Climate averages 1991–2020
Donghae City weather
in January.
A cold, moderately wet month: the coolest and the 3rd driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
January is a cold month in Donghae City: daytime highs average 2.9°C and nights cool to about -4.2°C. By daytime temperature it is the coolest month of the year.
Expect about 45 mm of rain on roughly 6 days, which makes January a moderately wet month (the 3rd driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 9 h 53 min on an average January day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Gangneung (31 km away). In January its highs average 2.5°C, about as warm as Donghae City, with 44 mm of rain.
Among the 79 cities listed in South Korea, Donghae City ranks joint 42nd of 79 for the warmest January highs and 77th of 79 for the driest January (rainfall, lowest first). The mean January high of those 79 cities is 3.6°C; Donghae City is 0.6°C cooler than that mean.
From January to February, average highs rise by 2.0°C to 4.9°C, and monthly rainfall falls from 45 mm to 44 mm.
The annual picture
January 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, selected | 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 | 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
January in nearby cities
- Gangneung in JanuarySouth Korea · 31 kmHigh 2.5°C · Low -4.1°C · 44 mm rain
- Sokcho in JanuarySouth Korea · 86 kmHigh 1.4°C · Low -5.9°C · 43 mm precipitation
- Yeongju in JanuarySouth Korea · 91 kmHigh 2.3°C · Low -6.0°C · 21 mm rain
- Wŏnju in JanuarySouth Korea · 105 kmHigh 1.4°C · Low -7.0°C · 24 mm precipitation
- Hongch’ŏn in JanuarySouth Korea · 109 kmHigh 1.0°C · Low -7.6°C · 22 mm precipitation
- Andong in JanuarySouth Korea · 114 kmHigh 3.1°C · Low -4.7°C · 20 mm rain
- Chungju in JanuarySouth Korea · 122 kmHigh 1.9°C · Low -6.0°C · 24 mm precipitation
- Chuncheon in JanuarySouth Korea · 126 kmHigh 1.0°C · Low -7.6°C · 21 mm precipitation
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.