Climate averages 1991–2020
Busan weather
in October.
A mild, moderately wet month: the 5th warmest and the 5th driest of the year. Meets the pleasant-weather rule
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
October is a mild month in Busan: daytime highs average 20.1°C and nights cool to about 14.6°C. By daytime temperature it is the 5th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 72 mm of rain on roughly 5 days, which makes October a moderately wet month (the 5th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 11 h 20 min on an average October day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Kimhae (20 km away). In October its highs average 20.5°C, about as warm as Busan, with 71 mm of rain.
Among the 79 cities listed in South Korea, Busan ranks joint 17th of 79 for the warmest October highs and 68th of 79 for the driest October (rainfall, lowest first). The mean October high of those 79 cities is 19.3°C; Busan is 0.7°C warmer than that mean.
From October to November, average highs fall by 5.6°C to 14.4°C, and monthly rainfall falls from 72 mm to 52 mm.
The annual picture
October in context
Monthly rainfall
Average total · mmAverages from hourly ERA5 reanalysis data. Actual weather varies from year to year. How these numbers are calculated
Every month, side by side
Busan climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 6.5°C0.5°C | 0.5°C | 37 | 4.6 | 10.110 h |
| February | 8.3°C1.6°C | 1.6°C | 47 | 5.2 | 10.911 h |
| March | 11.8°C5.1°C | 5.1°C | 89 | 7.9 | 11.912 h |
| April | 16.0°C9.4°C | 9.4°C | 121 | 8.1 | 13.013 h |
| May | 19.8°C13.8°C | 13.8°C | 130 | 7.6 | 14.014 h |
| June | 22.8°C17.9°C | 17.9°C | 167 | 9.2 | 14.514 h |
| July | 25.9°C22.3°C | 22.3°C | 228 | 11.8 | 14.314 h |
| August | 27.5°C23.8°C | 23.8°C | 181 | 11.0 | 13.513 h |
| September | 24.4°C20.1°C | 20.1°C | 159 | 8.8 | 12.412 h |
| October, selected | 20.1°C14.6°C | 14.6°C | 72 | 4.5 | 11.311 h |
| November | 14.4°C8.3°C | 8.3°C | 52 | 5.4 | 10.410 h |
| December | 8.6°C2.4°C | 2.4°C | 33 | 4.1 | 9.810 h |
Rainfall is the average of the 30 separate monthly totals. A rain day is a local calendar day with at least 1 mm of precipitation. Daylight is the calculated sunrise-to-sunset length, not measured sunshine.
Compare places
October in nearby cities
- Kimhae in OctoberSouth Korea · 20 kmHigh 20.5°C · Low 13.3°C · 71 mm rain
- Gijang in OctoberSouth Korea · 23 kmHigh 20.0°C · Low 14.9°C · 78 mm rain
- Yangsan in OctoberSouth Korea · 27 kmHigh 20.7°C · Low 13.0°C · 71 mm rain
- Changwon in OctoberSouth Korea · 35 kmHigh 20.6°C · Low 12.6°C · 68 mm rain
- Ungsang in OctoberSouth Korea · 36 kmHigh 19.8°C · Low 13.4°C · 73 mm rain
- Geoje in OctoberSouth Korea · 44 kmHigh 19.8°C · Low 16.3°C · 78 mm rain
- Sinhyeon in OctoberSouth Korea · 44 kmHigh 20.0°C · Low 15.8°C · 76 mm rain
- Naesŏ in OctoberSouth Korea · 49 kmHigh 20.6°C · Low 11.9°C · 63 mm rain
Read the numbers correctly
Climate, not a promise.
These patterns help compare months. They cannot tell you the weather on a specific day of your trip.
Sources, method and limitsHow these numbers are made (what the highs, lows and rain days mean, the sources and the model cell used for Busan) is explained once on the Busan year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.