Gyeongsangbuk-do · South KoreaSummit weather, forecast and climate

Seonginbong

Volcano984 mMajor summit

Elevation984 mabove sea level

Prominence984 mindependent height

Isolation152 kmto a higher summit

Summit, Jul23°average high

37.49° N, 130.86° EElevation 984 mUTC+9 · Korean Standard Time

From the valley to the top

Summit984 m
Mid-mountain800 m
Valley · Dodong-ri620 m

Freezing level in October: above the summit

iThe mountain

Seonginbong in brief

Seonginbong rises to 984 m, Gyeongsangbuk-do, South Korea. Its topographic prominence — the height it stands above the lowest contour enclosing a higher summit — is 984 m, a major independent summit.

At the summit, August is the mildest month with average highs of 25°, while nights rarely fall below freezing.

The nearest town in the atlas is Dodong-ri, 3.6 km to the E at 620 m.

Facts

Elevation: 984 m · 3,228 ft
Prominence: 984 m
Region: Gyeongsangbuk-do
Country: South Korea
Coordinates: 37.4950, 130.8633
Nearest airport: Yangyang International Airport (YNY) · 203 km

iiForecast

Weather at three heights

Temperatures are adjusted to each height; summits are usually colder and windier than the valley forecast suggests.

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iiiSummit climate

The top of Seonginbong by month

Summit temperatures and precipitation

Climate normals for the summit area (~1 km grid), station-adjusted

Climate normals for Seonginbong by month
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Average high	6°	6°	9°	13°	16°	20°	23°	25°	22°	19°	14°	9°
Average low	3°	3°	6°	10°	14°	18°	22°	24°	21°	16°	11°	6°
Precipitation	143 mm	94 mm	83 mm	95 mm	118 mm	131 mm	198 mm	200 mm	216 mm	98 mm	126 mm	141 mm
Cloud cover	43%	40%	37%	35%	38%	44%	45%	37%	37%	29%	33%	37%
Daylight	9h 51	10h 48	11h 54	13h 08	14h 10	14h 44	14h 31	13h 38	12h 28	11h 17	10h 11	9h 36
Month score	20	28	32	43	54	61	61	64	64	73	43	22

Snow and freezing level

Average height of the 0 °C level from the summit normals (6.5 °C per km); snow months have a summit mean at or below +1 °C

Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Freezing level	1,650 m	1,750 m	2,100 m	2,750 m	3,300 m	3,900 m	4,450 m	4,750 m	4,300 m	3,650 m	2,850 m	2,100 m
Summit	above 0 °C	above 0 °C	above 0 °C	above 0 °C	above 0 °C	above 0 °C	above 0 °C	above 0 °C	above 0 °C	above 0 °C	above 0 °C	above 0 °C