Cheongju-si
City in South Korea: population, location, elevation, climate and landmarks.
Cheongju Sangdangsangseong: Hutch1225, Public domain (Wikimedia Commons)
Overview
Cheongju-si is a city in South Korea, in North Chungcheong. About 852,147 people live in the city proper, making it the 12th largest city of South Korea in our atlas.
It lies at 36.64° N, 127.49° E, about 49 m (161 ft) above sea level, and keeps time on the Asia/Seoul time zone.
Location
Red dot: Cheongju-si. Green dots: other major cities of South Korea. Map data: Natural Earth.
Climate
Cheongju-si has a continental (hot summer, dry winter) climate (Köppen Dwa). The warmest month is usually Aug, with average highs near 29°C (83°F); the coolest nights come in Jan at about -8°C (17°F). Around 1,225 mm (48 in) of rain and snow falls in a typical year, most of it in Jul.
Bars: average daily high and low (°C) for each month; blue columns and figures: average precipitation (mm). Gridded 2001-2025 averages from NASA POWER, so mountain and coastal spots can differ from local station records.
Landmarks and places to see
Popular sights within a few kilometres of the city centre, ranked by how widely they are documented on Wikipedia.
What to eat in South KoreaNational dishes, street food, desserts and drinks on Intercontinental Chef.Nearby major cities
- Daejeon · 33 km
- Suwon · 84 km
- Seongnam-si · 94 km
- Seoul · 113 km
- Incheon · 115 km
- Goyang-si · 127 km
- Daegu · 130 km
- Gwangju · 172 km
- Population, coordinates, elevation, time zone: GeoNames 1845604 (CC BY 4.0)
- Wikidata Q42147 (CC0)
- Climate: NASA POWER 2001-2025 climatology
Text written by Geographical Effect from these sources.
- Cheongju Sangdangsangseong: Hutch1225, Public domain (Wikimedia Commons)
- Cheongju ballpark: Deuterium 001, CC BY-SA 3.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
