Air temperature, hot days, tropical nights and icing days - Cities in Gwangju
Gwangju: Air temperature, hot days, tropical nights and icing days - Cities was 2.36 Degrees celsius in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Air temperature, hot days, tropical nights and icing days - Cities in Gwangju, 1981–2025
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Degrees celsius.
Analysis
The most recent figure for air temperature, hot days, tropical nights and icing days - cities in Gwangju is 2.36 Degrees celsius, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
That represents a change of up 28.4% on the previous year and up 335.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, air temperature, hot days, tropical nights and icing days - cities in Gwangju peaked at 2.36 Degrees celsius in 2025 and was at its lowest, -1 Degrees celsius, in 1986.
That places Gwangju 333rd out of 1314 regions with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Air temperature, hot days, tropical nights and icing days - Cities in Gwangju, year by year
| Year | Degrees celsius | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | -0.8153 Degrees celsius | — |
| 1982 | -0.2385 Degrees celsius | -70.7% |
| 1983 | -0.2333 Degrees celsius | -2.2% |
| 1984 | -0.6478 Degrees celsius | +177.7% |
| 1985 | -0.5767 Degrees celsius | -11.0% |
| 1986 | -1 Degrees celsius | +73.9% |
| 1987 | -0.3318 Degrees celsius | -66.9% |
| 1988 | -0.3415 Degrees celsius | +2.9% |
| 1989 | 0.1654 Degrees celsius | -148.4% |
| 1990 | 0.5811 Degrees celsius | +251.4% |
| 1991 | -0.2477 Degrees celsius | -142.6% |
| 1992 | -0.0697 Degrees celsius | -71.9% |
| 1993 | -0.6313 Degrees celsius | +805.8% |
| 1994 | 1 Degrees celsius | -258.6% |
| 1995 | -0.2555 Degrees celsius | -125.5% |
| 1996 | -0.4847 Degrees celsius | +89.7% |
| 1997 | 0.0993 Degrees celsius | -120.5% |
| 1998 | 0.8902 Degrees celsius | +796.7% |
| 1999 | 0.2109 Degrees celsius | -76.3% |
| 2000 | -0.1487 Degrees celsius | -170.5% |
| 2001 | 0.0995 Degrees celsius | -166.9% |
| 2002 | 0.1892 Degrees celsius | +90.1% |
| 2003 | 0.124 Degrees celsius | -34.4% |
| 2004 | 0.7422 Degrees celsius | +498.5% |
| 2005 | -0.0889 Degrees celsius | -112.0% |
| 2006 | 0.3601 Degrees celsius | -504.9% |
| 2007 | 0.7577 Degrees celsius | +110.4% |
| 2008 | 0.4748 Degrees celsius | -37.3% |
| 2009 | 0.383 Degrees celsius | -19.3% |
| 2010 | 0.0357 Degrees celsius | -90.7% |
| 2011 | -0.2083 Degrees celsius | -682.7% |
| 2012 | -0.314 Degrees celsius | +50.7% |
| 2013 | 0.1796 Degrees celsius | -157.2% |
| 2014 | 0.2529 Degrees celsius | +40.8% |
| 2015 | 0.5414 Degrees celsius | +114.1% |
| 2016 | 0.7607 Degrees celsius | +40.5% |
| 2017 | 0.3237 Degrees celsius | -57.4% |
| 2018 | 0.3853 Degrees celsius | +19.0% |
| 2019 | 0.5408 Degrees celsius | +40.4% |
| 2020 | 0.4958 Degrees celsius | -8.3% |
| 2021 | 1.12 Degrees celsius | +125.8% |
| 2022 | 0.7317 Degrees celsius | -34.6% |
| 2023 | 1.21 Degrees celsius | +64.9% |
| 2024 | 1.84 Degrees celsius | +52.4% |
| 2025 | 2.36 Degrees celsius | +28.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | -0.4469 Degrees celsius | -1 Degrees celsius | 0.1654 Degrees celsius | 9 |
| 1990s | 0.1094 Degrees celsius | -0.6313 Degrees celsius | 1 Degrees celsius | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2893 Degrees celsius | -0.1487 Degrees celsius | 0.7577 Degrees celsius | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2498 Degrees celsius | -0.314 Degrees celsius | 0.7607 Degrees celsius | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.29 Degrees celsius | 0.4958 Degrees celsius | 2.36 Degrees celsius | 6 |
More climate change data for Gwangju
- Air temperature, hot days, tropical nights and icing days - Cities 14.98 Degrees celsius (2025)
- Climate projections by scenario, 2030–2060 – Cities and FUAs 15.12 Degrees celsius (2060)
- Climate projections by scenario, 2030–2060 – Cities and FUAs 2.3 Degrees celsius (2060)
- Greenhouse gas emissions - Cities and FUAs — GHG emissions from 0.09 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent (2024)
- Greenhouse gas emissions - Cities and FUAs — GHG emissions from 1.19 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent (2024)
