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Winter Weather at Kangnung Ab South Korea

Daily high temperatures decrease by 4°F, from 50°F to 46°F, rarely falling below 31°F or exceeding 58°F. The lowest daily average high temperature is 40°F on January 19.

Daily low temperatures are around 29°F, rarely falling below 15°F or exceeding 42°F. The lowest daily average low temperature is 25°F on January 19.

For reference, on July 31, the hottest day of the year, temperatures at Kangnung Ab typically range from 72°F to 83°F, while on January 19, the coldest day of the year, they range from 25°F to 40°F.

Average High and Low Temperature in the Winter at Kangnung Ab

Average High and Low Temperature in the Winter at Kangnung AbDecJanFeb10°F10°F15°F15°F20°F20°F25°F25°F30°F30°F35°F35°F40°F40°F45°F45°F50°F50°F55°F55°F60°F60°F65°F65°F70°F70°FFallSpringJan 1940°FJan 1940°F25°F25°FDec 150°FDec 150°F33°F33°FFeb 2846°FFeb 2846°F31°F31°FJan 142°FJan 142°F26°F26°FFeb 141°FFeb 141°F25°F25°F
The daily average high (red line) and low (blue line) temperature, with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands. The thin dotted lines are the corresponding average perceived temperatures.

The figure below shows you a compact characterization of the hourly average winter temperatures. The horizontal axis is the day, the vertical axis is the hour of the day, and the color is the average temperature for that hour and day.

Average Hourly Temperature in the Winter at Kangnung Ab

Average Hourly Temperature in the Winter at Kangnung AbDecJanFeb12 AM12 AM2 AM2 AM4 AM4 AM6 AM6 AM8 AM8 AM10 AM10 AM12 PM12 PM2 PM2 PM4 PM4 PM6 PM6 PM8 PM8 PM10 PM10 PM12 AM12 AMFallSpringfreezingfreezingvery coldcoldcoldcool
frigid 15°F freezing 32°F very cold 45°F cold 55°F cool 65°F comfortable 75°F warm 85°F hot 95°F sweltering
The average hourly temperature, color coded into bands. The shaded overlays indicate night and civil twilight.

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The winter at Kangnung Ab experiences increasing cloud cover, with the percentage of time that the sky is overcast or mostly cloudy increasing from 29% to 38%. The lowest chance of overcast or mostly cloudy conditions is 26% on December 25.

The clearest day of the winter is December 25, with clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy conditions 74% of the time.

For reference, on July 13, the cloudiest day of the year, the chance of overcast or mostly cloudy conditions is 55%, while on December 25, the clearest day of the year, the chance of clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy skies is 74%.

Cloud Cover Categories in the Winter at Kangnung Ab

Cloud Cover Categories in the Winter at Kangnung AbDecJanFeb0%100%10%90%20%80%30%70%40%60%50%50%60%40%70%30%80%20%90%10%100%0%FallSpringJul 1345%Jul 1345%Dec 171%Dec 171%Feb 2862%Feb 2862%Jan 172%Jan 172%Feb 169%Feb 169%clearmostly clearpartly cloudyovercastmostly cloudy
0% clear 20% mostly clear 40% partly cloudy 60% mostly cloudy 80% overcast 100%
The percentage of time spent in each cloud cover band, categorized by the percentage of the sky covered by clouds.

A wet day is one with at least 0.04 inches of liquid or liquid-equivalent precipitation. At Kangnung Ab, the chance of a wet day over the course of the winter is gradually increasing, starting the season at 15% and ending it at 17%.

For reference, the year's highest daily chance of a wet day is 48% on July 12, and its lowest chance is 10% on December 26.

Over the course of the winter at Kangnung Ab, the chance of a day with only rain remains an essentially constant 11% throughout, the chance of a day with mixed snow and rain remains an essentially constant 3% throughout, and the chance of a day with only snow remains an essentially constant 1% throughout.

Probability of Precipitation in the Winter at Kangnung Ab

Probability of Precipitation in the Winter at Kangnung AbDecJanFeb0%0%2%2%4%4%6%6%8%8%10%10%12%12%14%14%16%16%18%18%20%20%22%22%FallSpringDec 2610%Dec 2610%Dec 115%Dec 115%Feb 2817%Feb 2817%Feb 113%Feb 113%mixedrainsnow
The percentage of days in which various types of precipitation are observed, excluding trace quantities: rain alone, snow alone, and mixed (both rain and snow fell in the same day).

