Climate averages 1991–2020
Donghae City weather
in April.
A mild, moderately wet month: the 7th warmest and the joint 6th driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
April is a mild month in Donghae City: daytime highs average 15.7°C and nights cool to about 7.3°C. By daytime temperature it is the 7th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 75 mm of rain on roughly 8 days, which makes April a moderately wet month (the joint 6th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 13 h 08 min on an average April day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Gangneung (31 km away). In April its highs average 14.7°C, 1.0°C cooler than Donghae City, with 81 mm of rain.
Among the 79 cities listed in South Korea, Donghae City ranks 64th of 79 for the warmest April highs and joint 18th of 79 for the driest April (rainfall, lowest first). The mean April high of those 79 cities is 16.9°C; Donghae City is 1.2°C cooler than that mean.
From April to May, average highs rise by 4.9°C to 20.6°C, and monthly rainfall stays at 75 mm.
The annual picture
April 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
Donghae City climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 2.9°C-4.2°C | -4.2°C | 45 | 5.8 | 9.910 h |
| February | 4.9°C-2.9°C | -2.9°C | 44 | 5.7 | 10.811 h |
| March | 9.6°C1.5°C | 1.5°C | 68 | 8.6 | 11.912 h |
| April, selected | 15.7°C7.3°C | 7.3°C | 75 | 8.4 | 13.113 h |
| May | 20.6°C12.7°C | 12.7°C | 75 | 7.8 | 14.214 h |
| June | 23.9°C17.3°C | 17.3°C | 107 | 9.6 | 14.715 h |
| July | 26.6°C21.5°C | 21.5°C | 197 | 13.3 | 14.514 h |
| August | 27.1°C22.3°C | 22.3°C | 215 | 15.4 | 13.614 h |
| September | 22.8°C17.4°C | 17.4°C | 185 | 11.6 | 12.512 h |
| October | 18.2°C11.5°C | 11.5°C | 82 | 8.0 | 11.311 h |
| November | 11.8°C5.0°C | 5.0°C | 61 | 7.3 | 10.210 h |
| December | 5.4°C-1.2°C | -1.2°C | 35 | 5.0 | 9.610 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
April in nearby cities
- Gangneung in AprilSouth Korea · 31 kmHigh 14.7°C · Low 7.2°C · 81 mm rain
- Sokcho in AprilSouth Korea · 86 kmHigh 14.6°C · Low 6.3°C · 73 mm rain
- Yeongju in AprilSouth Korea · 91 kmHigh 17.1°C · Low 5.6°C · 79 mm rain
- Wŏnju in AprilSouth Korea · 105 kmHigh 16.9°C · Low 4.9°C · 88 mm rain
- Hongch’ŏn in AprilSouth Korea · 109 kmHigh 16.4°C · Low 4.6°C · 81 mm rain
- Andong in AprilSouth Korea · 114 kmHigh 17.8°C · Low 6.3°C · 75 mm rain
- Chungju in AprilSouth Korea · 122 kmHigh 17.4°C · Low 5.8°C · 83 mm rain
- Chuncheon in AprilSouth Korea · 126 kmHigh 16.6°C · Low 5.4°C · 78 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 Donghae City) is explained once on the Donghae City year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.