Waegwan weather in February

In February, Waegwan sees average daytime highs of 8°C and overnight lows near -2°C, with 29 mm of precipitation across 3.9 wet days and about 10.6 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-warmest and 10th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 6°C in the first days to 10°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 46% of the time in February, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 10 h 12 min at the start of February to 11 h 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, February is Waegwan's 5th-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Waegwan's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 8°; 10th warmest
Overnight low: -2°; 2nd coldest
Precipitation: 29 mm; 3.9 wet days
Daylight: 10 h 36 min; 7:22 AM – 6:00 PM
Cloud cover: 47%; 5th clearest
Wind: 9 km/h; 2nd windiest
Solar energy: 3.72 kWh/m²
Travel score: 1.3; out of 10

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Temperature in February

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 6°C in the first days to 10°C by the end.

A typical February day in Waegwan reaches about 8°C in the afternoon and slips back to -2°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 3°C and 13°C. Set against its neighbours, February runs about 3°C warmer than January and about 6°C cooler than March.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28
Avg high (°C)	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	7	7	7	7	7	7	8	8	8	8	8	9	9	9	9	9	9	10	10	10
Avg low (°C)	-4	-4	-4	-4	-4	-3	-3	-3	-3	-3	-3	-3	-3	-2	-2	-2	-2	-2	-2	-2	-2	-1	-1	-1	-1	-1	-1	-1

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	6	-4
2	6	-4
3	6	-4
4	6	-4
5	6	-4
6	6	-3
7	6	-3
8	6	-3
9	7	-3
10	7	-3
11	7	-3
12	7	-3
13	7	-3
14	7	-2
15	8	-2
16	8	-2
17	8	-2
18	8	-2
19	8	-2
20	9	-2
21	9	-2
22	9	-1
23	9	-1
24	9	-1
25	9	-1
26	10	-1
27	10	-1
28	10	-1

How February really feels in Waegwan

Once humidity and wind are folded in, February averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 28 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C

heat index over the day's high

Days feeling ≤ 0°C

wind chill below the day's low

The story in February is cold — wind chill drags the overnight "feels like" below the raw low.

Waegwan weather by month

How February compares with the rest of the year at a glance. February is the 10th-warmest and 10th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Snow days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	5° / -4°	22	3.5	1.4	9.8	0.0
Feb	8° / -2°	29	3.9	1	10.6	1.3
Mar	13° / 2°	56	6.5	1.1	11.7	4.1
Apr	20° / 7°	78	7.1	0.1	12.9	6.6
May	25° / 13°	89	7.5	0	13.9	7.2
Jun	28° / 18°	127	8.8	0	14.4	6.1
Jul	30° / 22°	214	14	0	14.2	4.6
Aug	30° / 22°	198	13.9	0	13.4	4.4
Sep	26° / 17°	142	9.1	0	12.2	6.7
Oct	21° / 10°	57	4.1	0	11.1	7.5
Nov	14° / 3°	35	4.6	0.1	10.1	4.6
Dec	7° / -2°	21	3.5	0.8	9.6	1.0

Cloud cover in February

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 46% of the time in February.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 15% of February, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 39%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28
Clearer (%)	69	67	67	67	66	66	65	64	64	63	63	62	62	61	61	60	59	59	58	57	57	56	56	56	55	54	54	54
Cloudier (%)	31	33	33	33	34	34	35	36	36	37	37	38	38	39	39	40	41	41	42	43	43	44	44	44	45	46	46	46

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	69	31
2	67	33
3	67	33
4	67	33
5	66	34
6	66	34
7	65	35
8	64	36
9	64	36
10	63	37
11	63	37
12	62	38
13	62	38
14	61	39
15	61	39
16	60	40
17	59	41
18	59	41
19	58	42
20	57	43
21	57	43
22	56	44
23	56	44
24	56	44
25	55	45
26	54	46
27	54	46
28	54	46

Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitationSnow

Waegwan gets around 29 mm of rain and snow over 3.9 wet days in February. 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 20% on the wettest days, and about 1 day brings snow. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28
Rain chance (%)	10	10	10	11	11	11	12	12	12	13	13	14	14	14	15	15	15	15	15	16	16	17	17	18	18	19	20	20
Snow chance (%)	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	10	5
2	10	5
3	10	5
4	11	4
5	11	4
6	11	4
7	12	4
8	12	4
9	12	4
10	13	4
11	13	4
12	14	4
13	14	4
14	14	4
15	15	4
16	15	4
17	15	3
18	15	3
19	15	3
20	16	3
21	16	3
22	17	3
23	17	3
24	18	3
25	18	3
26	19	4
27	20	4
28	20	4

Humidity in February

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, February lands in the dry band about 100% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28
Dry (%)	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100

Wind in February

Winds average 9 km/h in February.

Across February, 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.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28
Wind speed (km/h)	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9
Feels	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm

	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	10	calm
2	10	calm
3	10	calm
4	10	calm
5	10	calm
6	10	calm
7	10	calm
8	10	calm
9	10	calm
10	10	calm
11	10	calm
12	10	calm
13	10	calm
14	10	calm
15	10	calm
16	9	calm
17	9	calm
18	9	calm
19	9	calm
20	9	calm
21	9	calm
22	9	calm
23	9	calm
24	9	calm
25	9	calm
26	9	calm
27	9	calm
28	9	calm

Sunrise & sunset in February

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 10 h 12 min at the start of February to 11 h 06 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 54 minutes over February. Sunrise moves from 7:34 AM to 7:07 AM, and sunset from 5:46 PM to 6:13 PM.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28
Daylight (h)	10.2	10.2	10.3	10.3	10.3	10.3	10.4	10.4	10.4	10.5	10.5	10.5	10.6	10.6	10.6	10.7	10.7	10.7	10.8	10.8	10.9	10.9	10.9	11.0	11.0	11.0	11.1	11.1
Sunrise (AM)	7:34	7:33	7:33	7:32	7:31	7:30	7:29	7:28	7:28	7:27	7:26	7:25	7:24	7:23	7:22	7:21	7:20	7:19	7:17	7:16	7:15	7:14	7:13	7:12	7:10	7:09	7:08	7:07
Sunset (PM)	5:46	5:47	5:48	5:49	5:50	5:51	5:52	5:53	5:54	5:55	5:56	5:57	5:58	5:59	6:00	6:01	6:02	6:03	6:04	6:05	6:06	6:07	6:08	6:09	6:10	6:11	6:12	6:13

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	10.2	7:34	5:46
2	10.2	7:33	5:47
3	10.3	7:33	5:48
4	10.3	7:32	5:49
5	10.3	7:31	5:50
6	10.3	7:30	5:51
7	10.4	7:29	5:52
8	10.4	7:28	5:53
9	10.4	7:28	5:54
10	10.5	7:27	5:55
11	10.5	7:26	5:56
12	10.5	7:25	5:57
13	10.6	7:24	5:58
14	10.6	7:23	5:59
15	10.6	7:22	6:00
16	10.7	7:21	6:01
17	10.7	7:20	6:02
18	10.7	7:19	6:03
19	10.8	7:17	6:04
20	10.8	7:16	6:05
21	10.9	7:15	6:06
22	10.9	7:14	6:07
23	10.9	7:13	6:08
24	11.0	7:12	6:09
25	11.0	7:10	6:10
26	11.0	7:09	6:11
27	11.1	7:08	6:12
28	11.1	7:07	6:13

Solar energy in February

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in February, about 3.72 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.55 kWh/m² to a high of 5.83 kWh/m² in May across the year — February's 3.72 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	3.3	3.4	3.4	3.4	3.5	3.5	3.5	3.5	3.6	3.6	3.6	3.6	3.7	3.7	3.7	3.8	3.8	3.8	3.8	3.9	3.9	3.9	3.9	4.0	4.0	4.0	4.0	4.1
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Bright	Bright	Bright