Rainfall

To show variation within the season and not just the monthly totals, we show the rainfall accumulated over a sliding 31-day period centered around each day.

The average sliding 31-day rainfall during the winter at Kangnung Ab is essentially constant, remaining about 1.2 inches throughout, and rarely exceeding 3.3 inches.

The lowest average 31-day accumulation is 0.9 inches on January 4.

Average Monthly Rainfall in the Winter at Kangnung Ab

Average Monthly Rainfall in the Winter at Kangnung AbDecJanFeb0 in0 in1 in1 in2 in2 in3 in3 in4 in4 in5 in5 inFallSpringJan 40.9 inJan 40.9 inDec 11.5 inDec 11.5 inFeb 281.5 inFeb 281.5 inFeb 11.0 inFeb 11.0 in
The average rainfall (solid line) accumulated over the course of a sliding 31-day period centered on the day in question, with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands. The thin dotted line is the corresponding average snowfall.

Snowfall

As with rainfall, we consider the snowfall accumulated over a sliding 31-day period centered around each day.

The average sliding 31-day snowfall during the winter at Kangnung Ab is gradually increasing, starting the season at 0.5 inches, when it rarely exceeds 1.3 inches or falls below -0.0 inches, and ending the season at 1.4 inches, when it rarely exceeds 4.6 inches or falls below -0.0 inches.

The highest average 31-day accumulation is 2.3 inches on February 9.

Average Monthly Snowfall in the Winter at Kangnung Ab

Average Monthly Snowfall in the Winter at Kangnung AbDecJanFeb0 in0 in1 in1 in2 in2 in3 in3 in4 in4 in5 in5 in6 in6 in7 in7 in8 in8 inFallSpringFeb 92.3 inFeb 92.3 inDec 10.5 inDec 10.5 inFeb 281.4 inFeb 281.4 inJan 11.4 inJan 11.4 in
The average snowfall (solid line) accumulated over the course of a sliding 31-day period centered on the day in question, with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands. The thin dotted line is the corresponding average rainfall.

Over the course of the winter at Kangnung Ab, the length of the day is rapidly increasing. From the start to the end of the season, the length of the day increases by 1 hour, 34 minutes, implying an average daily increase of 1 minute, 4 seconds, and weekly increase of 7 minutes, 25 seconds.

The shortest day of the winter is December 21, with 9 hours, 33 minutes of daylight and the longest day is February 28, with 11 hours, 19 minutes of daylight.

Hours of Daylight and Twilight in the Winter at Kangnung Ab

Hours of Daylight and Twilight in the Winter at Kangnung AbDecJanFeb0 hr24 hr4 hr20 hr8 hr16 hr12 hr12 hr16 hr8 hr20 hr4 hr24 hr0 hrFallSpringDec 219 hr, 33 minDec 219 hr, 33 minnightnightdaydayFeb 2811 hr, 19 minFeb 2811 hr, 19 minFeb 110 hr, 19 minFeb 110 hr, 19 min
The number of hours during which the Sun is visible (black line). From bottom (most yellow) to top (most gray), the color bands indicate: full daylight, twilight (civil, nautical, and astronomical), and full night.

The latest sunrise of the winter at Kangnung Ab is 7:39 AM on January 6 and the earliest sunrise is 42 minutes earlier at 6:57 AM on February 28.

The earliest sunset is 5:05 PM on December 6 and the latest sunset is 1 hour, 11 minutes later at 6:16 PM on February 28.

Daylight saving time is not observed at Kangnung Ab during 2024.

For reference, on June 20, the longest day of the year, the Sun rises at 5:02 AM and sets 14 hours, 47 minutes later, at 7:49 PM, while on December 21, the shortest day of the year, it rises at 7:35 AM and sets 9 hours, 33 minutes later, at 5:08 PM.

Sunrise & Sunset with Twilight in the Winter at Kangnung Ab

Sunrise & Sunset with Twilight in the Winter at Kangnung AbDecJanFeb2 AM4 AM6 AM8 AM10 AM12 PM2 PM4 PM6 PM8 PM10 PM12 AMFallSpring6:57 AM6:57 AMFeb 286:16 PMFeb 286:16 PM7:25 AM7:25 AMDec 65:05 PMDec 65:05 PM7:39 AM7:39 AMJan 65:20 PMJan 65:20 PM7:28 AM7:28 AMFeb 15:47 PMFeb 15:47 PMSolarMidnightSolarMidnightSolarNoonSunriseSunset
The solar day in the winter. From bottom to top, the black lines are the previous solar midnight, sunrise, solar noon, sunset, and the next solar midnight. The day, twilights (civil, nautical, and astronomical), and night are indicated by the color bands from yellow to gray.

