Climate averages 1991–2020
Gwangju weather
in October.
A mild, moderately wet month: the 6th warmest and the 5th 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 Gwangju: daytime highs average 20.2°C and nights cool to about 10.1°C. By daytime temperature it is the 6th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 56 mm of rain on roughly 5 days, which makes October a moderately wet month (the 5th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 11 h 20 min on an average October day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Masan (8 km away). In October its highs average 20.4°C, about as warm as Gwangju, with 55 mm of rain.
Among the 79 cities listed in South Korea, Gwangju ranks joint 14th of 79 for the warmest October highs and joint 24th of 79 for the driest October (rainfall, lowest first). The mean October high of those 79 cities is 19.3°C; Gwangju is 0.8°C warmer than that mean.
From October to November, average highs fall by 6.7°C to 13.5°C, and monthly rainfall falls from 56 mm to 46 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
Gwangju climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 4.6°C-2.9°C | -2.9°C | 28 | 5.2 | 10.110 h |
| February | 7.0°C-1.9°C | -1.9°C | 36 | 5.2 | 10.911 h |
| March | 12.0°C1.1°C | 1.1°C | 63 | 7.6 | 11.912 h |
| April | 18.0°C6.3°C | 6.3°C | 88 | 7.8 | 13.113 h |
| May | 23.0°C11.9°C | 11.9°C | 99 | 8.2 | 14.014 h |
| June | 26.7°C17.3°C | 17.3°C | 164 | 10.4 | 14.514 h |
| July | 28.7°C21.9°C | 21.9°C | 255 | 17.1 | 14.314 h |
| August | 29.3°C22.4°C | 22.4°C | 225 | 15.5 | 13.513 h |
| September | 25.7°C17.2°C | 17.2°C | 138 | 9.4 | 12.412 h |
| October, selected | 20.2°C10.1°C | 10.1°C | 56 | 5.0 | 11.311 h |
| November | 13.5°C3.9°C | 3.9°C | 46 | 6.2 | 10.410 h |
| December | 6.8°C-1.3°C | -1.3°C | 30 | 5.1 | 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
- Masan in OctoberSouth Korea · 8 kmHigh 20.4°C · Low 10.4°C · 55 mm rain
- Koch'ang in OctoberSouth Korea · 37 kmHigh 19.8°C · Low 11.7°C · 57 mm rain
- Muan in OctoberSouth Korea · 44 kmHigh 20.1°C · Low 12.1°C · 52 mm rain
- Jeongeup in OctoberSouth Korea · 50 kmHigh 19.7°C · Low 10.6°C · 60 mm rain
- Nangen in OctoberSouth Korea · 51 kmHigh 20.1°C · Low 9.9°C · 60 mm rain
- Suncheon in OctoberSouth Korea · 57 kmHigh 20.9°C · Low 11.7°C · 66 mm rain
- Mokpo in OctoberSouth Korea · 61 kmHigh 19.5°C · Low 13.2°C · 56 mm rain
- Kwangyang in OctoberSouth Korea · 64 kmHigh 20.7°C · Low 12.3°C · 66 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 Gwangju) is explained once on the Gwangju year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.