Climate averages 1991–2020
Wŏnju 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 Wŏnju: daytime highs average 18.3°C and nights cool to about 8.0°C. By daytime temperature it is the 6th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 58 mm of rain on roughly 6 days, which makes October a moderately wet month (the 6th 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 Yeoju (28 km away). In October its highs average 18.8°C, 0.5°C warmer than Wŏnju, with 58 mm of rain.
Among the 79 cities listed in South Korea, Wŏnju ranks joint 71st 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; Wŏnju is 1.0°C cooler than that mean.
From October to November, average highs fall by 7.9°C to 10.4°C, and monthly rainfall falls from 58 mm to 47 mm.
The annual picture
October 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
Wŏnju climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Precipitation mm/month | Wet days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 1.4°C-7.0°C | -7.0°C | 24 | 4.5 | 9.910 h |
| February | 4.7°C-4.7°C | -4.7°C | 34 | 4.6 | 10.811 h |
| March | 10.2°C-0.4°C | -0.4°C | 54 | 7.8 | 11.912 h |
| April | 16.9°C4.9°C | 4.9°C | 88 | 8.1 | 13.113 h |
| May | 22.2°C10.8°C | 10.8°C | 102 | 9.0 | 14.214 h |
| June | 26.4°C16.4°C | 16.4°C | 129 | 9.4 | 14.715 h |
| July | 27.9°C20.6°C | 20.6°C | 286 | 17.4 | 14.514 h |
| August | 28.4°C21.0°C | 21.0°C | 228 | 15.8 | 13.614 h |
| September | 24.2°C15.2°C | 15.2°C | 130 | 8.7 | 12.512 h |
| October, selected | 18.3°C8.0°C | 8.0°C | 58 | 5.7 | 11.311 h |
| November | 10.4°C1.3°C | 1.3°C | 47 | 7.2 | 10.210 h |
| December | 3.3°C-4.7°C | -4.7°C | 28 | 5.5 | 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
October in nearby cities
- Yeoju in OctoberSouth Korea · 28 kmHigh 18.8°C · Low 8.6°C · 58 mm rain
- Hongch’ŏn in OctoberSouth Korea · 38 kmHigh 17.9°C · Low 8.1°C · 53 mm rain
- Chungju in OctoberSouth Korea · 42 kmHigh 18.7°C · Low 9.5°C · 58 mm rain
- Yangp'yŏng in OctoberSouth Korea · 43 kmHigh 19.0°C · Low 9.2°C · 58 mm rain
- Icheon-si in OctoberSouth Korea · 45 kmHigh 18.8°C · Low 8.8°C · 58 mm rain
- Chuncheon in OctoberSouth Korea · 61 kmHigh 18.2°C · Low 9.2°C · 53 mm rain
- Gwangju, South Korea in OctoberSouth Korea · 61 kmHigh 18.9°C · Low 9.3°C · 58 mm rain
- Hwado in OctoberSouth Korea · 65 kmHigh 18.4°C · Low 8.9°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 Wŏnju) is explained once on the Wŏnju year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.