The figure below presents a compact representation of the sun's elevation (the angle of the sun above the horizon) and azimuth (its compass bearing) for every hour of every day in the reporting period. The horizontal axis is the day of the year and the vertical axis is the hour of the day. For a given day and hour of that day, the background color indicates the azimuth of the sun at that moment. The black isolines are contours of constant solar elevation.

Solar Elevation and Azimuth in the Winter at Kangnung Ab

Solar Elevation and Azimuth in the Winter at Kangnung AbDecJanFeb12 AM12 AM2 AM2 AM4 AM4 AM6 AM6 AM8 AM8 AM10 AM10 AM12 PM12 PM2 PM2 PM4 PM4 PM6 PM6 PM8 PM8 PM10 PM10 PM12 AM12 AMFallSpring001020203030500010102030
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Solar elevation and azimuth in the the winter of 2024. The black lines are lines of constant solar elevation (the angle of the sun above the horizon, in degrees). The background color fills indicate the azimuth (the compass bearing) of the sun. The lightly tinted areas at the boundaries of the cardinal compass points indicate the implied intermediate directions (northeast, southeast, southwest, and northwest).

The figure below presents a compact representation of key lunar data for the winter of 2024. The horizontal axis is the day, the vertical axis is the hour of the day, and the colored areas indicate when the moon is above the horizon. The vertical gray bars (new Moons) and blue bars (full Moons) indicate key Moon phases. The label associated with each bar indicates the date and time that the phase is obtained, and the companion time labels indicate the rise and set times of the Moon for the nearest time interval in which the moon is above the horizon.

Moon Rise, Set & Phases in the Winter at Kangnung Ab

Moon Rise, Set & Phases in the Winter at Kangnung AbDecJanFeb12 AM12 AM4 AM4 AM8 AM8 AM12 PM12 PM4 PM4 PM8 PM8 PM12 AM12 AMFallSpringNov 19:48 PMNov 19:48 PMNov 166:29 AMNov 166:29 AMDec 13:22 PMDec 13:22 PMDec 156:02 PMDec 156:02 PMDec 317:28 AMDec 317:28 AMJan 147:28 AMJan 147:28 AMJan 299:37 PMJan 299:37 PMFeb 1210:54 PMFeb 1210:54 PMFeb 289:45 AMFeb 289:45 AMMar 143:55 PMMar 143:55 PMMar 297:58 PMMar 297:58 PM6:22 AM6:22 AM4:28 PM4:28 PM7:22 AM7:22 AM7:20 AM7:20 AM4:42 PM4:42 PM4:36 PM4:36 PM8:34 AM8:34 AM8:07 AM8:07 AM5:16 PM5:16 PM8:05 AM8:05 AM5:18 PM5:18 PM5:36 PM5:36 PM7:43 AM7:43 AM7:05 AM7:05 AM6:35 PM6:35 PM6:31 PM6:31 PM6:55 AM6:55 AM6:37 PM6:37 PM
The time in which the moon is above the horizon (light blue area), with new moons (dark gray lines) and full moons (blue lines) indicated. The shaded overlays indicate night and civil twilight.

We base the humidity comfort level on the dew point, as it determines whether perspiration will evaporate from the skin, thereby cooling the body. Lower dew points feel drier and higher dew points feel more humid. Unlike temperature, which typically varies significantly between night and day, dew point tends to change more slowly, so while the temperature may drop at night, a muggy day is typically followed by a muggy night.

The chance that a given day will be muggy at Kangnung Ab is essentially constant during the winter, remaining around 0% throughout.

For reference, on August 2, the muggiest day of the year, there are muggy conditions 93% of the time, while on January 1, the least muggy day of the year, there are muggy conditions 0% of the time.

