Climate averages 1991–2020
Donghae City weather
in October.
A mild, moderately wet month: the 6th warmest and the 8th 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 Donghae City: daytime highs average 18.2°C and nights cool to about 11.5°C. By daytime temperature it is the 6th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 82 mm of rain on roughly 8 days, which makes October a moderately wet month (the 8th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 11 h 16 min on an average October day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Gangneung (31 km away). In October its highs average 17.8°C, about as warm as Donghae City, with 82 mm of rain.
Among the 79 cities listed in South Korea, Donghae City ranks joint 73rd of 79 for the warmest October highs and joint 77th of 79 for the driest October (rainfall, lowest first). The mean October high of those 79 cities is 19.3°C; Donghae City is 1.1°C cooler than that mean.
From October to November, average highs fall by 6.4°C to 11.8°C, and monthly rainfall falls from 82 mm to 61 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
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 | 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, selected | 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
October in nearby cities
- Gangneung in OctoberSouth Korea · 31 kmHigh 17.8°C · Low 11.5°C · 82 mm rain
- Sokcho in OctoberSouth Korea · 86 kmHigh 17.5°C · Low 10.6°C · 71 mm rain
- Yeongju in OctoberSouth Korea · 91 kmHigh 18.4°C · Low 8.6°C · 50 mm rain
- Wŏnju in OctoberSouth Korea · 105 kmHigh 18.3°C · Low 8.0°C · 58 mm rain
- Hongch’ŏn in OctoberSouth Korea · 109 kmHigh 17.9°C · Low 8.1°C · 53 mm rain
- Andong in OctoberSouth Korea · 114 kmHigh 19.0°C · Low 9.6°C · 51 mm rain
- Chungju in OctoberSouth Korea · 122 kmHigh 18.7°C · Low 9.5°C · 58 mm rain
- Chuncheon in OctoberSouth Korea · 126 kmHigh 18.2°C · Low 9.2°C · 53 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.