Yeongdeok

Yeongdeok
영덕
—  County  —
Korean transcription(s)
 • Hangul 영덕군
 • Hanja 盈德郡
 • Revised Romanization Yeongdeok-gun
 • McCune-Reischauer Yŏngdŏk-gun

Emblem of Yeongdeok
Country  South Korea
Region Yeongnam
Administrative divisions 1 eup, 8 myeon
Area
 • Total 741.05 km2 (286.1 sq mi)
Population (2002)
 • Total 52,697
 • Density 71.1/km2 (184.1/sq mi)
 • Dialect Gyeongsang

Yeongdeok County (Yeongdeok-gun) is a county in North Gyeongsang Province, South Korea. It is well-known for crabs.

Climate

Climate data for Yeongdeok (1981−2010)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Average high °C (°F) 5.7
(42.3)
7.7
(45.9)
11.8
(53.2)
18.2
(64.8)
22.5
(72.5)
25.1
(77.2)
28.1
(82.6)
28.8
(83.8)
24.8
(76.6)
20.7
(69.3)
14.6
(58.3)
8.5
(47.3)
18.0
(64.4)
Daily mean °C (°F) 0.7
(33.3)
2.4
(36.3)
6.4
(43.5)
12.3
(54.1)
16.7
(62.1)
20.1
(68.2)
23.7
(74.7)
24.4
(75.9)
20.0
(68.0)
14.8
(58.6)
8.8
(47.8)
3.2
(37.8)
12.8
(55.0)
Average low °C (°F) −3.6
(25.5)
−2.2
(28.0)
1.3
(34.3)
6.3
(43.3)
11.1
(52.0)
15.5
(59.9)
20.2
(68.4)
20.8
(69.4)
15.7
(60.3)
9.6
(49.3)
3.6
(38.5)
−1.4
(29.5)
8.1
(46.6)
Precipitation mm (inches) 37.4
(1.472)
37.4
(1.472)
53.0
(2.087)
64.0
(2.52)
75.6
(2.976)
119.8
(4.717)
189.7
(7.469)
216.9
(8.539)
155.9
(6.138)
53.2
(2.094)
45.6
(1.795)
24.2
(0.953)
1,072.7
(42.232)
humidity 52.9 56.0 61.3 60.7 65.2 73.8 79.1 80.0 77.7 68.7 60.2 53.4 65.7
Avg. precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) 4.8 5.4 7.1 6.6 7.4 8.7 11.6 11.3 9.1 5.7 5.3 3.5 86.5
Sunshine hours 208.0 195.3 217.5 242.2 254.6 215.6 194.1 209.6 192.3 217.5 195.3 204.4 2,550.5
Source: Korea Meteorological Administration [1]

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