How many sunny days does Gwangju have per year?

Gwangju averages approximately 177 sunny days per year, based on historical climate data.

What is the air quality in Gwangju?

Gwangju has an annual PM2.5 concentration of 21.0 µg/m³, classified as "Moderate" by WHO standards. Above WHO targets. Some respiratory effects possible with prolonged exposure.

Gwangju

Gwangju · South Korea

A city in South Korea.

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Large city

1.4M

190 km²

47m

10:57 UTC+9

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Gwangju, South Korea is a 1.4M-resident city with 177 sunny days and 81 frost days annually and an annual PM2.5 of 21.0 µg/m³. A city in South Korea.

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Feels-like °C

-3

Dinner outside

Climate Lab · Gwangju

Monthly climate metrics across temperature, precipitation, wind, and UV.

Metric	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Temperature
Daily high°C	9	12	17	22	26	29	31	32	29	23	19	9	21
Daily mean°C	1	5	10	16	20	24	28	28	24	17	10	3	15
Daily low°C	-4	-2	3	9	14	20	23	23	20	10	4	-4	9
Thermal comfort
High feelsDaily high feels-like°C	10	13	18	23	27	32	35	36	31	25	20	10	23
Mean feelsDaily mean feels-like°C	-3	1	7	13	20	26	29	30	24	17	6	-3	14
Low feelsDaily low feels-like°C	-16	-13	-5	3	10	18	24	24	18	4	-5	-15	4
Humidity
HumidityRelative humidity%	70	58	60	52	60	68	82	80	78	65	66	66	67
Dewpoint°C	-4.8	-2.4	1.0	5.0	12.1	17.7	22.5	23.7	18.8	9.5	2.9	-3.1	8.6
Precipitation
Rainfallmm	42	19	78	55	86	122	398	311	164	33	61	11	1378
Rain days≥1mm	5	6	7	6	8	12	22	19	14	4	8	2	113
Snowfallmm	5	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	8	16
Snow days≥1mm	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	4
Wind
Wind avgm/s	2.4	2.4	2.4	2.7	2.4	2.1	2.3	1.7	1.7	1.9	2.1	2.4	2.2
Wind gustsm/s	5.9	5.6	6.2	5.7	5.7	4.6	4.9	4.6	4.4	4.6	5.6	5.4	5.3
Sun & UV
Sunshinehrs/day	6.9	8.3	9.5	10.2	10.2	9.7	7.9	8.4	8.3	8.8	7.6	7.0	8.6
Clear skyindex	42%	49%	45%	48%	44%	35%	24%	35%	39%	54%	49%	46%	42%
UV indexmax avg	2.0	2.9	4.3	5.6	6.4	6.2	5.5	6.8	5.8	4.2	2.7	1.8	4.5

Based on 2014–2024 hourly climate data · Updated Mar 2025

Confidence: High

Lifestyle Calendar · Gwangju

Gwangju offers a solid outdoor season. 2 months of the year are perfect for all activities, while July through August shut things down. Dinner outside works 4/12 months, while walking is comfortable 10/12 months — impressive.

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Annual

4/12

Dinner Outside

23Jan: 23% viability

24Feb: 24% viability

33Mar: 33% viability

55Apr: 55% viability

81May: 81% viability

87Jun: 87% viability

59Jul: 59% viability

55Aug: 55% viability

83Sep: 83% viability

65Oct: 65% viability

33Nov: 33% viability

24Dec: 24% viability

4/12

Dinner Outside

23Jan: 23% viability

24Feb: 24% viability

33Mar: 33% viability

55Apr: 55% viability

81May: 81% viability

87Jun: 87% viability

59Jul: 59% viability

55Aug: 55% viability

83Sep: 83% viability

65Oct: 65% viability

33Nov: 33% viability

24Dec: 24% viability

52%

Cold

5/12

Lunch Outside

46Jan: 46% viability

52Feb: 52% viability

70Mar: 70% viability

76Apr: 76% viability

73May: 73% viability

58Jun: 58% viability

24Jul: 24% viability

23Aug: 23% viability

52Sep: 52% viability

82Oct: 82% viability

67Nov: 67% viability

50Dec: 50% viability

5/12

Lunch Outside

46Jan: 46% viability

52Feb: 52% viability

70Mar: 70% viability

76Apr: 76% viability

73May: 73% viability

58Jun: 58% viability

24Jul: 24% viability

23Aug: 23% viability

52Sep: 52% viability

82Oct: 82% viability

67Nov: 67% viability

50Dec: 50% viability

56%

Cold

10/12

Walking

93Jan: 93% viability

94Feb: 94% viability

99Mar: 99% viability

100Apr: 100% viability

100

99May: 99% viability

84Jun: 84% viability

53Jul: 53% viability

33Aug: 33% viability

78Sep: 78% viability

100Oct: 100% viability

100

98Nov: 98% viability

95Dec: 95% viability

10/12

Walking

93Jan: 93% viability

94Feb: 94% viability

99Mar: 99% viability

100Apr: 100% viability

100

99May: 99% viability

84Jun: 84% viability

53Jul: 53% viability

33Aug: 33% viability

78Sep: 78% viability

100Oct: 100% viability

100

98Nov: 98% viability

95Dec: 95% viability

86%

Humid

8/12

Running

93Jan: 93% viability

94Feb: 94% viability

99Mar: 99% viability

100Apr: 100% viability

100

96May: 96% viability

58Jun: 58% viability

32Jul: 32% viability

15Aug: 15% viability

61Sep: 61% viability

97Oct: 97% viability

98Nov: 98% viability

95Dec: 95% viability

8/12

Running

93Jan: 93% viability

94Feb: 94% viability

99Mar: 99% viability

100Apr: 100% viability

100

96May: 96% viability

58Jun: 58% viability

32Jul: 32% viability

15Aug: 15% viability

61Sep: 61% viability

97Oct: 97% viability

98Nov: 98% viability

95Dec: 95% viability

78%

Heat

Tap any month for details · Click activity name for overview

ComfortableModerateUncomfortable

Based on 2014–2024 hourly climate data · Updated Mar 2025

Confidence: High

Climate

Feels-like °C

-3

Dinner outside

Climate Lab · Gwangju

Monthly climate metrics across temperature, precipitation, wind, and UV.