Humidity Comfort Levels in the Winter at Kangnung Ab

Humidity Comfort Levels in the Winter at Kangnung AbDecJanFeb0%0%10%10%20%20%30%30%40%40%50%50%60%60%70%70%80%80%90%90%100%100%FallSpringJan 230%Jan 230%Dec 10%Dec 10%Feb 280%Feb 280%Jan 10%Jan 10%drydrycomfortablecomfortable
dry 55°F comfortable 60°F humid 65°F muggy 70°F oppressive 75°F miserable
The percentage of time spent at various humidity comfort levels, categorized by dew point.

This section discusses the wide-area hourly average wind vector (speed and direction) at 10 meters above the ground. The wind experienced at any given location is highly dependent on local topography and other factors, and instantaneous wind speed and direction vary more widely than hourly averages.

The average hourly wind speed at Kangnung Ab is gradually decreasing during the winter, decreasing from 12.5 miles per hour to 11.7 miles per hour over the course of the season.

For reference, on December 28, the windiest day of the year, the daily average wind speed is 13.3 miles per hour, while on June 20, the calmest day of the year, the daily average wind speed is 7.1 miles per hour.

The highest daily average wind speed during the winter is 13.3 miles per hour on December 28.

Average Wind Speed in the Winter at Kangnung Ab

Average Wind Speed in the Winter at Kangnung AbDecJanFeb0 mph0 mph5 mph5 mph10 mph10 mph15 mph15 mph20 mph20 mphFallSpringDec 2813.3 mphDec 2813.3 mphDec 112.5 mphDec 112.5 mphFeb 2811.7 mphFeb 2811.7 mphFeb 112.7 mphFeb 112.7 mph
The average of mean hourly wind speeds (dark gray line), with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands.

The hourly average wind direction at Kangnung Ab throughout the winter is predominantly from the west, with a peak proportion of 75% on December 25.

Wind Direction in the Winter at Kangnung Ab

Wind Direction in the Winter at Kangnung AbDecJanFeb0%100%20%80%40%60%60%40%80%20%100%0%FallSpringwestnortheastsouth
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The percentage of hours in which the mean wind direction is from each of the four cardinal wind directions, excluding hours in which the mean wind speed is less than 1.0 mph. The lightly tinted areas at the boundaries are the percentage of hours spent in the implied intermediate directions (northeast, southeast, southwest, and northwest).

Kangnung Ab is located near a large body of water (e.g., ocean, sea, or large lake). This section reports on the wide-area average surface temperature of that water.

The average surface water temperature at Kangnung Ab is rapidly decreasing during the winter, falling by 9°F, from 57°F to 48°F, over the course of the season.

The lowest average surface water temperature during the winter is 48°F on February 24.

Average Water Temperature in the Winter at Kangnung Ab

Average Water Temperature in the Winter at Kangnung AbDecJanFeb45°F45°F50°F50°F55°F55°F60°F60°F65°F65°FFallSpringFeb 2448°FFeb 2448°FDec 157°FDec 157°FJan 153°FJan 153°FFeb 149°FFeb 149°F
The daily average water temperature (purple line), with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands.

Definitions of the growing season vary throughout the world, but for the purposes of this report, we define it as the longest continuous period of non-freezing temperatures (≥ 32°F) in the year (the calendar year in the Northern Hemisphere, or from July 1 until June 30 in the Southern Hemisphere).

The growing season at Kangnung Ab typically lasts for 7.5 months (230 days), from around March 26 to around November 11, rarely starting before March 9 or after April 13, and rarely ending before October 25 or after November 28.

The winter at Kangnung Ab is very likely fully outside of the growing season, with the chance that a given day is in the growing season reaching a low of 0% on January 27.

Time Spent in Various Temperature Bands and the Growing Season in the Winter at Kangnung Ab

Time Spent in Various Temperature Bands and the Growing Season in the Winter at Kangnung AbDecJanFeb0%100%10%90%20%80%30%70%40%60%50%50%60%40%70%30%80%20%90%10%100%0%FallSpringDec 16%Dec 16%Feb 281%Feb 281%Jan 10%Jan 10%Feb 10%Feb 10%50%Nov 1150%Nov 11freezingvery coldcoldcoolfrigidcomfortable
frigid 15°F freezing 32°F very cold 45°F cold 55°F cool 65°F comfortable 75°F warm 85°F hot 95°F sweltering
The percentage of time spent in various temperature bands. The black line is the percentage chance that a given day is within the growing season.

Growing degree days are a measure of yearly heat accumulation used to predict plant and animal development, and defined as the integral of warmth above a base temperature, discarding any excess above a maximum temperature. In this report, we use a base of 50°F and a cap of 86°F.

