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  • 21 Aug, 2019

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Cheongyang County
Cheongyang County (Korean: 청양군; RR: Cheongyang-gun) is a county in South Chungcheong Province, South Korea. A predominantly rural area, it is known throughout Korea for the spicy Cheongyang chili peppers which are grown there. Another noted local specialty is the fruit of the gugija. The county is home to Cheongyang Provincial College.

Climate

Cheongyang has a humid continental climate (Köppen: Dwa), but can be considered a borderline humid subtropical climate (Köppen: Cwa) using the −3 °C (27 °F) isotherm.

Climate data for Cheongyang (1993–2020 normals)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 3.3
(37.9) 		6.1
(43.0) 		11.8
(53.2) 		18.4
(65.1) 		23.9
(75.0) 		27.5
(81.5) 		29.3
(84.7) 		30.2
(86.4) 		26.1
(79.0) 		20.5
(68.9) 		12.9
(55.2) 		5.3
(41.5) 		17.9
(64.2)
Daily mean °C (°F) −2.5
(27.5) 		−0.2
(31.6) 		4.8
(40.6) 		11.0
(51.8) 		16.8
(62.2) 		21.4
(70.5) 		24.9
(76.8) 		25.2
(77.4) 		19.9
(67.8) 		13.0
(55.4) 		6.2
(43.2) 		−0.4
(31.3) 		11.7
(53.1)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) −8.1
(17.4) 		−6.1
(21.0) 		−1.9
(28.6) 		4.0
(39.2) 		10.1
(50.2) 		15.9
(60.6) 		21.0
(69.8) 		21.1
(70.0) 		14.8
(58.6) 		6.6
(43.9) 		0.4
(32.7) 		−5.8
(21.6) 		6.0
(42.8)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 21.8
(0.86) 		34.1
(1.34) 		44.7
(1.76) 		84.1
(3.31) 		90.1
(3.55) 		134.4
(5.29) 		290.4
(11.43) 		296.6
(11.68) 		143.4
(5.65) 		65.1
(2.56) 		54.9
(2.16) 		31.8
(1.25) 		1,291.4
(50.84)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) 5.4 4.4 6.2 6.8 6.9 7.3 13.2 12.4 7.6 5.3 7.9 7.2 90.6
Source: Korea Meteorological Administration

Notable people

Twin towns – sister cities

Cheongyang is twinned with: