Gumi climate
Gumi is warmest in August, with average highs of 30 °C, and coldest in January, when nights average -4.0 °C. July is the wettest month (223 mm) and December the driest (22 mm). Figures are 1991–2020 climate normals.
Across a full year Gumi averages 1,119 mm of rain, 111 days above 25 °C and 92 days below freezing.
South Korea · population 404,691 · 1991–2020 normals
Temperature below 0 °C to above 30 °C Rain band height is that month’s share of the wettest month
- Warmest month August 30 °C
- Coldest month January -4.0 °C
- Driest month December 22 mm
- Wettest month July 223 mm
- Least cloud December 43 % cloud
- Hottest on record August 39 °C
- Coldest on record January -20 °C
What to expectGumi through the year
Gumi has a clear annual cycle: average daily highs run from 3.9 °C in January to 30 °C in August, a swing of 26 °C in mean temperature across the year.
Counted across a normal year, 111 days a year reach 25 °C, 39 of them reach 30 °C, 92 nights drop below freezing. The warmest reading in the 1991–2020 record is 39 °C, in August.
Rain is strongly seasonal. July averages 223 mm against 22 mm in December — 10 times as much. Planning around the dry months matters more here than planning around temperature.
Month by month
| Month | Avg high | Rainfall | Cloud |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 3.9 °C | 23 mm | 47 % |
| February | 6.7 °C | 30 mm | 48 % |
| March | 12.2 °C | 54 mm | 52 % |
| April | 18.7 °C | 79 mm | 54 % |
| May | 24.0 °C | 89 mm | 57 % |
| June | 27.8 °C | 132 mm | 69 % |
| July | 29.3 °C | 223 mm | 75 % |
| August | 29.7 °C | 223 mm | 68 % |
| September | 25.1 °C | 148 mm | 61 % |
| October | 19.7 °C | 60 mm | 46 % |
| November | 12.5 °C | 36 mm | 44 % |
| December | 5.7 °C | 22 mm | 43 % |
Temperature month by month
| Month | Avg high | Avg low | Mean | Record high | Record low | Days above 25 °C | Days above 30 °C | Days below 0 °C |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 3.9 °C | -4.0 °C | -0.5 °C | 15.7 °C | -19.7 °C | 0 | 0 | 28 |
| February | 6.7 °C | -2.4 °C | 1.6 °C | 19.7 °C | -15.3 °C | 0 | 0 | 22 |
| March | 12.2 °C | 1.4 °C | 6.4 °C | 24.5 °C | -6.9 °C | 0 | 0 | 11 |
| April | 18.7 °C | 7.1 °C | 12.6 °C | 30.9 °C | -2.0 °C | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| May | 24.0 °C | 12.7 °C | 18.1 °C | 35.3 °C | 4.2 °C | 13 | 1 | 0 |
| June | 27.8 °C | 18.1 °C | 22.6 °C | 36.7 °C | 10.2 °C | 24 | 7 | 0 |
| July | 29.3 °C | 21.9 °C | 25.2 °C | 38.2 °C | 14.1 °C | 27 | 14 | 0 |
| August | 29.7 °C | 22.4 °C | 25.6 °C | 39.2 °C | 14.8 °C | 28 | 15 | 0 |
| September | 25.1 °C | 17.2 °C | 20.9 °C | 34.7 °C | 7.7 °C | 15 | 2 | 0 |
| October | 19.7 °C | 10.3 °C | 14.7 °C | 27.6 °C | -0.6 °C | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| November | 12.5 °C | 3.5 °C | 7.7 °C | 23.6 °C | -7.2 °C | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| December | 5.7 °C | -2.4 °C | 1.2 °C | 17.0 °C | -14.4 °C | 0 | 0 | 24 |
Rain, sun and wind month by month
| Month | Rainfall | Wet days | Daylight | Cloud cover | Humidity | Wind |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 23 mm | 4 | 10.0 h/day | 47 % | 60 % | 16 km/h |
| February | 30 mm | 4 | 11 h/day | 48 % | 58 % | 15 km/h |
| March | 54 mm | 7 | 12 h/day | 52 % | 61 % | 15 km/h |
| April | 79 mm | 7 | 13 h/day | 54 % | 61 % | 15 km/h |
| May | 89 mm | 7 | 14 h/day | 57 % | 64 % | 14 km/h |
| June | 132 mm | 9 | 15 h/day | 69 % | 70 % | 12 km/h |
| July | 223 mm | 15 | 14 h/day | 75 % | 81 % | 12 km/h |
| August | 223 mm | 15 | 14 h/day | 68 % | 80 % | 12 km/h |
| September | 148 mm | 10 | 12 h/day | 61 % | 77 % | 11 km/h |
| October | 60 mm | 5 | 11 h/day | 46 % | 71 % | 12 km/h |
| November | 36 mm | 5 | 10 h/day | 44 % | 70 % | 13 km/h |
| December | 22 mm | 3 | 9.7 h/day | 43 % | 65 % | 15 km/h |
How Gumi compares
The same four figures for nearby destinations, so the numbers above have something to be read against. Summer high is the warmest month's average high; winter low is the coldest month's average low.
| Destination | Summer high | Winter low | Rain per year | Days above 25 °C |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gumi | 30 °C | -4.0 °C | 1,119 mm | 111 |
| Gimcheon · South Korea | 29 °C | -4.3 °C | 1,203 mm | 109 |
| Daegu · South Korea | 30 °C | -3.4 °C | 1,089 mm | 114 |
| Gyeongsan-si · South Korea | 30 °C | -3.3 °C | 1,055 mm | 114 |
| Andong · South Korea | 29 °C | -4.9 °C | 1,012 mm | 102 |
| Gyeongju · South Korea | 29 °C | -2.8 °C | 1,135 mm | 104 |
| Daejeon · South Korea | 29 °C | -4.3 °C | 1,099 mm | 110 |
Where Gumi ranks
| Ranking | Position | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Places with the best weather in Asia in May | 25thof 50 | 93/100 |
Planning a trip? See the best time to visit Gumi.
QuestionsCommon questions about Gumi’s climate
When is the best time to visit Gumi?
That depends on what you want, so the honest answer is a comparison rather than a single month. May, June, September sit closest to 20 °C on average, August is the warmest month and December the driest. The month-by-month table above has the full picture.
How hot does Gumi get?
In August, the warmest month, daily highs average 30 °C. About 39 days a year pass 30 °C. The highest value in the 1991–2020 record is 39 °C.
How cold does it get in winter?
Nights average -4.0 °C in January, the coldest month. A normal year has 92 nights below freezing.
Which month is wettest in Gumi?
July, averaging 223 mm over 15 days with rain. The driest month is December with 22 mm. The year as a whole averages 1,119 mm.
Are these figures a forecast?
No. They are 1991–2020 climate normals: the average of thirty years, which describes what a month is usually like in Gumi rather than what any particular week will bring. Individual years can differ substantially from the normal.
Data sources and method
- ERA5 / ERA5-Land reanalysis — Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S), ECMWF. Copernicus Licence
- Open-Meteo — Open-Meteo.com. CC BY 4.0
- NOAA OISST v2.1 — NOAA Physical Sciences Laboratory. Public domain
- GeoNames — GeoNames.org. CC BY 4.0
- Normal period
- 1991–2020
- Dataset version
- era5-1991-2020-scores1.1
- Last processed
Measured values come from ERA5 reanalysis and are reproduced unchanged. Calculated by us: monthly rankings, daylight hours, beach and comfort scores. Full formulas are on the methodology page.
Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026. Neither the European Commission nor ECMWF is responsible for any use that may be made of the Copernicus information or data it contains.