- Greenhouse gas emissions - Cities and FUAs — GHG emissions from 2.06 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent (2024)
- Greenhouse gas emissions - Cities and FUAs — GHG emissions from 2.03 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent (2024)
- Greenhouse gas emissions - Cities and FUAs — GHG emissions from power 0.17 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent (2024)
- Greenhouse gas emissions - Cities and FUAs — GHG emissions from road 1.81 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent (2024)
- Greenhouse gas emissions - Cities and FUAs — GHG emissions total 5.88 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is air temperature, hot days, tropical nights and icing days - cities in Gwangju?
- Air temperature, hot days, tropical nights and icing days - cities in Gwangju was 2.36 Degrees celsius in 2025, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest air temperature, hot days, tropical nights and icing days - cities recorded in Gwangju?
- The highest recorded value was 2.36 Degrees celsius in 2025.
- What is the lowest air temperature, hot days, tropical nights and icing days - cities recorded in Gwangju?
- The lowest recorded value was -1 Degrees celsius in 1986.
- How does Gwangju rank for air temperature, hot days, tropical nights and icing days - cities?
- Gwangju ranks 333rd out of 1314 regions with data for 2025.
- Is air temperature, hot days, tropical nights and icing days - cities rising or falling in Gwangju?
- Over the last ten years it is up 335.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Gwangju data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Air temperature, hot days, tropical nights and icing days - Cities and FUAs — Change in air temperature at 2 meters from 1981–2010 period. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
This dataset provides indicators of air temperature, hot days, tropical nights and icing days. Data sources and methodology Indicators are estimated using ERA5-Land data. Air temperature indicators correspond to the average annual air temperature at a height of 2 meters. Hot days correspond to the number of days when the maximum temperature exceeds 35°C. Tropical nights correspond to the days when the minimum temperature is above 20°C, and icing days to the number of days when the maximum temperature is below 0°C. ERA5-Land is used as it provides harmonised, globally consistent coverage at fine spatial resolution (0.1 degree), enabling the production of comparable subnational indicators also where national meteorological data are not available at the required scale. These estimates may differ from official subnational climate statistics due to differences in methodological approaches, such as the use of reanalysis based top down modelling versus in situ observations, along with variations in input data sources, spatial resolution, and the models and algorithms used to generate temperature estimates. Defining FUAs and cities The OECD, in cooperation with the EU, has developed a harmonised definition of functional urban areas (FUAs) to capture the economic and functional reach of cities based on daily commuting patterns (OECD, 2012). FUAs consist of: A city – defined by urban centres in the degree of urbanisation, adapted to the closest local administrative units to define a city. A commuting zone – including all local areas where at least 15% of employed residents work in the city. The delineation process includes: Assigning municipalities surrounded by a single FUA to that FUA. Excluding non-contiguous municipalities. The correspondence table between SAUs and FUAs/cities is available in parquet and csv format. The definition identifies 1 272 FUAs and 1 269 cities in all OECD member countries except Costa Rica and three accession countries. Cite this dataset OECD Regions, cities and local areas database (Air temperature, hot days, tropical nights and icing days - FUAs), http://oe.cd/geostats Further information OECD Local Data Portal OECD Regions and Cities at a Glance For questions and/or comments, please email CitiesStat@oecd.org