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Weather
The climate of Gwangju is somewhere in between a west coast climate and a continental climate but more similar to the west coast climate which means that the city is warm and has adequate rainfall.
Gwangju weather cycles through three cold days and four warm days due to the effect of a cold continental high pressure system from Mongolia in the winter. The region is very hot due to the North Pacific high pressure system during summer.
Gwangju has a rainy season in early and late summer and is also affected by typhoons once or twice a year. The migratory anticyclone from China makes the region dry and clear in spring and winter.
The median annual temperature is 13.6 ℃, the median temperature in January is -0.0 ℃, 26.1 ℃ in August and the total annual rainfall is 1,289 ㎜. The median temperature of Gwangju is13.5℃ and the total annual precipitation is 1,368 ㎜.
Average monthly temperature
| Classification | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | The previous year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | +19 | +40 | +19 | -4 | +11 | +9 | -4 | +8 | +9 | +9 | +3 | +21 | +11 |
Average monthly precipitation
| Classifi- cation |
Jan. | Feb. | March | April | May | June | July | Aug. | Sept. | Oct. | Nov. | Dec. | The previous year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | -259 | +352 | 358 | -566 | +187 | -1383 | -499 | +633 | +3530 | +402 | -521 | +292 | +2528 |
The number of days for each weather condition
| Classification | Precipitation | Frost | Fog | Snow | Thunder & lightning | Storm | Yellow sand |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 123 | 70 | 8 | 20 | 24 | - | 10 |
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