Weather in Busan in December 2024
Average weather
Average temperature in Busan in December
Going from a maximum of +18°C during the day to a minimum of -5°C during the night, the temperature in December averages around +10°C.
The average maximum temperature goes up 17% by the end of the month, compared with the beginning of the month, from +6°C to +10°C.
Is Busan warm or cold in December?
Busan is typically cool in December.
Maximum temperatures go down compared to the previous month from +15°C to +9°C. The minimum temperature also goes down from +9°C to +3°C.
Pack a sweater and a jacket as there will be cooler temperatures.
December is one of the coolest months in Busan, here is the comparison with other months:
Climate in Busan in December
| November | December | January | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg. temperature | ||||||
| +15°C | +9°C | +7°C | ||||
| Min. temperature | ||||||
| -2°C | -7°C | -11°C | ||||
| Max. temperature | ||||||
| +24°C | +19°C | +19°C | ||||
| Rainfall | ||||||
| 47 mm | 25 mm | 33 mm | ||||
| Wind | ||||||
| 2 m/s | 2 m/s | 3 m/s | ||||
| Humidity | ||||||
| 63% | 57% | 53% | ||||
| Air pressure | ||||||
| 1020 HPa | 1022 HPa | 1022 HPa | ||||
| Sunny days | ||||||
| 15 | 18 | 17 | ||||
| Cloudy days | ||||||
| 8 | 9 | 8 | ||||
| Rainy days | ||||||
| 7 | 5 | 6 | ||||
| Snowy days | ||||||
| 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
December weather is still as good as in November. It’s getting colder in December. From +15°C in the day, the average maximum temperature lowers to +9°C. As December arrives, the amount of rainfall goes down. On average, the rainfall volume decreases from 47 mm to 25 mm. It feels drier, as humidity decreases from 63% to 57%. The average wind speed doesn’t change much during December, staying around 2 m/s. The good news is there are likely to be more sunny days in December, from 15 to 18.
January brings much the same weather, it remains good.
Wind
The average wind speed is 3 m/s getting up to 5 m/s which is a light breeze; barely moving the tree leaves.
The average wind speed in Busan is gradually increasing during December, going from 4 m/s to 4 m/s over the course of the month.
Rain
How was the weather last December in Busan?
Climate Change over Years
The climate in Busan in December has not changed much over the last 43 years.
The average temperature was the lowest in 1980 (+16°C) and the highest in 2019 (+20°C). The driest year was 2008 with only 733 mm of rainfall, and the wettest year was 1999 with 2001 mm.
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Source of the data
For this page, we’ve looked at the typical weather in Busan, based on historical hourly weather data from January 1, 1979, to December 31, 2023.
For past dates, we show actual recorded data at the location at that time. Forecasts are based on recorded weather during that day of the year, averaged over the total years for which we have records (unless stated otherwise). The daily temperature is the highest recorded temperature in the shadow during that day.