Gwangju, South Korea weather records
Record high and low temperatures for Gwangju, 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 36°C on 2018-08-15; its coldest fell to -15°C on 1982-01-17.
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.
| Month | Daytime high | Overnight low |
|---|---|---|
| January | 17°C2023-01-13
-6°C2021-01-08
|
13°C2002-01-15
-15°C1982-01-17
|
| February | 19°C2021-02-21
-7°C1981-02-26
|
9°C2016-02-12
-14°C2006-02-04
|
| March | 24°C2023-03-31
-1°C2005-03-05
|
13°C2014-03-29
-7°C2005-03-06
|
| April | 28°C2023-04-20
5°C1993-04-08
|
17°C1998-04-23
-4°C1991-04-02
|
| May | 30°C2014-05-31
13°C2023-05-07
|
20°C2023-05-29
3°C1995-05-11
|
| June | 34°C2023-06-19
18°C1981-06-11
|
24°C2022-06-29
9°C2010-06-01
|
| July | 36°C1994-07-24
21°C1986-07-04
|
26°C2024-07-26
13°C1993-07-21
|
| August | 36°C2018-08-15
22°C2011-08-20
|
26°C2024-08-21
13°C2017-08-30
|
| September | 33°C2024-09-17
16°C1987-09-26
|
26°C2024-09-20
6°C1987-09-27
|
| October | 28°C2021-10-10
7°C1981-10-23
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20°C2019-10-02
-2°C2010-10-27
|
| November | 24°C2011-11-03
0°C1987-11-29
|
17°C2011-11-05
-7°C1992-11-27
|
| December | 19°C2018-12-03
-4°C2010-12-24
|
11°C2018-12-03
-13°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).
| Season | Daytime high | Overnight low |
|---|---|---|
| Winter (Dec–Feb) | 19°C2018-12-03
-7°C1981-02-26
|
13°C2002-01-15
-15°C1982-01-17
|
| Spring (Mar–May) | 30°C2014-05-31
-1°C2005-03-05
|
20°C2023-05-29
-7°C2005-03-06
|
| Summer (Jun–Aug) | 36°C2018-08-15
18°C1981-06-11
|
26°C2024-08-21
9°C2010-06-01
|
| Autumn (Sep–Nov) | 33°C2024-09-17
0°C1987-11-29
|
26°C2024-09-20
-7°C1992-11-27
|
All-time records
The most extreme value Gwangju has recorded for each metric across its entire history.
High
Low
Feels-like
Humidity
Wind
Precip
For rainfall, the “driest” figure is the longest run of consecutive days without measurable rain, dated to when that dry spell began.