Yeongdong weather in February

In February, Yeongdong sees average daytime highs of 6°C and overnight lows near -3°C, with 32 mm of precipitation across 4.6 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 4°C in the first days to 8°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 40% 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 Yeongdong's 4th-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Yeongdong's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 6°; 10th warmest
Overnight low: -3°; 2nd coldest
Precipitation: 32 mm; 4.6 wet days
Daylight: 10 h 36 min; 7:25 AM – 6:02 PM
Cloud cover: 51%; 4th clearest
Wind: 10 km/h; 3rd windiest
Solar energy: 3.63 kWh/m²
Travel score: 0.6; out of 10

Yeongdong is human settlement in South Korea.

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

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Temperature in February

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 4°C in the first days to 8°C by the end.

A typical February day in Yeongdong reaches about 6°C in the afternoon and slips back to -3°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 1°C and 11°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)	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	6	6	6	6	6	6	7	7	7	7	7	8	8	8	8	8
Avg low (°C)	-5	-5	-5	-5	-5	-4	-4	-4	-4	-4	-4	-4	-4	-3	-3	-3	-3	-3	-3	-3	-2	-2	-2	-2	-2	-2	-1	-1

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

How February really feels in Yeongdong

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.

Yeongdong 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	3° / -5°	25	4.7	3.2	9.8	0.0
Feb	6° / -3°	32	4.6	2.1	10.6	0.6
Mar	12° / 1°	53	7.4	1.9	11.7	3.3
Apr	18° / 7°	78	7.6	0.2	12.9	6.2
May	23° / 12°	87	7.8	0	13.9	7.2
Jun	27° / 18°	125	9.5	0	14.4	6.4
Jul	29° / 22°	225	15.4	0	14.2	4.8
Aug	29° / 22°	198	14.5	0	13.4	4.8
Sep	25° / 17°	142	8.9	0	12.2	6.9
Oct	20° / 10°	56	5	0	11.1	7.2
Nov	12° / 3°	40	5.9	0.3	10.1	3.8
Dec	5° / -3°	24	4.5	1.7	9.6	0.3

Cloud cover in February

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 40% of the time in February.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 17% of February, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 43%.

	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 (%)	59	59	59	59	58	58	58	58	58	57	57	57	57	57	57	56	56	57	56	56	55	55	55	55	55	54	54	54
Cloudier (%)	41	41	41	41	42	42	42	42	42	43	43	43	43	43	43	44	44	43	44	44	45	45	45	45	45	46	46	46

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	59	41
2	59	41
3	59	41
4	59	41
5	58	42
6	58	42
7	58	42
8	58	42
9	58	42
10	57	43
11	57	43
12	57	43
13	57	43
14	57	43
15	57	43
16	56	44
17	56	44
18	57	43
19	56	44
20	56	44
21	55	45
22	55	45
23	55	45
24	55	45
25	55	45
26	54	46
27	54	46
28	54	46

Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitationSnow

Yeongdong gets around 32 mm of rain and snow over 4.6 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 17% and peaks near 23% on the wettest days, and about 2 days bring 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 (%)	14	14	14	14	14	14	15	15	15	15	16	16	16	17	17	17	17	18	18	18	19	20	20	21	22	22	23	23
Snow chance (%)	10	10	9	9	9	9	9	9	8	8	8	8	7	7	7	7	6	6	6	6	6	7	7	7	7	8	8	8

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

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 10 km/h in February.

Across February, daily wind ranges from about 10 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	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10
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	10	calm
17	10	calm
18	10	calm
19	10	calm
20	10	calm
21	10	calm
22	10	calm
23	10	calm
24	10	calm
25	10	calm
26	10	calm
27	10	calm
28	10	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 7:37 AM to 7:09 AM, and sunset from 5:48 PM to 6:15 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	10.2	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	10.8	10.9	10.9	11.0	11.0	11.0	11.1	11.1
Sunrise (AM)	7:37	7:36	7:35	7:35	7:34	7:33	7:32	7:31	7:30	7:29	7:29	7:28	7:27	7:26	7:25	7:23	7:22	7:21	7:20	7:19	7:18	7:17	7:16	7:14	7:13	7:12	7:11	7:09
Sunset (PM)	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	6:14	6:15