Metric	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Temperature
Daily high°C	9	12	17	22	26	29	31	32	29	23	19	9	21
Daily mean°C	1	5	10	16	20	24	28	28	24	17	10	3	15
Daily low°C	-4	-2	3	9	14	20	23	23	20	10	4	-4	9
Thermal comfort
High feelsDaily high feels-like°C	10	13	18	23	27	32	35	36	31	25	20	10	23
Mean feelsDaily mean feels-like°C	-3	1	7	13	20	26	29	30	24	17	6	-3	14
Low feelsDaily low feels-like°C	-16	-13	-5	3	10	18	24	24	18	4	-5	-15	4
Humidity
HumidityRelative humidity%	70	58	60	52	60	68	82	80	78	65	66	66	67
Dewpoint°C	-4.8	-2.4	1.0	5.0	12.1	17.7	22.5	23.7	18.8	9.5	2.9	-3.1	8.6
Precipitation
Rainfallmm	42	19	78	55	86	122	398	311	164	33	61	11	1378
Rain days≥1mm	5	6	7	6	8	12	22	19	14	4	8	2	113
Snowfallmm	5	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	8	16
Snow days≥1mm	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	4
Wind
Wind avgm/s	2.4	2.4	2.4	2.7	2.4	2.1	2.3	1.7	1.7	1.9	2.1	2.4	2.2
Wind gustsm/s	5.9	5.6	6.2	5.7	5.7	4.6	4.9	4.6	4.4	4.6	5.6	5.4	5.3
Sun & UV
Sunshinehrs/day	6.9	8.3	9.5	10.2	10.2	9.7	7.9	8.4	8.3	8.8	7.6	7.0	8.6
Clear skyindex	42%	49%	45%	48%	44%	35%	24%	35%	39%	54%	49%	46%	42%
UV indexmax avg	2.0	2.9	4.3	5.6	6.4	6.2	5.5	6.8	5.8	4.2	2.7	1.8	4.5

Based on 2014–2024 hourly climate data · Updated Mar 2025

Confidence: High

Lifestyle Calendar · Gwangju

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Annual

4/12

Dinner Outside

23Jan: 23% viability

24Feb: 24% viability

33Mar: 33% viability

55Apr: 55% viability

81May: 81% viability

87Jun: 87% viability

59Jul: 59% viability

55Aug: 55% viability

83Sep: 83% viability

65Oct: 65% viability

33Nov: 33% viability

24Dec: 24% viability

4/12

Dinner Outside

23Jan: 23% viability

24Feb: 24% viability

33Mar: 33% viability

55Apr: 55% viability

81May: 81% viability

87Jun: 87% viability

59Jul: 59% viability

55Aug: 55% viability

83Sep: 83% viability

65Oct: 65% viability

33Nov: 33% viability

24Dec: 24% viability

52%

Cold

5/12

Lunch Outside

46Jan: 46% viability

52Feb: 52% viability

70Mar: 70% viability

76Apr: 76% viability

73May: 73% viability

58Jun: 58% viability

24Jul: 24% viability

23Aug: 23% viability

52Sep: 52% viability

82Oct: 82% viability

67Nov: 67% viability

50Dec: 50% viability

5/12

Lunch Outside

46Jan: 46% viability

52Feb: 52% viability

70Mar: 70% viability

76Apr: 76% viability

73May: 73% viability

58Jun: 58% viability

24Jul: 24% viability

23Aug: 23% viability

52Sep: 52% viability

82Oct: 82% viability

67Nov: 67% viability

50Dec: 50% viability

56%

Cold

10/12

Walking

93Jan: 93% viability

94Feb: 94% viability

99Mar: 99% viability

100Apr: 100% viability

100

99May: 99% viability

84Jun: 84% viability

53Jul: 53% viability

33Aug: 33% viability

78Sep: 78% viability

100Oct: 100% viability

100

98Nov: 98% viability

95Dec: 95% viability

10/12

Walking

93Jan: 93% viability

94Feb: 94% viability

99Mar: 99% viability

100Apr: 100% viability

100

99May: 99% viability

84Jun: 84% viability

53Jul: 53% viability

33Aug: 33% viability

78Sep: 78% viability

100Oct: 100% viability

100

98Nov: 98% viability

95Dec: 95% viability

86%

Humid

8/12

Running

93Jan: 93% viability

94Feb: 94% viability

99Mar: 99% viability

100Apr: 100% viability

100

96May: 96% viability

58Jun: 58% viability

32Jul: 32% viability

15Aug: 15% viability

61Sep: 61% viability

97Oct: 97% viability

98Nov: 98% viability

95Dec: 95% viability

8/12

Running

93Jan: 93% viability

94Feb: 94% viability

99Mar: 99% viability

100Apr: 100% viability

100

96May: 96% viability

58Jun: 58% viability

32Jul: 32% viability

15Aug: 15% viability

61Sep: 61% viability

97Oct: 97% viability

98Nov: 98% viability

95Dec: 95% viability

78%

Heat

Tap any month for details · Click activity name for overview

ComfortableModerateUncomfortable

Based on 2014–2024 hourly climate data · Updated Mar 2025

Confidence: High

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