Gwangju
City in South Korea: population, location, elevation, climate and landmarks.
무진고성지에서 내려다본 광주광역시 시가지: NZ 토끼들, CC BY-SA 4.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
Overview
Gwangju is a city in South Korea. About 1.4 million people live in the city proper, making it the 6th largest city of South Korea in our atlas.
It lies at 35.15° N, 126.92° E, about 47 m (154 ft) above sea level, and keeps time on the Asia/Seoul time zone.
Location
Red dot: Gwangju. Green dots: other major cities of South Korea. Map data: Natural Earth.
Climate
Gwangju has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa). The warmest month is usually Aug, with average highs near 29°C (84°F); the coolest nights come in Jan at about -5°C (24°F). Around 1,381 mm (54 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 · 139 km
- Changwon · 160 km
- Daegu · 172 km
- Cheongju-si · 173 km
- Busan · 192 km
- Ulsan · 222 km
- Suwon · 237 km
- Seongnam-si · 254 km
- Population, coordinates, elevation, time zone: GeoNames 1841811 (CC BY 4.0)
- Wikidata Q41283 (CC0)
- Climate: NASA POWER 2001-2025 climatology
Text written by Geographical Effect from these sources.
- 무진고성지에서 내려다본 광주광역시 시가지: NZ 토끼들, CC BY-SA 4.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
- Gwangju Mudeung Stadium: Waka77, CC0 (Wikimedia Commons)
- Gwangju Baseball Stadium: paper, Public domain (Wikimedia Commons)
