Climate
The average yearly temperature of Namwon is 12.3℃ with the average temperature in January being -1.4℃ and 25.2℃ in August. Due to its location in a mountainous basin with a high rate of precipitation, the climate of Namwon varies greatly. Winds in Namwon are usually weak and blow north to west in the winter and south to west in the summer. However, temperatures can sometimes (briefly) drop below -10℃ in January. Temperatures in July can often reach 33℃. Temperatures in spring (April and May) and fall (September and October) are often in the mid 20's℃ and with low humidity.
| Climate data for Namwon (1981−2010) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Average high °C (°F) | 5.0 (41.0) |
8.2 (46.8) |
13.2 (55.8) |
19.9 (67.8) |
24.6 (76.3) |
27.9 (82.2) |
29.9 (85.8) |
30.6 (87.1) |
27.3 (81.1) |
21.9 (71.4) |
14.5 (58.1) |
7.4 (45.3) |
19.2 (66.6) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −1.4 (29.5) |
1.0 (33.8) |
5.6 (42.1) |
11.9 (53.4) |
17.4 (63.3) |
22.0 (71.6) |
25.0 (77.0) |
25.2 (77.4) |
20.6 (69.1) |
13.4 (56.1) |
6.5 (43.7) |
0.4 (32.7) |
12.3 (54.1) |
| Average low °C (°F) | −6.8 (19.8) |
−5.2 (22.6) |
−1.3 (29.7) |
4.0 (39.2) |
10.4 (50.7) |
16.7 (62.1) |
21.1 (70.0) |
21.1 (70.0) |
15.2 (59.4) |
6.6 (43.9) |
0.2 (32.4) |
−5.2 (22.6) |
6.4 (43.5) |
| Precipitation mm (inches) | 31.2 (1.228) |
41.0 (1.614) |
52.5 (2.067) |
71.5 (2.815) |
111.0 (4.37) |
176.7 (6.957) |
298.9 (11.768) |
346.1 (13.626) |
137.0 (5.394) |
46.3 (1.823) |
42.8 (1.685) |
25.4 (1) |
1,380.4 (54.346) |
| % humidity | 71.9 | 67.5 | 64.8 | 62.1 | 66.6 | 72.5 | 79.1 | 78.8 | 75.6 | 73.9 | 73.4 | 74.2 | 71.7 |
| Avg. precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 8.4 | 7.1 | 8.3 | 7.7 | 8.9 | 9.8 | 14.9 | 15.5 | 8.4 | 5.9 | 7.1 | 7.3 | 109.3 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 157.5 | 175.0 | 203.0 | 222.1 | 223.5 | 182.9 | 159.0 | 176.4 | 181.2 | 197.6 | 162.7 | 156.0 | 2,199.3 |
| Source: Korea Meteorological Administration | |||||||||||||
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