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When to go to Sokcho

Twelve months of averages for Sokcho, and what they say about when to go.

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What the averages say

Mean daily highs and lows and the month's rain, averaged over 2001 to 2020.

On these averages, Sokcho has a mean high between 18°C and 32°C and under 150 mm of rain in May and June.

Wet months (150 mm of rain or more): July to September.
Humid months (a high of 25°C or more with relative humidity of 70% or more): July and August.
Cold months (a mean high under 10°C): December to March.
The warmest month is August (26°C) and the coolest January (2°C). The wettest is July (345 mm) and the driest January (31 mm); about 1,426 mm of rain falls in a year.

How these sentences are worded

Each sentence is written from the figures by fixed rules, and says no more than they do. Mild to warm: a mean daily high from 18°C up to 32°C. Hot: 32°C or more. Cool: 10°C up to 18°C. Cold: under 10°C. Dry: under 50 mm of rain in the month; wet: 150 mm or more. Humid: a high of 25°C or more with relative humidity of 70% or more. A month is described as good for going when it is mild to warm and not wet.

Sokcho: highs, lows and rainHighLowRain

The year at a glance

Mild to warm and dry
Mild to warm, humid or showery
Hot
Cool
Wet
Cold

JanCold
FebCold
MarCold
AprCool
MayMild–warm, mixed
JunMild–warm, mixed
JulWet
AugWet
SeptWet
OctCool
NovCool
DecCold

Month by month

Every month in Sokcho

The whole year, with humidity, cloud and the sunlight reaching the ground.

Climate in Sokcho by month: mean daily high and low, rain, and what the month is like
Month	High	Low	Rain	Humidity	Cloud	Sunlight (kWh/m²/day)	High in Dubai	What it is like
January	2°C	-3°C	31 mm	76%	58%	2.3	23°C	Cold
February	4°C	-2°C	44 mm	73%	59%	3.1	24°C	Cold
March	8°C	2°C	49 mm	70%	57%	4.1	27°C	Cold
April	14°C	7°C	84 mm	70%	58%	4.9	31°C	Cool
May	19°C	12°C	80 mm	72%	61%	5.3	35°C	Mild to warm, humid or showery
June	23°C	17°C	119 mm	76%	68%	5.1	37°C	Mild to warm, humid or showery
July	25°C	21°C	345 mm	84%	77%	4.3	39°C	Wet
August	26°C	22°C	284 mm	83%	72%	4.2	39°C	Wet
September	22°C	18°C	196 mm	79%	66%	3.9	37°C	Wet
October	17°C	12°C	91 mm	73%	55%	3.3	34°C	Cool
November	11°C	5°C	70 mm	74%	58%	2.4	29°C	Cool
December	4°C	-1°C	33 mm	77%	58%	2.1	25°C	Cold

The Dubai column is Dubai's mean daily high, for comparison.

Modelled averages for an area about 50 km across, not a weather station's record: NASA POWER climatology, 2001–2020. These data were obtained from the NASA Langley Research Center (LaRC) POWER Project funded through the NASA Earth Science/Applied Science Program.

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Month

High

Low

Rain

Humidity

Cloud

Sunlight (kWh/m²/day)

High in Dubai

What it is like

January

2°C

-3°C

31 mm

76%

58%

2.3

23°C

Cold

February

4°C

-2°C

44 mm

73%

59%

3.1

24°C

Cold

March

8°C

2°C

49 mm

70%

57%

4.1

27°C

Cold

April

14°C

7°C

84 mm

70%

58%

4.9

31°C

Cool

May

19°C

12°C

80 mm

72%

61%

5.3

35°C

Mild to warm, humid or showery

June

23°C

17°C

119 mm

76%

68%

5.1

37°C

Mild to warm, humid or showery

July

25°C

21°C

345 mm

84%

77%

4.3

39°C

Wet

August

26°C

22°C

284 mm

83%

72%

4.2

39°C

Wet

September

22°C

18°C

196 mm

79%

66%

3.9

37°C

Wet

October

17°C

12°C

91 mm

73%

55%

3.3

34°C

Cool

November

11°C

5°C

70 mm

74%

58%

2.4

29°C

Cool

December

4°C

-1°C

33 mm

77%

58%

2.1

25°C

Cold