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Extreme heat to continue before monsoon rain returns Tuesday

Heat wave advisories remain in place on Monday, with the apparent temperature nationwide expected to reach up to 35 degrees Celsius, or 95 degrees Fahrenheit.

2026.7.13

People seek relief from the heat at Cheonggye Stream in central Seoul on July 31. [YONHAP]

Seoul sets record with highest number of July tropical nights, August tipped to be hotter

Korea entered August locked in an unrelenting heat wave, with overnight temperatures in Seoul and Incheon staying above 25 degrees Celsius (77 degrees Fahrenheit) on Thursday — a condition known as a tropical night.

2025.8.1

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As the heat wave warning continues in Daegu on July 23, a person walks with a parasol at Dongdaegu Station Plaza. [YONHAP]

Protracted heat wave prompts nationwide warnings, spike in heat-related illnesses

A prolonged heat wave continues to grip Korea this week, prompting authorities to issue heat wave warnings across nearly all regions and raising concerns over tropical nights and heat-related illnesses.

2025.7.23

Residents cool off from the heat at a pool in Sincheon, Daegu, where Monday’s daytime high is forecast to reach 37 degrees Celsius (98.6 degrees Fahrenheit). [YONHAP]

Korea sweats through record-breaking tropical nights as heat wave takes grip

The nation is grappling with tropical nights, with some cities in Gangwon suffering through nighttime temperatures of more than 30 degrees Celsius (86 degrees Fahrenheit).

2024.7.29

A used-car dealership in Suwon, Gyeonggi, is submerged as a heavy rain warning was issued for the capital and its surrounding areas on Thursday. [YONHAP]

Rains pound capital, but other parts are dry

Torrential rain pounded the capital and central regions on Thursday, with roads inundated and damage reported across the country.

2022.6.30

Children play in a fountain to cool themselves off in Ulsan on Monday, as a heat wave hits much of the country. [NEWS1]

Heat wave throughout Korea caps record rainy season

A heat advisory was in effect for most of Korea on Monday, as temperatures climbed following the country's longest-ever rainy season. Heat advisories and alerts have been issued for areas in Daejeon, Gwangju and Busan, where the heat index...

2020.8.17

Cool sleeping products aim to stop those tropical nightmares

With the full force of the summer heat due to hit in the next few weeks, retail companies are coming up with inventive products targeting people who toss and turn on those hot and humid tropical nights.

2020.6.10

Tag: tropical night

tropical night

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Protracted heat wave prompts nationwide warnings, spike in heat-related illnesses

Korea sweats through record-breaking tropical nights as heat wave takes grip

Rains pound capital, but other parts are dry

Heat wave throughout Korea caps record rainy season

Cool sleeping products aim to stop those tropical nightmares