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	3.3	Moderate
2	3.4	Moderate
3	3.4	Moderate
4	3.4	Moderate
5	3.5	Moderate
6	3.5	Moderate
7	3.5	Moderate
8	3.5	Moderate
9	3.6	Moderate
10	3.6	Moderate
11	3.6	Moderate
12	3.6	Moderate
13	3.7	Moderate
14	3.7	Moderate
15	3.7	Moderate
16	3.8	Moderate
17	3.8	Moderate
18	3.8	Moderate
19	3.8	Moderate
20	3.9	Moderate
21	3.9	Moderate
22	3.9	Moderate
23	3.9	Moderate
24	4.0	Moderate
25	4.0	Moderate
26	4.0	Bright
27	4.0	Bright
28	4.1	Bright

Planning a trip in February

Hazard calendar for Waegwan

In seasonPeak

In February, Waegwan sits inside its pacific typhoon season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Waegwan sits in the Pacific typhoon belt; the season peaks July–October.

Waegwan'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 February a good time to visit Waegwan?

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

1.3

Sightseeing

10th-best month of the year

0.0

Beach & pool

10th-best month of the year

February is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Waegwan.

What to pack for Waegwan in February

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

In February, Waegwan sees daytime highs around 8°C and nights near -2°C. Pack a warm layer. Worth having: a heavy coat. About 4 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coat

UV index in Waegwan in February

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in February peaks around 3 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Waegwan peaks around August 15 at about 9 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 1 at about 2 (moderate).

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

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	2	3	5	6	8	7	8	9	8	5	3	2
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	High	Very high	Very high	Very high	Very high	Very high	High	Moderate	Moderate

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	2	Moderate
Feb	3	Moderate
Mar	5	Moderate
Apr	6	High
May	8	Very high
Jun	7	Very high
Jul	8	Very high
Aug	9	Very high
Sep	8	Very high
Oct	5	High
Nov	3	Moderate
Dec	2	Moderate

Air quality in Waegwan in February

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

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

Air quality in Waegwan is worst in March — around 63 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 1.8× the cleanest month (August, 35 µg/m³).

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

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
PM2.5 (µg/m³)	49	54	63	55	48	44	35	35	41	48	53	46
Level	Poor	Poor	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Poor	Poor	Moderate	Moderate	Poor	Poor	Poor	Poor

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	49	Poor
Feb	54	Poor
Mar	63	Unhealthy
Apr	55	Unhealthy
May	48	Poor
Jun	44	Poor
Jul	35	Moderate
Aug	35	Moderate
Sep	41	Poor
Oct	48	Poor
Nov	53	Poor
Dec	46	Poor

Location & terrain

Where is Waegwan?

Waegwan sits at 36.0°N, 128.4°E, 33 m above sea level, in South Korea. The nearest listed city is Gumi, 15 km away.

Topography around Waegwan

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Waegwan has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 288 m around an average of 65 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 953 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,581 m.

The land around Waegwan is covered by trees (39%) and artificial surfaces (26%) within 3 km, trees (62%) within 16 km, and trees (77%) within 80 km.

3 km

288 m

trees 39%

16 km

953 m

trees 62%

80 km

1,581 m

trees 77%

treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater

← January Waegwan year-round climate March →Best places to visit in February

February weather nearby: Gumi 15 km · Daegu 22 km · Hwawŏn 23 km · Gimcheon 29 km · Jenzan 29 km · Kunwi 31 km · Gyeongsan-si 36 km · Hayang 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

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 Waegwan (35.9925°, 128.3979°, elevation 33 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). 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).

