Climate averages 1991–2020
Donghae City weather
in May.
A mild, moderately wet month: the 5th warmest and the joint 6th driest of the year. Meets the pleasant-weather rule
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
May is a mild month in Donghae City: daytime highs average 20.6°C and nights cool to about 12.7°C. By daytime temperature it is the 5th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 75 mm of rain on roughly 8 days, which makes May a moderately wet month (the joint 6th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 14 h 10 min on an average May day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Gangneung (31 km away). In May its highs average 19.3°C, 1.3°C cooler than Donghae City, with 87 mm of rain.
Among the 79 cities listed in South Korea, Donghae City ranks joint 61st of 79 for the warmest May highs and 1st of 79 for the driest May (rainfall, lowest first). The mean May high of those 79 cities is 21.9°C; Donghae City is 1.3°C cooler than that mean.
From May to June, average highs rise by 3.3°C to 23.9°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 75 mm to 107 mm.
The annual picture
May 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 | 15.7°C7.3°C | 7.3°C | 75 | 8.4 | 13.113 h |
| May, selected | 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
May in nearby cities
- Gangneung in MaySouth Korea · 31 kmHigh 19.3°C · Low 12.4°C · 87 mm rain
- Sokcho in MaySouth Korea · 86 kmHigh 19.6°C · Low 11.8°C · 87 mm rain
- Yeongju in MaySouth Korea · 91 kmHigh 22.4°C · Low 11.3°C · 91 mm rain
- Wŏnju in MaySouth Korea · 105 kmHigh 22.2°C · Low 10.8°C · 102 mm rain
- Hongch’ŏn in MaySouth Korea · 109 kmHigh 21.7°C · Low 10.6°C · 97 mm rain
- Andong in MaySouth Korea · 114 kmHigh 23.1°C · Low 12.1°C · 85 mm rain
- Chungju in MaySouth Korea · 122 kmHigh 22.7°C · Low 11.5°C · 95 mm rain
- Chuncheon in MaySouth Korea · 126 kmHigh 22.0°C · Low 11.2°C · 100 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.