Yeongdong weather in August

In August, Yeongdong sees average daytime highs of 29°C and overnight lows near 22°C, with 198 mm of rain across 14.5 wet days and about 13.4 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 2nd-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 30°C in the first days to 28°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 22% 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 48 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Yeongdong's 11th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Yeongdong's year-round climate.

Daytime high
29°
1st warmest
Overnight low
22°
12th coldest
Rainfall
198 mm
14.5 wet days
Daylight
13 h 24 min
5:51 AM – 7:15 PM
Cloud cover
68%
11th clearest
Wind
8 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
4.38 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.8
out of 10

Yeongdong 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

Highs ease over the month, from about 30°C in the first days to 28°C by the end.

A typical August day in Yeongdong reaches about 29°C in the afternoon and slips back to 22°C overnight — a 7°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 25°C and 33°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs on par with July and about 4°C warmer than September.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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How August really feels in Yeongdong

Once humidity and wind are folded in, August averages 15 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
15
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

The story in August is heat — humidity pushes the afternoon "feels like" well above the raw temperature.

Yeongdong 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 / -5°254.73.29.80.0
Feb / -3°324.62.110.60.6
Mar12° / 537.41.911.73.3
Apr18° / 787.60.212.96.2
May23° / 12°877.8013.97.2
Jun27° / 18°1259.5014.46.4
Jul29° / 22°22515.4014.24.8
Aug29° / 22°19814.5013.44.8
Sep25° / 17°1428.9012.26.9
Oct20° / 10°565011.17.2
Nov12° / 405.90.310.13.8
Dec / -3°244.51.79.60.3

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 22% of the time in August.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 16% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 62%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13862
24060
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63961
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Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Yeongdong gets around 198 mm of rain over 14.5 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 47% and peaks near 48% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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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 49% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 83% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
100423694
200522685
300522685
401522675
501522675
601522675
701523665
801524655
901625635
1001626625
1101628605
1201729585
1302730574
1402832544
1502933524
16021034513
17031135483
18031336463
19031436443
20041537422
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22051837382
23061937362
24072137341
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26192436301
271102536281
281112735261
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311143132211

Wind in August

Winds average 8 km/h in August.

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

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
18calm
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318calm

Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 h 54 min at the start of August to 12 h 48 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 66 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 5:39 AM to 6:04 AM, and sunset from 7:31 PM to 6:54 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.95:397:31
213.85:407:30
313.85:417:29
413.85:427:28
513.75:427:27
613.75:437:26
713.75:447:25
813.65:457:24
913.65:467:23
1013.65:467:22
1113.65:477:20
1213.55:487:19
1313.55:497:18
1413.55:507:17
1513.45:517:16
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1713.45:527:13
1813.35:537:12
1913.35:547:11
2013.25:557:09
2113.25:567:08
2213.25:567:07
2313.15:577:05
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2513.15:597:03
2613.06:007:01
2713.06:007:00
2813.06:016:59
2912.96:026:57
3012.96:036:56
3112.86:046:54

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 4.38 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.39 kWh/m² to a high of 5.87 kWh/m² in May across the year — August's 4.38 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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

Hazard calendar for Yeongdong

In seasonPeak

In August, Yeongdong sits inside its rainy season season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Yeongdong'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 August a good time to visit Yeongdong?

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

4.8
Sightseeing
6th-best month of the year
6.1
Beach & pool
3rd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Yeongdong in August

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

In August, Yeongdong sees daytime highs around 29°C and nights near 22°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. About 15 days see rain.

light clothesrain gear

UV index in Yeongdong in August

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in August peaks around 9 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Yeongdong 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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highModerateAug 15UV 9Jan 1UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Moderate
Feb3Moderate
Mar5High
Apr7High
May8Very high
Jun8Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug9Very high
Sep8Very high
Oct5High
Nov4Moderate
Dec2Moderate

Air quality in Yeongdong 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 Yeongdong is worst in March — around 69 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 1.8× the cleanest month (July, 39 µg/m³).

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

020406080JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorUnhealthyMar 1668 µg/m³Jul 2239 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan57Unhealthy
Feb61Unhealthy
Mar69Unhealthy
Apr59Unhealthy
May52Poor
Jun49Poor
Jul39Poor
Aug40Poor
Sep51Poor
Oct58Unhealthy
Nov61Unhealthy
Dec54Poor
Location & terrain

Where is Yeongdong?

Yeongdong sits at 36.2°N, 127.8°E, 130 m above sea level, in South Korea. The nearest listed city is Okcheon, 23 km away.

DaejeonSangjuJenzanGumiJinan-gun

Topography around Yeongdong

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Yeongdong has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 269 m around an average of 182 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,111 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,594 m.

The land around Yeongdong is covered by trees (65%) within 3 km, trees (81%) within 16 km, and trees (74%) within 80 km.

3 km
269 m
16 km
1,111 m
80 km
1,594 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
August weather nearby: Okcheon 23 km · Kinzan 27 km · Gimcheon 31 km · Daejeon 40 km · Sangju 44 km · Jenzan 47 km · Gumi 51 km · Jinan-gun 53 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 Yeongdong (36.175°, 127.7764°, elevation 130 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).