Yangyang weather by month & the best time to visit
🇰🇷 South Korea · beach resort · humid subtropical climate
The best time to visit Yangyang is May — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 75/100), with June close behind. Yangyang averages about 1,941 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 20°C / 68°F and roughly 80 mm of rain in May.
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- Sun hours / year
- 1,941
- Sunniest month
- May
- Peak score
- 75/100
- Rain / year
- 1,426 mm
- Snow / year
- ≈35 cm
- Midday UV at peak
- 6 (high)
- Sea at warmest
- 28°C / 82°F
- Population
- 81k
- Elevation
- 73 m
When is the best time to visit Yangyang?
For sunshine, the best time to visit Yangyang is May, then June. The dullest month is January (0/100, 31 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.
How sunny is Yangyang?
Yangyang gets a moderate 1,941 hours of sunshine a year. 75 Sunshine Score points separate May (75) from January (0), so the month you pick matters. It ranks #10 of 14 destinations in South Korea for annual sunshine, below the national median of 1,959 hours. Rain has a clear season: the wettest stretch, around August, carries about 58% of the annual 1,426 mm.
Sunshine Score by month
| Month | Score | Day high | Night low | Rain | UV | Sea |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 0 | 3° / 37°F | -2° / 28°F | 31 mm | 1 | 7° / 45°F |
| February | 0 | 5° / 41°F | -1° / 30°F | 44 mm | 2 | 4° / 39°F |
| March | 7 | 9° / 48°F | 3° / 37°F | 49 mm | 3 | 8° / 46°F |
| April | 44 | 15° / 59°F | 8° / 46°F | 84 mm | 4 | 14° / 57°F |
| May | 75 | 20° / 68°F | 13° / 55°F | 80 mm | 5 | 17° / 63°F |
| June | 68 | 24° / 75°F | 18° / 64°F | 119 mm | 6 | 21° / 70°F |
| July | 62 | 26° / 79°F | 21° / 70°F | 345 mm | 6 | 24° / 75°F |
| August | 62 | 27° / 81°F | 23° / 73°F | 284 mm | 6 | 28° / 82°F |
| September | 62 | 23° / 73°F | 18° / 64°F | 196 mm | 5 | 25° / 77°F |
| October | 61 | 18° / 64°F | 13° / 55°F | 91 mm | 4 | 21° / 70°F |
| November | 26 | 12° / 54°F | 6° / 43°F | 70 mm | 2 | 17° / 63°F |
| December | 0 | 5° / 41°F | 0° / 32°F | 33 mm | 1 | 12° / 54°F |
Sea temperature in Yangyang by month
The sea off Yangyang is warmest in August at around 28°C / 82°F, and coolest in February at 4°C / 39°F. The water sits at a comfortable 21°C or warmer roughly 5 months a year. Month-by-month sea-surface temperatures are in the Sea column of the table above.
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Nearby places for sunshine
- Cheongju South Korea · 182 km · best in May · 1,963 h sun/yr
- Seoul South Korea · 206 km · best in Jun · 2,037 h sun/yr
- Daegu South Korea · 241 km · best in Oct · 2,111 h sun/yr
- Ulsan South Korea · 281 km · best in Oct · 1,954 h sun/yr
- Gunsan South Korea · 301 km · best in Oct · 1,884 h sun/yr
- Busan South Korea · 321 km · best in Oct · 2,112 h sun/yr
Nearest destinations
- Wonju South Korea · 93 km · 1,976 h sun/yr · best in May
- Wonsan North Korea · 160 km · 2,077 h sun/yr · best in May
- Hamhŭng North Korea · 214 km · 2,076 h sun/yr · best in May
- Pohang South Korea · 240 km · 1,954 h sun/yr · best in Oct
Head-to-head
How Yangyang compares month by month: Yangyang vs Seoul · Yangyang vs Cheongju · Yangyang vs Daegu · all comparisons
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