

Daytime high
27°
1st warmest
Overnight low
24°
12th coldest
Rainfall
218 mm
12.4 wet days
Daylight
13 h 24 min
5:55 AM – 7:21 PM
Cloud cover
59%
8th clearest
Wind
12 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
4.53 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.3
out of 10

Taesal-li is human settlement in South Korea.

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

Temperature in August

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 27°C through the month.

A typical August day in Taesal-li reaches about 27°C in the afternoon and slips back to 24°C overnight — a 3°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 24°C and 29°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs about 2°C warmer than July and about 3°C warmer than September.

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How August really feels in Taesal-li

Once humidity and wind are folded in, August 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

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

Taesal-li 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 / -2°245.23.99.80.0
Feb / -1°284.21.610.60.0
Mar / 405.70.911.71.1
Apr12° / 726.7012.93.6
May17° / 13°907.2013.95.9
Jun21° / 18°1197.4014.56.8
Jul25° / 22°25613.9014.36.1
Aug27° / 24°21812.4013.46.3
Sep24° / 20°1277.3012.37.3
Oct18° / 15°585.50116.7
Nov12° / 568.30.5103.3
Dec / 317.73.99.50.4

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 34% of the time in August.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 13% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 52%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14852
24852
34951
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64852
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94852
104852
114753
124654
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Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Taesal-li gets around 218 mm of rain over 12.4 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 39% and peaks near 42% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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541
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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 47% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 96% of them.

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Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
10195436
20195238
30195040
40194941
50194843
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701104644
801114544
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2415314914
2516334812
2617344710
271835469
282937448
2921038437
3021239416
3131340395

Wind in August

Winds average 12 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 12 km/h on the calmest days to 13 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
113light breeze
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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 5:43 AM to 6:08 AM, and sunset from 7:38 PM to 7:00 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.95:437:38
213.95:447:37
313.95:447:36
413.85:457:35
513.85:467:34
613.85:477:33
713.75:487:32
813.75:497:31
913.75:507:29
1013.65:507:28
1113.65:517:27
1213.65:527:26
1313.55:537:25
1413.55:547:24
1513.55:557:22
1613.45:557:21
1713.45:567:20
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1913.35:587:17
2013.35:597:16
2113.26:007:15
2213.26:017:13
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2413.16:027:10
2513.16:037:09
2613.16:047:08
2713.06:057:06
2813.06:067:05
2912.96:067:03
3012.96:077:02
3112.96:087:00

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 4.53 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.16 kWh/m² to a high of 5.91 kWh/m² in May across the year — August's 4.53 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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314.4Bright
Planning a trip in August

Hazard calendar for Taesal-li

In seasonPeak

In August, Taesal-li sits inside its pacific typhoon and rainy season season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Taesal-li sits in the Pacific typhoon belt; the season peaks July–October.

Taesal-li's rainy season runs June–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

Is August a good time to visit Taesal-li?

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

6.3
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
6.2
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Taesal-li in August

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

In August, Taesal-li sees daytime highs around 27°C and nights near 24°C. Worth packing: light clothes, rain gear and sun protection. About 12 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Taesal-li in August

The nearest coast averages about 23°C in August — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 18 km away) is warmest in August at about 23°C and coldest in February near 4°C.

It's comfortable for a long swim from Jul 12 to Oct 12 — about 3.1 months when the water holds above 20°C.

0°10°20°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcoolrefreshingwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan6Bracing
Feb4Bracing
Mar5Bracing
Apr8Bracing
May12Bracing
Jun17Cool
Jul21Refreshing
Aug23Refreshing
Sep23Refreshing
Oct20Cool
Nov15Cool
Dec10Bracing

UV index in Taesal-li in August

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in August peaks around 7 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Taesal-li peaks around July 20 at about 7 (very high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. 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 10 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highHighModerateJul 20UV 7Dec 23UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Low
Feb3Moderate
Mar5Moderate
Apr6High
May6High
Jun7High
Jul8Very high
Aug7Very high
Sep7Very high
Oct5High
Nov3Moderate
Dec2Low

Air quality in Taesal-li 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 Taesal-li is worst in March — around 92 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 2.0× the cleanest month (July, 46 µg/m³).

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

0306090120JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorUnhealthyMar 1391 µg/m³Jul 2246 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan83Unhealthy
Feb85Unhealthy
Mar92Unhealthy
Apr75Unhealthy
May62Unhealthy
Jun57Unhealthy
Jul46Poor
Aug47Poor
Sep61Unhealthy
Oct74Unhealthy
Nov79Unhealthy
Dec73Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Taesal-li?

Taesal-li sits at 37.0°N, 126.5°E, 13 m above sea level, in South Korea. The nearest listed city is Tangjin, 18 km away.

Hwaseong-siHongseongYesanAnsanAsanPyeongtaek

Topography around Taesal-li

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Taesal-li has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 178 m around an average of 18 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 292 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 769 m.

The land around Taesal-li is covered by cropland (43%) and trees (29%) within 3 km, water (45%), trees (24%) and cropland (21%) within 16 km, and water (52%) and trees (24%) within 80 km.

3 km
178 m
16 km
292 m
80 km
769 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
August weather nearby: Tangjin 18 km · Seosan 21 km · Hwaseong-si 41 km · Hongseong 45 km · Yesan 48 km · Ansan 51 km · Asan 53 km · Pyeongtaek 56 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 Taesal-li (36.9714°, 126.4542°, elevation 13 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).