Iksan climate

Iksan is warmest in August, with average highs of 29 °C, and coldest in January, when nights average -3.7 °C. July is the wettest month (272 mm) and January the driest (24 mm). Figures are 1991–2020 climate normals.

Across a full year Iksan averages 1,195 mm of rain, 104 days above 25 °C and 93 days below freezing.

South Korea · population 307,000 · 1991–2020 normals

  1. Jan
  2. Feb
  3. Mar
  4. Apr 12°
  5. May 17°
  6. Jun 22°
  7. Jul 25°
  8. Aug 25°
  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 expectIksan through the year

Iksan has a clear annual cycle: average daily highs run from 3.6 °C in January to 29 °C in August, a swing of 26 °C in mean temperature across the year.

Counted across a normal year, 104 days a year reach 25 °C, 22 of them reach 30 °C, 93 nights drop below freezing. The warmest reading in the 1991–2020 record is 39 °C, in August.

Rain is strongly seasonal. July averages 272 mm against 24 mm in January — 11 times as much. Planning around the dry months matters more here than planning around temperature.

Month by month

Month Avg high Rainfall Cloud
January 3.6 °C 24 mm 61 %
February 6.0 °C 32 mm 56 %
March 11.1 °C 50 mm 54 %
April 17.3 °C 82 mm 53 %
May 22.6 °C 88 mm 57 %
June 26.5 °C 139 mm 69 %
July 28.3 °C 272 mm 74 %
August 29.0 °C 237 mm 65 %
September 25.2 °C 145 mm 57 %
October 19.6 °C 57 mm 46 %
November 12.6 °C 43 mm 50 %
December 5.7 °C 26 mm 56 %

Temperature month by month

Month Avg highAvg lowMeanRecord highRecord lowDays above 25 °CDays above 30 °CDays below 0 °C
January 3.6 °C-3.7 °C-0.2 °C16.2 °C-16.8 °C0028
February 6.0 °C-2.4 °C1.5 °C20.0 °C-11.8 °C0023
March 11.1 °C1.3 °C5.8 °C23.4 °C-6.6 °C0012
April 17.3 °C6.7 °C11.7 °C28.8 °C-2.5 °C101
May 22.6 °C12.3 °C17.2 °C31.0 °C3.5 °C800
June 26.5 °C17.6 °C21.7 °C33.6 °C9.8 °C2220
July 28.3 °C22.0 °C24.8 °C37.1 °C14.5 °C2870
August 29.0 °C22.3 °C25.5 °C39.1 °C14.6 °C29120
September 25.2 °C17.0 °C21.0 °C32.6 °C7.5 °C1610
October 19.6 °C10.2 °C14.7 °C28.6 °C0.3 °C100
November 12.6 °C3.8 °C8.0 °C24.9 °C-5.9 °C006
December 5.7 °C-2.0 °C1.7 °C18.1 °C-16.2 °C0023

Rain, sun and wind month by month

Month RainfallWet daysDaylightCloud coverHumidityWind
January 24 mm510.0 h/day61 %66 %15 km/h
February 32 mm511 h/day56 %65 %16 km/h
March 50 mm712 h/day54 %67 %17 km/h
April 82 mm713 h/day53 %68 %17 km/h
May 88 mm714 h/day57 %71 %16 km/h
June 139 mm915 h/day69 %77 %14 km/h
July 272 mm1614 h/day74 %85 %15 km/h
August 237 mm1514 h/day65 %83 %14 km/h
September 145 mm812 h/day57 %78 %13 km/h
October 57 mm511 h/day46 %72 %13 km/h
November 43 mm610 h/day50 %70 %14 km/h
December 26 mm59.7 h/day56 %68 %15 km/h

How Iksan 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
Iksan 29 °C -3.7 °C 1,195 mm 104
Jeonju · South Korea 29 °C -3.8 °C 1,214 mm 105
Gunsan · South Korea 28 °C -2.4 °C 1,159 mm 74
Daejeon · South Korea 29 °C -4.3 °C 1,099 mm 110
Gwangju · South Korea 29 °C -3.0 °C 1,246 mm 107
Cheongju-si · South Korea 29 °C -4.9 °C 1,163 mm 110
Gimcheon · South Korea 29 °C -4.3 °C 1,203 mm 109

Planning a trip? See the best time to visit Iksan.

QuestionsCommon questions about Iksan’s climate

When is the best time to visit Iksan?

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 January the driest. The month-by-month table above has the full picture.

How hot does Iksan get?

In August, the warmest month, daily highs average 29 °C. About 22 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 -3.7 °C in January, the coldest month. A normal year has 93 nights below freezing.

Which month is wettest in Iksan?

July, averaging 272 mm over 16 days with rain. The driest month is January with 24 mm. The year as a whole averages 1,195 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 Iksan 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
35.944°, 126.954° (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.