Records for South Korea
These are current rankings among the stations reporting to us, not records. They change through the day. This is the most extreme figure we have observed since we started storing readings, not an official record.
South Korea, answered from the data
Where is the hottest place in South Korea right now?
Sogwipo, at 24.3°C. That is the highest reading today among the 65 stations we track in South Korea, not a claim about every place in the country.
Our own observations, today
Where is the coldest place in South Korea right now?
PAJU, at 3.0°C, the lowest reading today among the stations we track in South Korea.
Our own observations, today
What is the highest temperature ever recorded in South Korea?
43.4°C at Cheju, on 8 August 1986. That is the highest in the 24 station archives we hold for South Korea. It is not an official national record unless a meteorological authority has recognised it.
NOAA GHCN-Daily
What is the lowest temperature ever recorded in South Korea?
−26.7°C at Osan Arpt, on 23 January 1963, the lowest in the archives we hold for South Korea. The same caveat applies: it is the deepest figure in our archives rather than a certified national record.
NOAA GHCN-Daily
How many weather stations report from South Korea?
65, of which 24 carry a historical archive. Every figure on this page is drawn from those stations, so it describes what the network saw rather than the whole country.
Our station register
Stations
- AndongRKTA · 139 m
- BAENGNYEONGDO47102 · 36 m
- BORYEONG47150 · 10 m
- BUKCHUNCHEON47093 · 96 m
- Busan/Gimhae IntlRKPK · 3 m
- Cheju47184 · 22 m
- Cheju Upper / Radar47185 · 72 m
- CHEONAN47145 · 85 m
- Cheonju IntlRKTU · 46 m
- Chinju47192 · 22 m
- Cholwon47095 · 155 m
- Chongju47131 · 59 m
- Chonju47146 · 51 m
- Chunchon47101 · 74 m
- Chunchon AbRKNC · 76 m
- Chungmu47162 · 32 m
- Chupungnyong47135 · 246 m
- DaeguRKTN · 25 m
- DONGDUCHEON47098 · 116 m
- GEOCHANG47157 · 228 m
- GOCHANG47172 · 52 m
- GUMI47154 · 49 m
- HEUKSANDO47169 · 75 m
- HONGSEONG47177 · 28 m
- ICHEON47097 · 80 m
- Inchon47112 · 69 m
- Jeju Intl