The climate of Seongnam-si
Dwa Hot-summer continental with dry winter. Hot, wet summers and cold, dry winters. A monsoon-influenced continental climate. Winters are cold and dry, and the summer is hot and brings most of the year's rain.
Seongnam-si is north of the equator, so summer falls in June to August and winter in December to February. The 1901 to 1930 map puts Seongnam-si in the same zone, Dwa.
Seongnam-si: then, now and by 2100
| Map | Climate zone | Compared with now |
|---|---|---|
| 1901 to 1930 | Dwa Hot-summer continental with dry winter | Same as now |
| 1991 to 2020 (now) | Dwa Hot-summer continental with dry winter | - |
| 2071 to 2099, SSP1-2.6 (low emissions) | Dwa Hot-summer continental with dry winter | Same as now |
| 2071 to 2099, SSP2-4.5 (middle of the road) | Dwa Hot-summer continental with dry winter | Same as now |
| 2071 to 2099, SSP5-8.5 (high emissions) | Cwa Humid subtropical with dry winter | Different from now |
The 2071 to 2099 rows are model projections under three emissions scenarios, not forecasts. The 1901 to 1930 row is a reconstruction. All come from Beck et al. (2023).
Under the middle-of-the-road scenario (SSP2-4.5), the model keeps Seongnam-si in Dwa in 2071 to 2099. Under the high-emissions scenario (SSP5-8.5) it is Cwa (humid subtropical with dry winter).
Cities with the same climate as Seongnam-si
Other big cities that are Dwa (hot-summer continental with dry winter) in 1991 to 2020, at most two per country:
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Population of Seongnam-si from GeoNames: 914,832 (rank 627 in our list of 1,000). Climate data: Beck et al. (2023), CC BY 4.0. Data sources and licences.