Yangp'yŏng weather in May

In May, Yangp'yŏng sees average daytime highs of 23°C and overnight lows near 12°C, with 103 mm of rain across 8.7 wet days and about 14 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 5th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 21°C in the first days to 25°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 38% 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 24 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Yangp'yŏng's 8th-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Yangp'yŏng's year-round climate.

Daytime high
23°
5th warmest
Overnight low
12°
8th coldest
Rainfall
103 mm
8.7 wet days
Daylight
14 hours
5:26 AM – 7:27 PM
Cloud cover
55%
8th clearest
Wind
8 km/h
5th windiest
Solar energy
5.74 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.0
out of 10

Yangp'yŏng is human settlement in South Korea.

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 21°C in the first days to 25°C by the end.

A typical May day in Yangp'yŏng reaches about 23°C in the afternoon and slips back to 12°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 18°C and 27°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 5°C warmer than April and about 4°C cooler than June.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1219
2219
3219
42110
52110
62110
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How May really feels in Yangp'yŏng

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.

Yangp'yŏng 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 / -7°223.82.89.70.0
Feb / -5°284.32.110.60.3
Mar11° / 456.61.911.72.8
Apr17° / 817.90.112.95.8
May23° / 12°1038.70147.0
Jun26° / 17°1319.3014.56.5
Jul28° / 21°32917.2014.34.9
Aug29° / 21°26615.5013.44.9
Sep25° / 16°1368.6012.36.9
Oct19° / 585.40116.9
Nov11° / 497.10.6103.1
Dec / -5°2652.49.50.1

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 38% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 12% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 50%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15347
25347
35248
45248
55149
65149
75050
85050
94951
104951
114951
124951
134951
144951
154951
164951
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184951
194951
205050
215050
225149
235149
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255248
265248
275149
285149
295050
304951
314951

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Yangp'yŏng gets around 103 mm of rain over 8.7 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 28% and peaks near 30% on the wettest days.

0%10%20%30%40%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
128
228
328
428
528
628
729
829
929
1029
1130
1230
1330
1430
1530
1630
1730
1830
1929
2029
2129
2228
2328
2427
2526
2626
2725
2824
2924
3023
3123

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 75% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
191720
290820
390820
489920
589920
6881020
7881020
8871120
9871120
10871120
11861220
12851320
13851320
14841420
15821620
16801730
17791830
18762040
19752140
20722350
21712450
22682660
23662770
24642970
25613180
26593290
275634100
285335120
295136130
304837150
314538171

Wind in May

Winds average 8 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 7 km/h on the calmest days to 9 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
19calm
29calm
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59calm
69calm
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108calm
118calm
128calm
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317calm

Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 h 30 min at the start of May to 14 h 24 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 54 minutes over May. Sunrise moves from 5:41 AM to 5:16 AM, and sunset from 7:13 PM to 7:39 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.55:417:13
213.65:407:14
313.65:397:15
413.65:387:16
513.75:377:17
613.75:367:18
713.75:357:19
813.85:347:19
913.85:337:20
1013.85:327:21
1113.95:317:22
1213.95:307:23
1313.95:297:24
1414.05:287:25
1514.05:277:26
1614.05:267:27
1714.05:257:27
1814.15:247:28
1914.15:247:29
2014.15:237:30
2114.15:227:31
2214.25:217:32
2314.25:217:32
2414.25:207:33
2514.25:197:34
2614.35:197:35
2714.35:187:36
2814.35:187:36
2914.35:177:37
3014.45:177:38
3114.45:167:39

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 5.74 kWh/m² — the sunniest month for solar.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.36 kWh/m² to a high of 5.74 kWh/m² in May across the year — May's 5.74 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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245.9Bright
255.9Bright
265.9Bright
275.9Bright
286.0Bright
296.0Bright
306.0Bright
316.0Bright
Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Yangp'yŏng

In seasonPeak

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

Yangp'yŏng sits in the Pacific typhoon belt; the season peaks July–October.

Yangp'yŏng's rainy season runs July–August, 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 May a good time to visit Yangp'yŏng?

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

7.0
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
5.2
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

May is one of the better times to visit Yangp'yŏng for general sightseeing.

What to pack for Yangp'yŏng in May

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

In May, Yangp'yŏng sees daytime highs around 23°C and nights near 12°C. Worth packing: light clothes, rain gear and sun protection. About 9 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Yangp'yŏng in May

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in May peaks around 6 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Yangp'yŏng peaks around August 15 at about 8 (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 15UV 8Dec 23UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Low
Feb3Moderate
Mar4Moderate
Apr6High
May6High
Jun7Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug9Very high
Sep8Very high
Oct5High
Nov3Moderate
Dec2Low

Air quality in Yangp'yŏng 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 Yangp'yŏng 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 Yangp'yŏng?

Yangp'yŏng sits at 37.5°N, 127.5°E, 38 m above sea level, in South Korea. The nearest listed city is Pubal, 22 km away.

Topography around Yangp'yŏng

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Yangp'yŏng has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 193 m around an average of 62 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,115 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,443 m.

The land around Yangp'yŏng is covered by trees (35%), cropland (25%) and artificial surfaces (23%) within 3 km, trees (78%) within 16 km, and trees (69%) within 80 km.

3 km
193 m
16 km
1,115 m
80 km
1,443 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
May weather nearby: Pubal 22 km · Gwangju 22 km · Icheon-si 24 km · Hwado 24 km · Yeoju 25 km · Hanam 26 km · Wabu 26 km · Namyangju 29 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 Yangp'yŏng (37.4897°, 127.4906°, elevation 38 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).