Daegwallyeong-myeon
대관령면
Township
Korean transcription(s)
 • Hangul대관령면
 • Hanja大關嶺面
 • Revised RomanizationDaegwallyeong-myeon
 • McCune-ReischauerTaegwallyŏng-myŏn
Daegwallyeong-myeon is located in South Korea
Daegwallyeong-myeon
Daegwallyeong-myeon
Location of Daegwallyeong-myeon in South Korea
Coordinates: 37°40′00″N 128°42′00″E / 37.66667°N 128.70000°E / 37.66667; 128.70000
Country South Korea
ProvinceGangwon-do
CountyPyeongchang
Administrative divisions21 ri
Area
 • Total221.6 km2 (85.6 sq mi)
Elevation
750 m (2,460 ft)
Population
 (2008)[1]
 • Total6,162
Time zoneUTC+9 (Korea Standard Time)

Daegwallyeong-myeon (Korean: 대관령면; Hanja: 大關嶺面) is a myeon (township) in the county of Pyeongchang in the province of Gangwon-do, South Korea. It is located in the northeastern part of the county. The total area of Daegwallyeong-myeon is 221.63 square kilometers (85.57 sq mi),[2] and, as of 2008, the population was 6,162 people.[1] The myeon was named Doam-myeon (Korean: 도암면; Hanja: 道岩面) until 2007. Daegwallyeong-myeon is named after the important mountain pass of Daegwallyeong. It has the coldest average temperature in South Korea.[citation needed]

Climate

Climate data for Daegwallyeong, Pyeongchang (elevation: 772 m (2,533 ft), 1991–2020 normals, extremes 1971–present)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 9.3
(48.7) 		16.5
(61.7) 		20.5
(68.9) 		30.1
(86.2) 		31.0
(87.8) 		32.3
(90.1) 		32.9
(91.2) 		32.7
(90.9) 		29.0
(84.2) 		26.1
(79.0) 		21.5
(70.7) 		13.5
(56.3) 		32.9
(91.2)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) −1.8
(28.8) 		0.6
(33.1) 		5.5
(41.9) 		12.9
(55.2) 		18.4
(65.1) 		21.3
(70.3) 		23.4
(74.1) 		23.6
(74.5) 		19.4
(66.9) 		14.6
(58.3) 		7.5
(45.5) 		0.5
(32.9) 		12.2
(54.0)
Daily mean °C (°F) −6.9
(19.6) 		−4.6
(23.7) 		0.4
(32.7) 		7.0
(44.6) 		12.5
(54.5) 		16.2
(61.2) 		19.6
(67.3) 		19.7
(67.5) 		14.6
(58.3) 		8.8
(47.8) 		2.3
(36.1) 		−4.5
(23.9) 		7.1
(44.8)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) −12.2
(10.0) 		−10.1
(13.8) 		−4.7
(23.5) 		1.2
(34.2) 		6.8
(44.2) 		11.6
(52.9) 		16.6
(61.9) 		16.5
(61.7) 		10.4
(50.7) 		3.5
(38.3) 		−2.6
(27.3) 		−9.4
(15.1) 		2.3
(36.1)
Record low °C (°F) −28.9
(−20.0) 		−27.6
(−17.7) 		−23.0
(−9.4) 		−14.6
(5.7) 		−4.7
(23.5) 		−1.7
(28.9) 		4.4
(39.9) 		3.3
(37.9) 		−2.3
(27.9) 		−9.9
(14.2) 		−18.7
(−1.7) 		−24.7
(−12.5) 		−28.9
(−20.0)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 53.1
(2.09) 		49.2
(1.94) 		72.6
(2.86) 		93.5
(3.68) 		108.2
(4.26) 		162.5
(6.40) 		336.3
(13.24) 		368.4
(14.50) 		249.6
(9.83) 		97.6
(3.84) 		69.4
(2.73) 		34.7
(1.37) 		1,695.1
(66.74)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) 9.4 8.9 11.2 10.4 10.8 12.9 17.8 18.1 13.1 8.9 10.2 8.5 140.2
Average snowy days 13.0 11.8 12.0 3.3 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.8 5.2 10.9 57.2
Average relative humidity (%) 66.3 65.7 65.8 61.9 67.5 79.4 86.2 87.2 85.5 76.8 70.3 66.6 73.3
Mean monthly sunshine hours 199.3 193.5 210.9 223.1 237.2 192.4 143.0 138.2 149.6 196.2 177.2 193.3 2,253.9
Percent possible sunshine 64.4 60.8 54.6 57.4 52.1 40.7 30.8 31.0 38.6 55.5 57.8 64.3 49.3
Source: Korea Meteorological Administration (snow and percent sunshine 1981–2010)[3][4][5]

Attractions

References

  1. ^ a b Households and Population by Eup, Myeon and Dong (Resident Registration)
  2. ^ 평창군 [대관령면] 홈페이지 방문을 환영합니다.
  3. ^ "Climatological Normals of Korea (1991 ~ 2020)" (PDF) (in Korean). Korea Meteorological Administration. Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 January 2022. Retrieved 31 January 2022.
  4. ^ 순위값 - 구역별조회 (in Korean). Korea Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 10 October 2021.
  5. ^ "Climatological Normals of Korea" (PDF). Korea Meteorological Administration. 2011. p. 499 and 649. Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 December 2016. Retrieved 7 December 2016.
  6. ^ Yoon, Chul (27 December 2011). "7 best ski and snowboard resorts in Korea". CNN Go. Archived from the original on 2012-05-11. Retrieved 3 June 2012.

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