Climate averages 1991–2020
Gunsan weather
in October.
A mild, moderately wet month: the 6th warmest and the 6th 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 Gunsan: daytime highs average 18.9°C and nights cool to about 12.4°C. By daytime temperature it is the 6th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 58 mm of rain on roughly 5 days, which makes October a moderately wet month (the 6th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 11 h 18 min on an average October day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Iksan (22 km away). In October its highs average 19.6°C, 0.8°C warmer than Gunsan, with 58 mm of rain.
Among the 79 cities listed in South Korea, Gunsan ranks joint 48th of 79 for the warmest October highs and joint 32nd of 79 for the driest October (rainfall, lowest first). The mean October high of those 79 cities is 19.3°C; Gunsan is 0.5°C cooler than that mean.
From October to November, average highs fall by 6.6°C to 12.2°C, and monthly rainfall falls from 58 mm to 44 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
Gunsan climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 3.4°C-2.1°C | -2.1°C | 23 | 5.1 | 10.010 h |
| February | 5.2°C-1.3°C | -1.3°C | 31 | 4.6 | 10.911 h |
| March | 9.4°C2.3°C | 2.3°C | 48 | 6.7 | 11.912 h |
| April | 15.0°C7.3°C | 7.3°C | 81 | 7.2 | 13.113 h |
| May | 20.0°C12.8°C | 12.8°C | 87 | 7.2 | 14.114 h |
| June | 24.0°C17.8°C | 17.8°C | 126 | 8.0 | 14.615 h |
| July | 26.8°C22.3°C | 22.3°C | 255 | 14.4 | 14.314 h |
| August | 28.0°C23.3°C | 23.3°C | 225 | 14.0 | 13.514 h |
| September | 24.4°C18.7°C | 18.7°C | 144 | 8.3 | 12.412 h |
| October, selected | 18.9°C12.4°C | 12.4°C | 58 | 4.9 | 11.311 h |
| November | 12.2°C5.9°C | 5.9°C | 44 | 6.4 | 10.310 h |
| December | 5.8°C0.0°C | 0.0°C | 27 | 5.7 | 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
- Iksan in OctoberSouth Korea · 22 kmHigh 19.6°C · Low 10.2°C · 58 mm rain
- Boryeong in OctoberSouth Korea · 42 kmHigh 19.2°C · Low 12.3°C · 59 mm rain
- Jeonju in OctoberSouth Korea · 43 kmHigh 19.6°C · Low 9.9°C · 59 mm rain
- Jeongeup in OctoberSouth Korea · 46 kmHigh 19.7°C · Low 10.6°C · 60 mm rain
- Koch'ang in OctoberSouth Korea · 61 kmHigh 19.8°C · Low 11.7°C · 57 mm rain
- Gongju in OctoberSouth Korea · 65 kmHigh 19.8°C · Low 10.5°C · 58 mm rain
- Hongseong in OctoberSouth Korea · 69 kmHigh 19.3°C · Low 10.6°C · 58 mm rain
- Daejeon in OctoberSouth Korea · 73 kmHigh 19.6°C · Low 10.1°C · 56 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 Gunsan) is explained once on the Gunsan year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.