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Climate
The weather of Sokcho-si is influenced by the continental climate of Korea , but geographically, as the city is sheltered by the mountains, facing sea, it is warm under the influence of the oceanic climate. The annual mean temperature is 11.8degrees, with the temperature difference of 45.6 from the highest median 34.0 degrees to the lowest median -11.6 degrees. The annual precipitation is 1,300 ㎜ , of which 1,159.8 ㎜ is evaporated, with a 89.2% evaporation rate. The median wind velocity is 3.1 ㎧ , which is quite strong, with the highest of 19.6 ㎧ .
Weather
Year | Temperature (℃) | Precipitation (㎜) | sunshine(hr) | Wind(m/s) | |||
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Median | Highest | Lowest | Median velocity | Highest velocity | |||
2003 | 11.7 | 33.2 | -14.8 | 1899 | 1771.1 | 2.3 | 14.2 |
2004 | 13.2 | 37.1 | -15.6 | 1587.3 | 2273.7 | 2.6 | 17.3 |
2005 | 12 | 36 | -13.1 | 1349.2 | 2236.1 | 2.6 | 11.9 |
2006 | 11.9 | 33 | -11.9 | 1609.2 | 1748.7 | 2.5 | 30.5 |
2007 | 13 | 35.3 | -8.6 | 1264.7 | 1892.3 | 2.5 | 14 |
2008 | 13 | 34.7 | -10.9 | 1415 | 2224.6 | 2.4 | 12.2 |
2009 | 12.8 | 32.4 | -10 | 1420.1 | 2185.2 | 2.5 | 12.6 |
2010 | 12.3 | 35.1 | -11.6 | 1283.6 | 2065.7 | 2.4 | 11.9 |
2011 | 12.1 | 35.7 | -13.2 | 1656.1 | 2043.2 | 2.2 | 11.8 |
2012 | 12 | 34.7 | -14.3 | 1217.7 | 2101 | 2.3 | 14.6 |
2013 | 12.9 | 35.8 | -14.1 | 1115.7 | 2439.3 | 2.3 | 11.1 |
2014 | 13.2 | 34.6 | -10.8 | 1099 | 2386 | 2.2 | 11.9 |
2015 | 12.6 | 35.4 | -10.4 | 1127.7 | 2413.6 | 2.1 | 11.5 |
2016 | 12.8 | 35.9 | -16.4 | 1333.8 | 2205.3 | 1.9 | 10.7 |
2017 | 13.1 | 34.9 | -11.2 | 1208.2 | 2497.9 | 1.8 | 11.4 |
2018 | 12.6 | 38.7 | -16.2 | 1777 | 2421.1 | 1.9 | 13.4 |
2019 | 13.8 | 36.1 | -9 | 1355.5 | 2543.1 | 1.9 | 11 |
2020 | 13.3 | 35.1 | -11.3 | 2085.8 | 2447.9 | 2.1 | 10.2 |
2021 | 13.2 | 33.8 | -16.1 | 1199.7 | 2478.1 | 2 | 10 |