Daegu weather by month & the best time to visit

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

The best time to visit Daegu is October — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 79/100), with May and April close behind. Daegu averages about 2,111 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 20°C / 68°F and roughly 64 mm of rain in October.

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Sun hours / year

2,111

Sunniest month

October

Peak score

79/100

Rain / year

1,202 mm

Snow / year

≈22 cm

Midday UV at peak

6 (high)

Population

2.5M

Elevation

34 m

When is the best time to visit Daegu?

For sunshine, the best time to visit Daegu is October, then May and April. The dullest month is January (0/100, 25 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.

How sunny is Daegu?

Daegu gets a moderate 2,111 hours of sunshine a year. 79 Sunshine Score points separate October (79) from January (0), so the month you pick matters. It ranks #3 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 August, carries about 54% of the annual 1,202 mm.

Sunshine Score by month

See Daegu on the interactive sunshine globe →

Nearby places for sunshine

• Ulsan South Korea · 71 km · best in Oct · 1,954 h sun/yr
• Busan South Korea · 83 km · best in Oct · 2,112 h sun/yr
• Cheongju South Korea · 138 km · best in May · 1,963 h sun/yr
• Yeosu South Korea · 150 km · best in Oct · 2,024 h sun/yr
• Gunsan South Korea · 184 km · best in Oct · 1,884 h sun/yr
• Gwangju South Korea · 188 km · best in Oct · 1,884 h sun/yr

Nearest destinations

• Pohang South Korea · 70 km · 1,954 h sun/yr · best in Oct
• Sacheon South Korea · 104 km · 2,112 h sun/yr · best in Oct

Head-to-head

How Daegu compares month by month: Daegu vs Busan · Daegu vs Cheongju · Daegu vs Ulsan · Daegu vs Yangyang · all comparisons