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	6	-4
2	6	-4
3	6	-4
4	6	-4
5	6	-4
6	6	-3
7	6	-3
8	6	-3
9	7	-3
10	7	-3
11	7	-3
12	7	-3
13	7	-3
14	7	-2
15	8	-2
16	8	-2
17	8	-2
18	8	-2
19	8	-2
20	9	-2
21	9	-2
22	9	-1
23	9	-1
24	9	-1
25	9	-1
26	10	-1
27	10	-1
28	10	-1

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	69	31
2	67	33
3	67	33
4	67	33
5	66	34
6	66	34
7	65	35
8	64	36
9	64	36
10	63	37
11	63	37
12	62	38
13	62	38
14	61	39
15	61	39
16	60	40
17	59	41
18	59	41
19	58	42
20	57	43
21	57	43
22	56	44
23	56	44
24	56	44
25	55	45
26	54	46
27	54	46
28	54	46

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	10	5
2	10	5
3	10	5
4	11	4
5	11	4
6	11	4
7	12	4
8	12	4
9	12	4
10	13	4
11	13	4
12	14	4
13	14	4
14	14	4
15	15	4
16	15	4
17	15	3
18	15	3
19	15	3
20	16	3
21	16	3
22	17	3
23	17	3
24	18	3
25	18	3
26	19	4
27	20	4
28	20	4

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	6	-4
2	6	-4
3	6	-4
4	6	-4
5	6	-4
6	6	-3
7	6	-3
8	6	-3
9	7	-3
10	7	-3
11	7	-3
12	7	-3
13	7	-3
14	7	-2
15	8	-2
16	8	-2
17	8	-2
18	8	-2
19	8	-2
20	9	-2
21	9	-2
22	9	-1
23	9	-1
24	9	-1
25	9	-1
26	10	-1
27	10	-1
28	10	-1

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	69	31
2	67	33
3	67	33
4	67	33
5	66	34
6	66	34
7	65	35
8	64	36
9	64	36
10	63	37
11	63	37
12	62	38
13	62	38
14	61	39
15	61	39
16	60	40
17	59	41
18	59	41
19	58	42
20	57	43
21	57	43
22	56	44
23	56	44
24	56	44
25	55	45
26	54	46
27	54	46
28	54	46

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	10	5
2	10	5
3	10	5
4	11	4
5	11	4
6	11	4
7	12	4
8	12	4
9	12	4
10	13	4
11	13	4
12	14	4
13	14	4
14	14	4
15	15	4
16	15	4
17	15	3
18	15	3
19	15	3
20	16	3
21	16	3
22	17	3
23	17	3
24	18	3
25	18	3
26	19	4
27	20	4
28	20	4

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	6	-4
2	6	-4
3	6	-4
4	6	-4
5	6	-4
6	6	-3
7	6	-3
8	6	-3
9	7	-3
10	7	-3
11	7	-3
12	7	-3
13	7	-3
14	7	-2
15	8	-2
16	8	-2
17	8	-2
18	8	-2
19	8	-2
20	9	-2
21	9	-2
22	9	-1
23	9	-1
24	9	-1
25	9	-1
26	10	-1
27	10	-1
28	10	-1

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	69	31
2	67	33
3	67	33
4	67	33
5	66	34
6	66	34
7	65	35
8	64	36
9	64	36
10	63	37
11	63	37
12	62	38
13	62	38
14	61	39
15	61	39
16	60	40
17	59	41
18	59	41
19	58	42
20	57	43
21	57	43
22	56	44
23	56	44
24	56	44
25	55	45
26	54	46
27	54	46
28	54	46

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	10	5
2	10	5
3	10	5
4	11	4
5	11	4
6	11	4
7	12	4
8	12	4
9	12	4
10	13	4
11	13	4
12	14	4
13	14	4
14	14	4
15	15	4
16	15	4
17	15	3
18	15	3
19	15	3
20	16	3
21	16	3
22	17	3
23	17	3
24	18	3
25	18	3
26	19	4
27	20	4
28	20	4

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100