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	10.2	7:37	5:48
2	10.2	7:36	5:49
3	10.2	7:35	5:50
4	10.3	7:35	5:51
5	10.3	7:34	5:52
6	10.3	7:33	5:53
7	10.4	7:32	5:54
8	10.4	7:31	5:55
9	10.4	7:30	5:56
10	10.5	7:29	5:57
11	10.5	7:29	5:58
12	10.5	7:28	5:59
13	10.6	7:27	6:00
14	10.6	7:26	6:01
15	10.6	7:25	6:02
16	10.7	7:23	6:03
17	10.7	7:22	6:04
18	10.7	7:21	6:05
19	10.8	7:20	6:06
20	10.8	7:19	6:07
21	10.8	7:18	6:08
22	10.9	7:17	6:09
23	10.9	7:16	6:10
24	11.0	7:14	6:11
25	11.0	7:13	6:12
26	11.0	7:12	6:13
27	11.1	7:11	6:14
28	11.1	7:09	6:15

Solar energy in February

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in February, about 3.63 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 — February's 3.63 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)	3.2	3.2	3.3	3.3	3.3	3.3	3.4	3.4	3.4	3.5	3.5	3.5	3.6	3.6	3.6	3.7	3.7	3.7	3.8	3.8	3.8	3.9	3.9	3.9	4.0	4.0	4.0	4.0
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	Moderate	Bright	Bright

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	3.2	Moderate
2	3.2	Moderate
3	3.3	Moderate
4	3.3	Moderate
5	3.3	Moderate
6	3.3	Moderate
7	3.4	Moderate
8	3.4	Moderate
9	3.4	Moderate
10	3.5	Moderate
11	3.5	Moderate
12	3.5	Moderate
13	3.6	Moderate
14	3.6	Moderate
15	3.6	Moderate
16	3.7	Moderate
17	3.7	Moderate
18	3.7	Moderate
19	3.8	Moderate
20	3.8	Moderate
21	3.8	Moderate
22	3.9	Moderate
23	3.9	Moderate
24	3.9	Moderate
25	4.0	Moderate
26	4.0	Moderate
27	4.0	Bright
28	4.0	Bright

Planning a trip in February

Hazard calendar for Yeongdong

In seasonPeak

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

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 February a good time to visit Yeongdong?

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

0.6

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 Yeongdong.

What to pack for Yeongdong in February

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

In February, Yeongdong sees daytime highs around 6°C and nights near -3°C. Pack a warm layer. Worth having: a heavy coat. About 5 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coat

UV index in Yeongdong 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 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.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	2	3	5	7	8	8	8	9	8	5	4	2
Level	Moderate	Moderate	High	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	High
Apr	7	High
May	8	Very high
Jun	8	Very high
Jul	8	Very high
Aug	9	Very high
Sep	8	Very high
Oct	5	High
Nov	4	Moderate
Dec	2	Moderate

Air quality in Yeongdong 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 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).

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
PM2.5 (µg/m³)	57	61	69	59	52	49	39	40	51	58	61	54
Level	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Poor	Poor	Poor	Poor	Poor	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Poor

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	57	Unhealthy
Feb	61	Unhealthy
Mar	69	Unhealthy
Apr	59	Unhealthy
May	52	Poor
Jun	49	Poor
Jul	39	Poor
Aug	40	Poor
Sep	51	Poor
Oct	58	Unhealthy
Nov	61	Unhealthy
Dec	54	Poor

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.

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

trees 65%

16 km

1,111 m

trees 81%

80 km

1,594 m

trees 74%

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

February 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

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).

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	59	41
2	59	41
3	59	41
4	59	41
5	58	42
6	58	42
7	58	42
8	58	42
9	58	42
10	57	43
11	57	43
12	57	43
13	57	43
14	57	43
15	57	43
16	56	44
17	56	44
18	57	43
19	56	44
20	56	44
21	55	45
22	55	45
23	55	45
24	55	45
25	55	45
26	54	46
27	54	46
28	54	46

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

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	59	41
2	59	41
3	59	41
4	59	41
5	58	42
6	58	42
7	58	42
8	58	42
9	58	42
10	57	43
11	57	43
12	57	43
13	57	43
14	57	43
15	57	43
16	56	44
17	56	44
18	57	43
19	56	44
20	56	44
21	55	45
22	55	45
23	55	45
24	55	45
25	55	45
26	54	46
27	54	46
28	54	46

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

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	59	41
2	59	41
3	59	41
4	59	41
5	58	42
6	58	42
7	58	42
8	58	42
9	58	42
10	57	43
11	57	43
12	57	43
13	57	43
14	57	43
15	57	43
16	56	44
17	56	44
18	57	43
19	56	44
20	56	44
21	55	45
22	55	45
23	55	45
24	55	45
25	55	45
26	54	46
27	54	46
28	54	46

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

	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