Average Temperature in South Korea by Year

This page is a list of the average countrywide temperature in South Korea for each year from 1895–2021. It is an average over the entire territory of the country, based on data from the University of East Anglia.

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What Was the Hottest Year in South Korea?

2021 was the warmest year in the history of South Korea. The average daily high temperature was 18.7 °C, and the average low was 8.7 °C.

What Was the Coldest Year in South Korea?

1917 was the coolest year in the history of South Korea. The average daily high temperature was 15.3 °C, and the average low was 5.7 °C.

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Year	Rank	High (°C)	Low (°C)
2021	1	18.7	8.7
2020	6	18.1	8.4
2019	2	18.5	8.6
2018	12	17.9	8.1
2017	10	18.2	8.1
2016	4	18.3	8.7
2015	7	18.1	8.3
2014	13	17.8	8.1
2013	16	17.8	7.9
2012	37	17.0	7.5
2011	37	17.0	7.5
2010	27	17.3	7.8
2009	19	17.7	8.0
2008	16	17.6	8.1
2007	8	17.9	8.5
2006	22	17.5	7.9
2005	37	17.2	7.3
2004	8	18.3	8.1
2003	31	17.3	7.7
2002	20	17.7	7.8
2001	14	18.0	7.8
2000	26	17.7	7.6
1999	16	17.8	7.9
1998	3	18.4	8.7
1997	14	18.1	7.7
1996	48	17.3	7.0
1995	36	17.5	7.2
1994	5	18.5	8.1
1993	66	16.9	6.9
1992	27	17.6	7.5
1991	37	17.3	7.2
1990	11	18.0	8.2
1989	22	17.7	7.7
1988	51	17.3	6.9
1987	43	17.3	7.1
1986	90	16.5	6.4
1985	57	16.8	7.2
1984	78	16.7	6.6
1983	43	17.2	7.2
1982	35	17.6	7.1
1981	89	16.6	6.3
1980	105	16.2	6.2
1979	27	17.6	7.5
1978	22	17.9	7.5
1977	43	17.3	7.1
1976	84	16.5	6.6
1975	33	17.1	7.7
1974	95	16.4	6.4
1973	37	17.2	7.3
1972	62	16.7	7.2
1971	70	16.6	6.9
1970	86	16.3	6.7
1969	96	16.1	6.6
1968	67	16.8	6.9
1967	57	16.8	7.2
1966	55	16.8	7.3
1965	74	16.7	6.7
1964	31	17.1	7.9
1963	90	16.2	6.7
1962	57	16.9	7.1
1961	20	17.5	8.0
1960	30	17.4	7.7
1959	22	17.5	7.9
1958	48	17.1	7.2
1957	101	16.2	6.3
1956	115	15.9	6.1
1955	43	17.2	7.2
1954	55	16.8	7.3
1953	57	16.9	7.1
1952	70	16.7	6.8
1951	50	17.2	7.1
1950	37	17.2	7.3
1949	64	16.8	7.0
1948	33	17.3	7.5
1947	120	15.6	5.7
1946	52	17.0	7.2
1945	101	16.2	6.3
1944	70	16.8	6.7
1943	62	17.0	6.9
1942	68	16.9	6.8
1941	70	16.7	6.8
1940	82	16.6	6.6
1939	52	17.2	7.0
1938	78	16.4	6.9
1937	52	16.7	7.5
1936	118	15.4	6.1
1935	64	16.6	7.2
1934	112	15.7	6.5
1933	97	15.9	6.8
1932	82	16.3	6.9
1931	97	16.0	6.7
1930	57	16.7	7.3
1929	75	16.6	6.7
1928	90	16.2	6.7
1927	90	16.2	6.7
1926	112	15.9	6.3
1925	105	15.9	6.5
1924	101	16.2	6.3
1923	101	15.9	6.6
1922	78	16.4	6.9
1921	105	15.8	6.6
1920	68	16.5	7.2
1919	86	16.4	6.6
1918	116	15.8	6.1
1917	121	15.3	5.7
1916	75	16.3	7.0
1915	86	16.1	6.9
1914	43	16.9	7.5
1913	119	15.6	5.8
1912	110	15.8	6.4
1911	99	16.0	6.6
1910	117	15.6	6.2
1909	105	15.9	6.5
1908	109	16.0	6.3
1907	99	16.1	6.5
1906	110	15.8	6.4
1905	78	16.4	6.9
1904	90	16.4	6.5
1903	84	16.3	6.8
1902	75	16.5	6.8
1901	114	15.9	6.2