The average accumulated growing degree days at Kangnung Ab are very rapidly decreasing during the winter, decreasing by 3,508°F, from 3,514°F to 5°F, over the course of the season.

Growing Degree Days in the Winter at Kangnung Ab

Growing Degree Days in the Winter at Kangnung AbDecJanFeb0°F0°F500°F500°F1,000°F1,000°F1,500°F1,500°F2,000°F2,000°F2,500°F2,500°F3,000°F3,000°F3,500°F3,500°FFallSpringDec 13,514°FDec 13,514°FFeb 285°FFeb 285°F
The average growing degree days accumulated over the course of the winter, with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands.

This section discusses the total daily incident shortwave solar energy reaching the surface of the ground over a wide area, taking full account of seasonal variations in the length of the day, the elevation of the Sun above the horizon, and absorption by clouds and other atmospheric constituents. Shortwave radiation includes visible light and ultraviolet radiation.

The average daily incident shortwave solar energy at Kangnung Ab is increasing during the winter, rising by 1.5 kWh, from 2.5 kWh to 4.0 kWh, over the course of the season.

The lowest average daily incident shortwave solar energy during the winter is 2.4 kWh on December 19.

Average Daily Incident Shortwave Solar Energy in the Winter at Kangnung Ab

Average Daily Incident Shortwave Solar Energy in the Winter at Kangnung AbDecJanFeb0 kWh0 kWh1 kWh1 kWh2 kWh2 kWh3 kWh3 kWh4 kWh4 kWh5 kWh5 kWh6 kWh6 kWh7 kWh7 kWhFallSpringDec 192.4 kWhDec 192.4 kWhDec 12.5 kWhDec 12.5 kWhFeb 284.0 kWhFeb 284.0 kWhFeb 13.1 kWhFeb 13.1 kWh
The average daily shortwave solar energy reaching the ground per square meter (orange line), with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands.

For the purposes of this report, the geographical coordinates of Kangnung Ab are 37.754 deg latitude, 128.944 deg longitude, and 10 ft elevation.

The topography within 2 miles of Kangnung Ab contains only modest variations in elevation, with a maximum elevation change of 200 feet and an average elevation above sea level of 31 feet. Within 10 miles contains only modest variations in elevation (3,369 feet). Within 50 miles also contains extreme variations in elevation (5,568 feet).

The area within 2 miles of Kangnung Ab is covered by sparse vegetation (37%), water (26%), cropland (19%), and trees (10%), within 10 miles by water (50%) and trees (27%), and within 50 miles by water (55%) and trees (33%).

This report illustrates the typical weather at Kangnung Ab, based on a statistical analysis of historical hourly weather reports and model reconstructions from January 1, 1980 to December 31, 2016.

Temperature and Dew Point

Kangnung Ab has a weather station that reported reliably enough during the analysis period that we have included it in our network. When available, historical temperature and dew point measurements are taken directly from this weather station. These records are obtained from NOAA's Integrated Surface Hourly data set, falling back on ICAO METAR records as required.

In the case of missing or erroneous measurements from this station, we fall back on records from nearby stations, adjusted according to typical seasonal and diurnal intra-station differences. For a given day of the year and hour of the day, the fallback station is selected to minimize the prediction error over the years for which there are measurements for both stations.

The stations on which we may fall back include but are not limited to Yangyang International Airport, Wonju Airport, Hoengsong Ab, Andong, Chunchon Ab, Yechon Ab, Jungwon Air Base, and Sangju.

Other Data

All data relating to the Sun's position (e.g., sunrise and sunset) are computed using astronomical formulas from the book, Astronomical Algorithms 2nd Edition , by Jean Meeus.

All other weather data, including cloud cover, precipitation, wind speed and direction, and solar flux, come from NASA's MERRA-2 Modern-Era Retrospective Analysis . This reanalysis combines a variety of wide-area measurements in a state-of-the-art global meteorological model to reconstruct the hourly history of weather throughout the world on a 50-kilometer grid.

Land Use data comes from the Global Land Cover SHARE database , published by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.

Elevation data comes from the Shuttle Radar Topography Mission (SRTM) , published by NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory.

Names, locations, and time zones of places and some airports come from the GeoNames Geographical Database .

Time zones for airports and weather stations are provided by AskGeo.com .

Maps are © OpenStreetMap contributors.

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