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

  1. Jan
  2. Feb
  3. Mar
  4. Apr 13°
  5. May 18°
  6. Jun 23°
  7. Jul 25°
  8. Aug 26°
  9. Sep 21°
  10. Oct 15°
  11. Nov
  12. Dec

Temperature below 0 °C to above 30 °C Rain band height is that month’s share of the wettest month

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 highAvg lowMeanRecord highRecord lowDays above 25 °CDays above 30 °CDays below 0 °C
January 3.9 °C-4.0 °C-0.5 °C15.7 °C-19.7 °C0028
February 6.7 °C-2.4 °C1.6 °C19.7 °C-15.3 °C0022
March 12.2 °C1.4 °C6.4 °C24.5 °C-6.9 °C0011
April 18.7 °C7.1 °C12.6 °C30.9 °C-2.0 °C201
May 24.0 °C12.7 °C18.1 °C35.3 °C4.2 °C1310
June 27.8 °C18.1 °C22.6 °C36.7 °C10.2 °C2470
July 29.3 °C21.9 °C25.2 °C38.2 °C14.1 °C27140
August 29.7 °C22.4 °C25.6 °C39.2 °C14.8 °C28150
September 25.1 °C17.2 °C20.9 °C34.7 °C7.7 °C1520
October 19.7 °C10.3 °C14.7 °C27.6 °C-0.6 °C200
November 12.5 °C3.5 °C7.7 °C23.6 °C-7.2 °C006
December 5.7 °C-2.4 °C1.2 °C17.0 °C-14.4 °C0024

Rain, sun and wind month by month

Month RainfallWet daysDaylightCloud coverHumidityWind
January 23 mm410.0 h/day47 %60 %16 km/h
February 30 mm411 h/day48 %58 %15 km/h
March 54 mm712 h/day52 %61 %15 km/h
April 79 mm713 h/day54 %61 %15 km/h
May 89 mm714 h/day57 %64 %14 km/h
June 132 mm915 h/day69 %70 %12 km/h
July 223 mm1514 h/day75 %81 %12 km/h
August 223 mm1514 h/day68 %80 %12 km/h
September 148 mm1012 h/day61 %77 %11 km/h
October 60 mm511 h/day46 %71 %12 km/h
November 36 mm510 h/day44 %70 %13 km/h
December 22 mm39.7 h/day43 %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 25th of 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

Normal period
1991–2020
Data point
36.114°, 128.336° (the coordinates the reanalysis values are taken for)
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.