Yeongdong weather in July

In July, Yeongdong sees average daytime highs of 29°C and overnight lows near 22°C, with 225 mm of rain across 15.4 wet days and about 14.2 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 1st-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 27°C in the first days to 30°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 13% of the time in July, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 14 h 24 min at the start of July to 13 h 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, July is Yeongdong's 12th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Yeongdong's year-round climate.

Daytime high
29°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
22°
11th coldest
Rainfall
225 mm
15.4 wet days
Daylight
14 h 12 min
5:27 AM – 7:42 PM
Cloud cover
75%
12th clearest
Wind
9 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
4.48 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 July

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 27°C in the first days to 30°C by the end.

A typical July 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 32°C. Set against its neighbours, July runs about 2°C warmer than June and on par with August.

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

Once humidity and wind are folded in, July averages 9 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
9
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

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

Yeongdong weather by month

How July compares with the rest of the year at a glance. July is the 2nd-warmest and 1st-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 July

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 13% of the time in July, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 15% of July, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 72%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12575
22476
32377
42377
52377
62377
72278
82278
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112377
122575
132674
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Chance of precipitation in July

Any precipitation

Yeongdong gets around 225 mm of rain over 15.4 wet days in July, the wettest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 49% and peaks near 52% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
149
250
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451
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652
752
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1052
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1750
1849
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2148
2247
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3045
3146

Humidity in July

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, July lands in the oppressive band about 46% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 83% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
1292940200
2282841220
3172741240
4162542260
5152443270
6052343290
7042243310
8042143320
9042043340
10031843360
11031742370
12031642390
13031541401
14031441421
15021240441
16021139461
17021038481
1802937502
1902836522
2001835542
2101733572
2201632583
2301631593
2401530613
2501528633
2601527643
2701426654
2801426654
2901425664
3001424674
3100423684

Wind in July

Winds average 9 km/h in July.

Across July, daily wind ranges from about 8 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
18calm
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318calm

Sunrise & sunset in July

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 14 h 24 min at the start of July to 13 h 54 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 30 minutes over July. Sunrise moves from 5:19 AM to 5:38 AM, and sunset from 7:45 PM to 7:32 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.45:197:45
214.45:207:45
314.45:207:45
414.45:217:45
514.45:217:45
614.45:217:45
714.45:227:45
814.45:237:44
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1014.35:247:44
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1214.35:257:43
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1714.25:287:41
1814.25:297:41
1914.25:297:40
2014.25:307:40
2114.15:317:39
2214.15:327:38
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2414.15:337:37
2514.05:347:36
2614.05:357:36
2714.05:357:35
2814.05:367:34
2913.95:377:33
3013.95:387:32
3113.95:387:32

Solar energy in July

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in July, about 4.48 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 — July's 4.48 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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

Hazard calendar for Yeongdong

In seasonPeak

In July, 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 July a good time to visit Yeongdong?

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

4.8
Sightseeing
6th-best month of the year
5.8
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

July is a reasonable time to visit Yeongdong for sightseeing.

What to pack for Yeongdong in July

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

In July, 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 July

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in July peaks around 8 (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 July

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where July 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
July 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).