Daegu
City in South Korea: population, location, elevation, climate and landmarks.
Overview
Daegu is a city in South Korea. About 2.4 million people live in the city proper, making it the 4th largest city of South Korea in our atlas.
It lies at 35.87° N, 128.59° E, about 45 m (148 ft) above sea level, and keeps time on the Asia/Seoul time zone.
Location
Red dot: Daegu. Green dots: other major cities of South Korea. Map data: Natural Earth.
Climate
Daegu 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 1,201 mm (47 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
- Changwon · 72 km
- Ulsan · 75 km
- Busan · 94 km
- Daejeon · 121 km
- Cheongju-si · 131 km
- Gwangju · 170 km
- Suwon · 212 km
- Seongnam-si · 218 km
- Population, coordinates, elevation, time zone: GeoNames 1835329 (CC BY 4.0)
- Wikidata Q27267111 (CC0)
- Climate: NASA POWER 2001-2025 climatology
Text written by Geographical Effect from these sources.
- DaeguCivil stadium2: WAKA77, Public domain (Wikimedia Commons)
- Daegu DGB Bank Park 2019: Trainholic, CC BY-SA 4.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
- Daegu Baseball Stadium: adamgn, CC BY 2.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
- 6경 달성토성: 대구광역시, CC BY-SA 4.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
- 7경 경상감영: 대구광역시, CC BY-SA 4.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
