Cheongju weather by month & the best time to visit

🇰🇷 South Korea · major city break · humid subtropical climate

The best time to visit Cheongju is May — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 75/100), with October and June close behind. Cheongju averages about 1,963 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 24°C / 75°F and roughly 80 mm of rain in May.

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Sun hours / year

1,963

Sunniest month

May

Peak score

75/100

Rain / year

1,225 mm

Snow / year

≈32 cm

Midday UV at peak

6 (high)

Population

3M

Elevation

54 m

When is the best time to visit Cheongju?

For sunshine, the best time to visit Cheongju is May, then October and June. The dullest month is January (0/100, 24 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.

How sunny is Cheongju?

Cheongju gets a moderate 1,963 hours of sunshine a year. 75 Sunshine Score points separate May (75) from January (0), so the month you pick matters. It ranks #7 of 14 destinations in South Korea for annual sunshine, above the national median of 1,959 hours. Rain has a clear season: the wettest stretch, around July, carries about 58% of the annual 1,225 mm.

Sunshine Score by month

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Nearby places for sunshine

• Gunsan South Korea · 120 km · best in Oct · 1,884 h sun/yr
• Seoul South Korea · 125 km · best in Jun · 2,037 h sun/yr
• Daegu South Korea · 138 km · best in Oct · 2,111 h sun/yr
• Yangyang South Korea · 182 km · best in May · 1,941 h sun/yr
• Gwangju South Korea · 188 km · best in Oct · 1,884 h sun/yr
• Ulsan South Korea · 208 km · best in Oct · 1,954 h sun/yr

Nearest destinations

• Wonju South Korea · 90 km · 1,976 h sun/yr · best in May

Head-to-head

How Cheongju compares month by month: Cheongju vs Seoul · Cheongju vs Daegu · Cheongju vs Gunsan · Cheongju vs Yangyang · all comparisons