Heuksando

Heuksando is an island in the Yellow Sea located off 97.2 km from the southwest coast of Mokpo, Jeollanam-do, South Korea. It covers an area of 19.7 km2 and consists of several peaks: Munamsan (문암산/門岩山 400m), Gitdaebong (깃대봉/깃대峰 378m), Seonyubong (선유봉/仙遊峰 300m), Sangnasan (상라산/象羅山 227m). It is within the administrative boundaries of Sinan County, Jeollanam-do, South Korea since 1969. The island's 19.7 km2 are home to about 3,133 people.[1]

Heuksando
Korean transcription(s)
  Hangul
  Hanja
  Revised RomanizationHeuksando
  McCune–ReischauerHŭksando
CountrySouth Korea
Area
  Total19.7 km2 (7.6 sq mi)
Population
 (2001)
  Total3,133
  Density160/km2 (410/sq mi)

Climate

Climate data for Heuksando, Sinan (1997–2020 normals, extremes 1997–present)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 16.5
(61.7)
22.0
(71.6)
23.3
(73.9)
25.7
(78.3)
28.8
(83.8)
30.1
(86.2)
32.8
(91.0)
34.9
(94.8)
31.1
(88.0)
28.0
(82.4)
22.6
(72.7)
18.5
(65.3)
34.9
(94.8)
Average high °C (°F) 5.5
(41.9)
6.5
(43.7)
9.9
(49.8)
14.5
(58.1)
19.1
(66.4)
22.8
(73.0)
25.9
(78.6)
27.9
(82.2)
24.1
(75.4)
19.4
(66.9)
14.0
(57.2)
8.2
(46.8)
16.5
(61.7)
Daily mean °C (°F) 3.4
(38.1)
3.8
(38.8)
6.5
(43.7)
10.7
(51.3)
15.2
(59.4)
19.2
(66.6)
22.9
(73.2)
24.7
(76.5)
21.3
(70.3)
16.9
(62.4)
11.5
(52.7)
5.9
(42.6)
13.5
(56.3)
Average low °C (°F) 1.5
(34.7)
1.8
(35.2)
3.9
(39.0)
7.8
(46.0)
12.3
(54.1)
16.6
(61.9)
20.6
(69.1)
22.5
(72.5)
19.4
(66.9)
15.1
(59.2)
9.5
(49.1)
3.9
(39.0)
11.2
(52.2)
Record low °C (°F) −8.7
(16.3)
−5.9
(21.4)
−3.9
(25.0)
0.6
(33.1)
6.3
(43.3)
11.1
(52.0)
15.6
(60.1)
17.5
(63.5)
14.8
(58.6)
4.6
(40.3)
−0.2
(31.6)
−4.8
(23.4)
−8.7
(16.3)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 23.0
(0.91)
32.8
(1.29)
50.8
(2.00)
88.8
(3.50)
96.7
(3.81)
157.5
(6.20)
208.1
(8.19)
211.2
(8.31)
120.5
(4.74)
58.7
(2.31)
46.1
(1.81)
33.1
(1.30)
1,127.3
(44.38)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) 9.2 7.5 7.8 8.9 8.2 9.5 12.5 11.5 9.4 6.6 8.1 10.7 109.9
Average snowy days 9.0 5.1 1.7 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.8 7.5 24.2
Average relative humidity (%) 69.3 71.1 73.3 77.3 81.2 88.3 92.9 89.3 84.4 75.2 71.5 68.9 78.6
Mean monthly sunshine hours 103.9 140.6 199.9 205.2 200.3 158.5 118.3 187.1 185.1 204.0 147.1 109.0 1,959
Percent possible sunshine 30.7 44.9 50.3 51.4 44.1 35.6 26.0 45.2 48.4 58.1 47.7 35.2 42.9
Source: Korea Meteorological Administration (percent sunshine 1981–2010)[2][3][4]

See also

References

  1. 흑산도 黑山島 (in Korean). Doosan Encyber. Retrieved 2008-05-05.
  2. "Climatological Normals of Korea (1991 ~ 2020)" (PDF) (in Korean). Korea Meteorological Administration. Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 January 2022. Retrieved 4 April 2022.
  3. 순위값 - 구역별조회 (in Korean). Korea Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 4 April 2022.
  4. "Climatological Normals of Korea" (PDF). Korea Meteorological Administration. 2011. Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 December 2016. Retrieved 8 December 2016.

34.6707°N 125.42°E / 34.6707; 125.42


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