Seogwipo

Seogwipo
서귀포
西歸浦
—  City  —
Korean transcription(s)
 • Hangul 서귀포시
 • Hanja 西歸浦市
 • Revised Romanization Seogwipo-si
 • McCune-Reischauer Sŏgwip'o-si
Seogwipo Harbor

Emblem of Seogwipo
Country  South Korea
Region Jeju
Administrative divisions 12 dong, 3 eup, 2 myeon
Area
 • Total 869.82 km2 (335.8 sq mi)
Population (2006)
 • Total 172,042
 • Density 197.8/km2 (512.3/sq mi)
 • Dialect Jeju

Seogwipo is a city in Jeju Province, South Korea with a pre-2008 estimated population of 155,000 inhabitants. In July, 2006, Seogwipo city was expanded to include the entire southern half of Jeju island. In 2002, it was one of the host cities for the FIFA World Cup.

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Climate

Climate data for Seogwipo (1981−2010)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Average high °C (°F) 10.7
(51.3)		 11.6
(52.9)		 14.4
(57.9)		 18.5
(65.3)		 22.0
(71.6)		 24.6
(76.3)		 28.3
(82.9)		 30.1
(86.2)		 27.4
(81.3)		 23.4
(74.1)		 18.2
(64.8)		 13.2
(55.8)		 20.2
(68.4)
Daily mean °C (°F) 6.8
(44.2)		 7.8
(46.0)		 10.6
(51.1)		 14.8
(58.6)		 18.6
(65.5)		 21.7
(71.1)		 25.6
(78.1)		 27.1
(80.8)		 23.9
(75.0)		 19.3
(66.7)		 14.1
(57.4)		 9.3
(48.7)		 16.6
(61.9)
Average low °C (°F) 3.6
(38.5)		 4.4
(39.9)		 7.1
(44.8)		 11.3
(52.3)		 15.3
(59.5)		 19.2
(66.6)		 23.5
(74.3)		 24.6
(76.3)		 21.1
(70.0)		 15.9
(60.6)		 10.6
(51.1)		 5.9
(42.6)		 13.5
(56.3)
Precipitation mm (inches) 61.0
(2.402)		 77.1
(3.035)		 131.2
(5.165)		 174.9
(6.886)		 205.8
(8.102)		 276.9
(10.902)		 309.8
(12.197)		 291.6
(11.48)		 196.6
(7.74)		 81.6
(3.213)		 71.4
(2.811)		 45.1
(1.776)		 1,923.0
(75.709)
% humidity 62.8 62.1 62.4 64.5 69.9 78.2 84.1 79.0 72.5 63.9 63.2 62.2 68.7
Avg. precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) 10.3 9.5 11.0 10.5 10.7 12.9 14.3 14.2 10.3 6.1 7.4 8.1 125.3
Sunshine hours 152.2 152.6 174.0 190.9 199.0 144.2 142.1 184.2 176.1 207.1 170.5 161.8 2,054.7
Source: Korea Meteorological Administration [1]

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See also

References

  1. ^ "평년값자료(1981−2010)". Korea Meteorological Administration. http://www.kma.go.kr/weather/climate/average_30years.jsp?yy_st=2011&stn=189&norm=M&x=16&y=9&obs=0&mm=5&dd=2. Retrieved 2011−05−01. 

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