Yeongdong County is a county in North Chungcheong Province, South Korea. The county should not be confused with the similarly named Yeongdong region.
During the Korean War, this county was the site of the No Gun Ri Massacre.
Climate
| hideClimate data for Chupungnyeong-myeon, Yeongdong (1981–2010, extremes 1935–present) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 14.6 (58.3) |
21.7 (71.1) |
27.7 (81.9) |
31.3 (88.3) |
35.4 (95.7) |
36.2 (97.2) |
39.8 (103.6) |
38.0 (100.4) |
35.2 (95.4) |
30.8 (87.4) |
25.3 (77.5) |
21.0 (69.8) |
39.8 (103.6) |
| Average high °C (°F) | 2.6 (36.7) |
5.5 (41.9) |
11.3 (52.3) |
18.8 (65.8) |
23.4 (74.1) |
26.6 (79.9) |
28.4 (83.1) |
28.9 (84.0) |
24.9 (76.8) |
19.8 (67.6) |
12.3 (54.1) |
5.5 (41.9) |
17.3 (63.1) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −2.0 (28.4) |
0.2 (32.4) |
5.2 (41.4) |
12.1 (53.8) |
17.0 (62.6) |
20.9 (69.6) |
23.7 (74.7) |
24.1 (75.4) |
19.3 (66.7) |
13.1 (55.6) |
6.4 (43.5) |
0.4 (32.7) |
11.7 (53.1) |
| Average low °C (°F) | −6.2 (20.8) |
−4.5 (23.9) |
−0.2 (31.6) |
5.3 (41.5) |
10.7 (51.3) |
15.8 (60.4) |
20.1 (68.2) |
20.4 (68.7) |
14.6 (58.3) |
7.5 (45.5) |
1.1 (34.0) |
−4.1 (24.6) |
6.7 (44.1) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −17.8 (0.0) |
−16.2 (2.8) |
−11.8 (10.8) |
−5.0 (23.0) |
1.7 (35.1) |
5.7 (42.3) |
11.5 (52.7) |
11.5 (52.7) |
4.1 (39.4) |
−4.6 (23.7) |
−10.7 (12.7) |
−17.2 (1.0) |
−17.8 (0.0) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 24.5 (0.96) |
34.5 (1.36) |
50.0 (1.97) |
69.6 (2.74) |
84.5 (3.33) |
146.3 (5.76) |
284.6 (11.20) |
244.5 (9.63) |
139.1 (5.48) |
43.9 (1.73) |
41.3 (1.63) |
24.2 (0.95) |
1,187.1 (46.74) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 8.6 | 7.9 | 9.7 | 8.1 | 8.8 | 10.0 | 15.7 | 14.6 | 9.6 | 6.0 | 8.1 | 8.4 | 115.5 |
| Average snowy days | 10.6 | 7.3 | 4.4 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 2.2 | 8.0 | 33.0 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 61.8 | 59.8 | 58.3 | 55.9 | 63.1 | 71.6 | 80.5 | 80.5 | 77.9 | 71.1 | 66.7 | 63.9 | 67.6 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 174.3 | 173.0 | 196.0 | 216.5 | 227.4 | 182.2 | 144.6 | 157.9 | 165.8 | 202.2 | 170.2 | 166.3 | 2,176.4 |
| Percent possible sunshine | 56.3 | 56.5 | 52.9 | 55.0 | 52.0 | 41.6 | 32.5 | 37.6 | 44.5 | 57.9 | 55.3 | 55.1 | 48.9 |
| Source: Korea Meteorological Administration[1][2][3] (percent sunshine and snowy days) | |||||||||||||
Tourist spot
8 Scenic Sites of Hancheon
- Wollyu-bong
- Sanyang-byeok
- Cheonghak-gul
- Yongyeon-dae
- Naengcheon-jeong
- Beopjon-am
- Sagung-bong
- Hwaeon-ak
Twin towns – sister cities
Yeongdong is twinned with:
Domestic
- Seodaemun-gu, Seoul
- Yongsan-gu, Seoul
- Gangnam-gu, Seoul
- Osan, Gyeonggi
International
Fangchenggang, Guangxi, China
Dumaguete, Philippines