Daejeon
City in South Korea: population, location, elevation, climate and landmarks.
Overview
Daejeon is a city in South Korea. About 1.4 million people live in the city proper, making it the 5th largest city of South Korea in our atlas.
It lies at 36.35° N, 127.38° E, about 58 m (190 ft) above sea level, and keeps time on the Asia/Seoul time zone.
Location
Red dot: Daejeon. Green dots: other major cities of South Korea. Map data: Natural Earth.
Climate
Daejeon 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
- Cheongju-si · 33 km
- Suwon · 110 km
- Daegu · 120 km
- Seongnam-si · 123 km
- Incheon · 137 km
- Gwangju · 139 km
- Seoul · 140 km
- Goyang-si · 153 km
- Population, coordinates, elevation, time zone: GeoNames 1835235 (CC BY 4.0)
- Wikidata Q27267138 (CC0)
- Climate: NASA POWER 2001-2025 climatology
Text written by Geographical Effect from these sources.
- Daejeon Museum of Art: Yoo Chung, CC BY-SA 2.5 (Wikimedia Commons)
- Daejeon Hanbat Baseball Stadium: ko:User:Prister, CC BY-SA 3.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
- Expo Science Park in Daejeon: Yoo Chung, CC BY-SA 3.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
