Pohang weather by month & the best time to visit
🇰🇷 South Korea · coastal city break · humid subtropical climate
The best time to visit Pohang is October — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 77/100), with May and June close behind. Pohang averages about 1,954 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 20°C / 68°F and roughly 73 mm of rain in October.
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- Sun hours / year
- 1,954
- Sunniest month
- October
- Peak score
- 77/100
- Rain / year
- 1,187 mm
- Midday UV at peak
- 7 (high)
- Sea at warmest
- 27°C / 81°F
- Population
- 492k
- Elevation
- 20 m
When is the best time to visit Pohang?
For sunshine, the best time to visit Pohang is October, then May and June. The dullest month is January (0/100, 36 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.
How sunny is Pohang?
Pohang gets a moderate 1,954 hours of sunshine a year. 77 Sunshine Score points separate October (77) from January (0), so the month you pick matters. It ranks #9 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 49% of the annual 1,187 mm.
Sunshine Score by month
| Month | Score | Day high | Night low | Rain | UV | Sea |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 0 | 5° / 41°F | -1° / 30°F | 36 mm | 2 | 12° / 54°F |
| February | 0 | 7° / 45°F | 1° / 34°F | 45 mm | 3 | 12° / 54°F |
| March | 26 | 12° / 54°F | 4° / 39°F | 61 mm | 4 | 11° / 52°F |
| April | 54 | 17° / 63°F | 8° / 46°F | 95 mm | 5 | 14° / 57°F |
| May | 73 | 22° / 72°F | 14° / 57°F | 95 mm | 6 | 17° / 63°F |
| June | 67 | 25° / 77°F | 18° / 64°F | 126 mm | 6 | 21° / 70°F |
| July | 63 | 28° / 82°F | 22° / 72°F | 226 mm | 6 | 23° / 73°F |
| August | 63 | 28° / 82°F | 24° / 75°F | 192 mm | 7 | 27° / 81°F |
| September | 63 | 24° / 75°F | 20° / 68°F | 158 mm | 5 | 27° / 81°F |
| October | 77 | 20° / 68°F | 14° / 57°F | 73 mm | 4 | 22° / 72°F |
| November | 41 | 14° / 57°F | 7° / 45°F | 46 mm | 2 | 19° / 66°F |
| December | 0 | 7° / 45°F | 1° / 34°F | 34 mm | 2 | 14° / 57°F |
Sea temperature in Pohang by month
The sea off Pohang is warmest in August at around 27°C / 81°F, and coolest in March at 11°C / 52°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
- Ulsan South Korea · 44 km · best in Oct · 1,954 h sun/yr
- Daegu South Korea · 70 km · best in Oct · 2,111 h sun/yr
- Busan South Korea · 100 km · best in Oct · 2,112 h sun/yr
- Cheongju South Korea · 190 km · best in May · 1,963 h sun/yr
- Yeosu South Korea · 207 km · best in Oct · 2,024 h sun/yr
- Yangyang South Korea · 240 km · best in May · 1,941 h sun/yr
Nearest destinations
- Sacheon South Korea · 158 km · 2,112 h sun/yr · best in Oct
- Tsushima Japan · 190 km · 1,900 h sun/yr · best in Oct
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