Thermograph

How unusual is the weather? Graded against ~45 years of local climate history.

Busan, South Korea weather records

Record high and low temperatures for Busan, South Korea, by month, by season, and all-time, with the dates they occurred, across 1981–2026 of daily climate history. Its hottest day on record reached 35°C on 1994-07-20; its coldest fell to -11°C on 2011-01-16.

Records by month

The warmest (▲) and coldest (▼) both the daytime high and the overnight low have ever been in each calendar month, so each column shows its record high and its record low. Tap a month for its full averages and typical range.

MonthDaytime highOvernight low
January
17°C2023-01-13
-6°C2016-01-24
13°C2002-01-15
-11°C2011-01-16
February
18°C2014-02-02
-6°C1981-02-26
13°C2010-02-25
-11°C2013-02-08
March
21°C2023-03-31
2°C2001-03-08
14°C2009-03-19
-5°C2007-03-06
April
24°C1998-04-24
8°C1987-04-01
17°C1998-04-23
0°C1991-04-01
May
29°C2017-05-29
13°C1993-05-01
19°C2018-05-17
6°C2010-05-01
June
30°C2018-06-24
18°C1998-06-04
23°C2022-06-29
12°C2010-06-01
July
35°C1994-07-20
19°C1986-07-03
27°C1994-07-21
15°C1986-07-04
August
35°C2017-08-07
22°C1993-08-19
28°C2025-08-04
18°C2002-08-21
September
33°C1994-09-02
17°C1987-09-26
27°C2024-09-20
10°C1987-09-27
October
27°C2022-10-01
9°C1981-10-23
23°C2005-10-01
2°C1982-10-25
November
22°C2023-11-03
3°C1992-11-26
18°C2011-11-05
-2°C1992-11-27
December
18°C2018-12-03
-2°C1985-12-15
14°C2018-12-03
-9°C2005-12-18

Records by season

The warmest (▲) and coldest (▼) both the daytime high and the overnight low have reached in each meteorological season (Northern Hemisphere, each a three-month span).

SeasonDaytime highOvernight low
Winter (Dec–Feb)
18°C2018-12-03
-6°C1981-02-26
14°C2018-12-03
-11°C2011-01-16
Spring (Mar–May)
29°C2017-05-29
2°C2001-03-08
19°C2018-05-17
-5°C2007-03-06
Summer (Jun–Aug)
35°C1994-07-20
18°C1998-06-04
28°C2025-08-04
12°C2010-06-01
Autumn (Sep–Nov)
33°C1994-09-02
3°C1992-11-26
27°C2024-09-20
-2°C1992-11-27

All-time records

The most extreme value Busan has recorded for each metric across its entire history.

High

Highest 35°C 1994-07-20
Lowest -6°C 1981-02-26

Low

Highest 28°C 2025-08-04
Lowest -11°C 2011-01-16

Feels-like

Highest 51°C 1994-07-20
Lowest -22°C 2011-01-16

Humidity

Highest 26.2 g/m³ 2024-08-03
Lowest 2.3 g/m³ 1984-02-06

Wind

Highest 104 km/h 1987-07-15
Lowest 5 km/h 2026-07-11

Precip

Wettest 187 mm 2009-07-07
Driest 47-day dry spell 1998-12-07

For rainfall, the “driest” figure is the longest run of consecutive days without measurable rain, dated to when that dry spell began.

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