Climate
Seosan has four distinct seasons. In spring, mild temperatures are accompanied by strong winds bearing dust from the Chinese mainland; this dust is called (황사)or Asian Dust. In summer, the monsoon (jangma, 장마) lasts for about three weeks and is typified by heavy rainfall. As in the rest of Korea, Seosan may be affected by typhoons during the Summer. Category 1 Typhoon "Kompasu" caused damage to the city when it struck in the early hours of the morning of September 2, 2010. August is the hottest month and is humid. Fall begins in mid September and temperatures fall away quickly by November. The first winter snows usually appear in early December. The average annual temperature is 11.8 degrees Celsius.
| Climate data for Seosan (1981−2010) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Average high °C (°F) | 3.0 (37.4) |
5.3 (41.5) |
10.4 (50.7) |
17.3 (63.1) |
22.2 (72.0) |
26.2 (79.2) |
28.3 (82.9) |
29.6 (85.3) |
25.9 (78.6) |
20.4 (68.7) |
12.8 (55.0) |
5.9 (42.6) |
17.3 (63.1) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −2 (28) |
−0.2 (31.6) |
4.6 (40.3) |
10.9 (51.6) |
16.4 (61.5) |
21.1 (70.0) |
24.3 (75.7) |
25.1 (77.2) |
20.4 (68.7) |
14.0 (57.2) |
7.0 (44.6) |
0.9 (33.6) |
11.9 (53.4) |
| Average low °C (°F) | −6.3 (20.7) |
−4.9 (23.2) |
−0.7 (30.7) |
5.0 (41.0) |
11.3 (52.3) |
16.7 (62.1) |
21.2 (70.2) |
21.5 (70.7) |
15.8 (60.4) |
8.5 (47.3) |
2.1 (35.8) |
−3.5 (25.7) |
7.2 (45.0) |
| Precipitation mm (inches) | 28.2 (1.11) |
26.6 (1.047) |
46.3 (1.823) |
70.2 (2.764) |
105.2 (4.142) |
138.4 (5.449) |
273.4 (10.764) |
295.9 (11.65) |
162.4 (6.394) |
52.2 (2.055) |
56.5 (2.224) |
30.7 (1.209) |
1,285.7 (50.618) |
| % humidity | 71.4 | 69.6 | 68.5 | 67.6 | 71.9 | 75.9 | 83.4 | 81.8 | 78.5 | 74.8 | 73.4 | 72.7 | 74.1 |
| Avg. precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 9.2 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 7.5 | 8.2 | 9.4 | 15.2 | 13.7 | 8.6 | 6.7 | 9.7 | 11.4 | 113.6 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 151.8 | 168.9 | 202.0 | 219.7 | 233.8 | 193.3 | 143.7 | 183.5 | 189.2 | 203.1 | 148.4 | 141.4 | 2,178.8 |
| Source: Korea Meteorological Administration | |||||||||||||
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