Gwangju weather by month & the best time to visit

🇰🇷 South Korea · city break · humid subtropical climate

The best time to visit Gwangju is October — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 78/100), with May close behind. Gwangju averages about 1,884 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 20°C / 68°F and roughly 66 mm of rain in October.

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Sun hours / year

1,884

Sunniest month

October

Peak score

78/100

Rain / year

1,381 mm

Snow / year

≈21 cm

Midday UV at peak

7 (high)

Population

1.4M

Elevation

13 m

When is the best time to visit Gwangju?

For sunshine, the best time to visit Gwangju is October, then May. The dullest month is January (0/100, 30 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.

How sunny is Gwangju?

Gwangju gets a moderate 1,884 hours of sunshine a year. 78 Sunshine Score points separate October (78) from January (0), so the month you pick matters. It ranks #13 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 July, carries about 52% of the annual 1,381 mm.

Sunshine Score by month

See Gwangju on the interactive sunshine globe →

Nearby places for sunshine

• Yeosu South Korea · 80 km · best in Oct · 2,024 h sun/yr
• Gunsan South Korea · 88 km · best in Oct · 1,884 h sun/yr
• Jeju City South Korea · 181 km · best in Oct · 1,734 h sun/yr
• Cheongju South Korea · 188 km · best in May · 1,963 h sun/yr
• Daegu South Korea · 188 km · best in Oct · 2,111 h sun/yr
• Busan South Korea · 194 km · best in Oct · 2,112 h sun/yr

Nearest destinations

• Muan (Piseo-ri) South Korea · 41 km · 1,890 h sun/yr · best in Oct
• Sacheon South Korea · 115 km · 2,112 h sun/yr · best in Oct

Head-to-head

How Gwangju compares month by month: Gwangju vs Jeju City · Gwangju vs Yeosu · Gwangju vs Gunsan · all comparisons