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Best time to visit Pohang

October is the best time to visit Pohang for general sightseeing, with average highs of 20 °C and about 5 wet days. The comfortable season runs roughly May to June. The sea stays above 20 °C from July to October.

It depends what you are going for

One month rarely wins on everything. These are the best months on each measure taken on its own.

If you want Best month On that measure
Sightseeing and walking October comfort 94/100
A beach holiday September sea 24 °C
The least cloud December 36 % average cloud cover
The least rain December 24 mm
Warmth August 29 °C
Cooler weather January 5.2 °C

Ranked by comfort

# Month Comfort / 100 Avg high Wet days Beach
1 October 94 20 °C 5 68
2 May 93 22 °C 8 52
3 June 85 25 °C 9 70
4 September 83 24 °C 10 79
5 April 82 18 °C 7 30
6 November 71 14 °C 5 38
7 July 64 28 °C 13 73
8 August 61 29 °C 13 77
9 March 59 12 °C 7 17
10 February 44 7.5 °C 5 21
11 December 44 7.2 °C 4 31
12 January 37 5.2 °C 5 22

For a beach holiday

September scores highest, with a sea temperature of 24 °C and air temperatures around 24 °C. The sea is above 20 °C from July to October.

Month Sea Air Sunshine Beach score
January 14 °C 5.2 °C 41 % 22
February 12 °C 7.5 °C 47 % 21
March 13 °C 12 °C 52 % 17
April 14 °C 18 °C 54 % 30
May 16 °C 22 °C 58 % 52
June 19 °C 25 °C 70 % 70
July 22 °C 28 °C 73 % 73
August 25 °C 29 °C 67 % 77
September 24 °C 24 °C 63 % 79
October 21 °C 20 °C 47 % 68
November 18 °C 14 °C 41 % 38
December 16 °C 7.2 °C 36 % 31

When to think twice

January scores lowest with about 5 wet days and highs near 5.2 °C. That does not make it a bad month — it depends entirely on what you are travelling for. The numbers are all here; the judgement is yours.

The full year

Month Avg high Rainfall Cloud
January 5.2 °C 30 mm 41 %
February 7.5 °C 33 mm 47 %
March 12.1 °C 61 mm 52 %
April 17.7 °C 75 mm 54 %
May 22.4 °C 84 mm 58 %
June 25.3 °C 121 mm 70 %
July 28.0 °C 196 mm 73 %
August 28.7 °C 204 mm 67 %
September 24.4 °C 159 mm 63 %
October 19.9 °C 66 mm 47 %
November 13.7 °C 39 mm 41 %
December 7.2 °C 24 mm 36 %

Data sources and method

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: comfort score, beach score, season boundaries. 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.