Climate averages 1991–2020
Hongch’ŏn weather
in December.
A cold, fairly dry month: the 11th warmest and the 2nd driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
December is a cold month in Hongch’ŏn: daytime highs average 3.1°C and nights cool to about -4.8°C. By daytime temperature it is the 11th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 28 mm of rain on roughly 6 days, which makes December a fairly dry month (the 2nd driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 9 h 37 min on an average December day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Chuncheon (24 km away). In December its highs average 3.0°C, about as warm as Hongch’ŏn, with 26 mm of rain.
Among the 79 cities listed in South Korea, Hongch’ŏn ranks 78th of 79 for the warmest December highs and joint 50th of 79 for the driest December (rainfall, lowest first). The mean December high of those 79 cities is 5.6°C; Hongch’ŏn is 2.5°C cooler than that mean.
From December to January, average highs fall by 2.0°C to 1.0°C, and monthly precipitation falls from 28 mm to 22 mm.
The annual picture
December in context
Monthly precipitation
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
Hongch’ŏn climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Precipitation mm/month | Wet days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 1.0°C-7.6°C | -7.6°C | 22 | 4.3 | 9.910 h |
| February | 4.3°C-5.1°C | -5.1°C | 30 | 4.8 | 10.811 h |
| March | 9.8°C-0.6°C | -0.6°C | 47 | 7.5 | 11.912 h |
| April | 16.4°C4.6°C | 4.6°C | 81 | 8.3 | 13.113 h |
| May | 21.7°C10.6°C | 10.6°C | 97 | 8.3 | 14.214 h |
| June | 25.8°C16.1°C | 16.1°C | 113 | 9.7 | 14.715 h |
| July | 27.5°C20.4°C | 20.4°C | 303 | 17.3 | 14.514 h |
| August | 28.0°C20.8°C | 20.8°C | 230 | 15.6 | 13.614 h |
| September | 23.8°C15.2°C | 15.2°C | 123 | 8.3 | 12.512 h |
| October | 17.9°C8.1°C | 8.1°C | 53 | 5.6 | 11.311 h |
| November | 10.0°C1.5°C | 1.5°C | 47 | 7.6 | 10.210 h |
| December, selected | 3.1°C-4.8°C | -4.8°C | 28 | 5.6 | 9.610 h |
Precipitation (rain or snow, as water) is the average of the 30 separate monthly totals. A wet 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
December in nearby cities
- Chuncheon in DecemberSouth Korea · 24 kmHigh 3.0°C · Low -4.5°C · 26 mm rain
- Wŏnju in DecemberSouth Korea · 38 kmHigh 3.3°C · Low -4.7°C · 28 mm rain
- Yangp'yŏng in DecemberSouth Korea · 41 kmHigh 4.0°C · Low -4.0°C · 26 mm rain
- Yeoju in DecemberSouth Korea · 49 kmHigh 3.7°C · Low -4.4°C · 26 mm rain
- Hwado in DecemberSouth Korea · 51 kmHigh 3.2°C · Low -4.7°C · 26 mm rain
- Wabu in DecemberSouth Korea · 60 kmHigh 3.4°C · Low -4.7°C · 25 mm rain
- Icheon-si in DecemberSouth Korea · 60 kmHigh 3.8°C · Low -4.3°C · 25 mm rain
- Hanam in DecemberSouth Korea · 62 kmHigh 3.7°C · Low -4.5°C · 25 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 Hongch’ŏn) is explained once on the Hongch’ŏn year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.