Yeongdeok County

Yeongdeok
영덕군
County
Korean transcription(s)
  Hangul
  Hanja
  Revised Romanization Yeongdeok-gun
  McCune-Reischauer Yŏngdŏk-gun

Emblem of Yeongdeok

Location in South Korea
Country  South Korea
Region Yeongnam
Administrative divisions 1 eup, 8 myeon
Area
  Total 741.05 km2 (286.12 sq mi)
Population (2002)
  Total 52,697
  Density 71.1/km2 (184/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)
14.8
(58.6)
8.8
(47.8)
3.2
(37.8)
12.8
(55)
Average low °C (°F) −3.6
(25.5)
−2.2
(28)
1.3
(34.3)
6.3
(43.3)
11.1
(52)
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)
Average 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)
Average 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
Average relative 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
Mean monthly 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]

References

  1. "평년값자료(1981–2010) 영덕(277)". Korea Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 2011-05-07.
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Coordinates: 36°24′36″N 129°22′30″E / 36.41000001°N 129.37500001°E / 36.41000001; 129.37500001

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