Yeosu weather in August

In August, Yeosu sees average daytime highs of 27°C and overnight lows near 25°C, with 224 mm of rain across 12.6 wet days and about 13.3 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 2nd-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 27°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 34% of the time in August, and the air most often feels miserable.

Daylight stretches from about 13 h 48 min at the start of August to 12 h 48 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Yeosu's 10th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Yeosu's year-round climate.

Daytime high
27°
1st warmest
Overnight low
25°
12th coldest
Rainfall
224 mm
12.6 wet days
Daylight
13 h 18 min
5:54 AM – 7:13 PM
Cloud cover
60%
10th clearest
Wind
16 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
4.86 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.2
out of 10

Yeosu is city in South Korea.

Density
534/km²
people per km²
Founded
~940 CE

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

Temperature in August

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 27°C through the month.

A typical August day in Yeosu reaches about 27°C in the afternoon and slips back to 25°C overnight — a 2°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 25°C and 29°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs about 2°C warmer than July and about 3°C warmer than September.

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

Once humidity and wind are folded in, August 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

August sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

Yeosu 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 daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / 344.39.90.6
Feb / 484.810.71.3
Mar11° / 927.411.72.8
Apr15° / 11°1348.512.84.5
May18° / 16°1478.413.86.2
Jun22° / 20°1949.414.36.4
Jul25° / 23°26813.614.16.1
Aug27° / 25°22412.613.36.2
Sep24° / 21°1608.912.27.0
Oct20° / 16°714.711.17.3
Nov14° / 10°505.410.24.7
Dec / 313.99.71.9

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 34% of the time in August.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 14% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 52%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15149
25149
35248
45149
55149
65149
75050
85050
95050
104951
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134852
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Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Yeosu gets around 224 mm of rain over 12.6 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 40% and peaks near 43% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
134
235
335
436
536
637
738
838
939
1039
1140
1241
1341
1442
1542
1643
1743
1843
1943
2043
2143
2243
2343
2442
2542
2642
2741
2841
2941
3040
3139

Humidity in August

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, August lands in the miserable band about 44% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 97% of them.

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Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
10193357
20183259
30183160
40183160
50183061
60183061
70183160
80183160
90183259
100193357
110193456
1201103554
1301113751
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1501123948
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1902174140
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2103204136
2203224135
2304234033
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2505263929
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2818313624
2919323523
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Wind in August

Winds average 16 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 15 km/h on the calmest days to 16 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
115light breeze
215light breeze
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515light breeze
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815light breeze
915light breeze
1015light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 h 48 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 60 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 5:43 AM to 6:05 AM, and sunset from 7:28 PM to 6:53 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.85:437:28
213.75:437:27
313.75:447:26
413.75:457:26
513.75:467:25
613.65:467:24
713.65:477:23
813.65:487:22
913.55:497:21
1013.55:497:20
1113.55:507:19
1213.45:517:17
1313.45:527:16
1413.45:527:15
1513.35:537:14
1613.35:547:13
1713.35:557:12
1813.25:567:10
1913.25:567:09
2013.25:577:08
2113.15:587:07
2213.15:597:05
2313.15:597:04
2413.06:007:03
2513.06:017:02
2613.06:027:00
2712.96:026:59
2812.96:036:58
2912.96:046:56
3012.86:056:55
3112.86:056:53

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 4.86 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.65 kWh/m² to a high of 5.79 kWh/m² in May across the year — August's 4.86 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.3Bright
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244.6Bright
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264.6Bright
274.6Bright
284.6Bright
294.5Bright
304.5Bright
314.5Bright
Planning a trip in August

Hazard calendar for Yeosu

In seasonPeak

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

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

Yeosu's rainy season runs April–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 August a good time to visit Yeosu?

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

6.2
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
6.2
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Yeosu in August

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

In August, Yeosu sees daytime highs around 27°C and nights near 25°C. Worth packing: light clothes, rain gear and sun protection. About 13 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Yeosu in August

The nearest coast averages about 26°C in August — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 15 km away) is warmest in August at about 26°C and coldest in February near 12°C.

It's comfortable for a long swim from Jun 20 to Oct 22 — about 4.1 months when the water holds above 20°C.

10°15°20°25°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcoolrefreshingwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan13Bracing
Feb12Bracing
Mar12Bracing
Apr13Bracing
May16Cool
Jun20Cool
Jul23Refreshing
Aug26Warm
Sep24Warm
Oct21Refreshing
Nov17Cool
Dec14Bracing

UV index in Yeosu 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 Yeosu peaks around August 20 at about 9 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 23 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 20UV 9Dec 23UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Moderate
Feb4Moderate
Mar6High
Apr7High
May8Very high
Jun8Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug9Very high
Sep9Very high
Oct5High
Nov4Moderate
Dec2Moderate

Air quality in Yeosu 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 Yeosu is worst in March — around 42 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 2.4× the cleanest month (July, 18 µg/m³).

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModeratePoorModerateMar 1841 µg/m³Jul 2318 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan30Moderate
Feb35Poor
Mar42Poor
Apr37Poor
May31Moderate
Jun25Moderate
Jul18Moderate
Aug18Moderate
Sep22Moderate
Oct24Moderate
Nov27Moderate
Dec26Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Yeosu?

Yeosu sits at 34.8°N, 127.7°E, 10 m above sea level, in South Korea. The nearest listed city is Gwangyang, 20 km away.

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Topography around Yeosu

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Yeosu has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 327 m around an average of 63 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 502 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,875 m.

The land around Yeosu is covered by trees (40%) and artificial surfaces (30%) within 3 km, water (52%) and trees (30%) within 16 km, and water (46%) and trees (44%) within 80 km.

3 km
327 m
16 km
502 m
80 km
1,875 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
August weather nearby: Gwangyang 20 km · Kwangyang 25 km · Suncheon 26 km · Beolgyo 31 km · Hadong 35 km · Kurye 53 km · Boseong 53 km · Chinju 62 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 Yeosu (34.7606°, 127.6621°, elevation 10 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). Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. 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).