Busan
South Korea
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Busan

Annual Climate Emissions and Hazard Information

Annual Weather Data

Month Average Average High Average Low Record High Record Low Average Precipitation
January — 7.7°C — 18.0°C — 9.6 mm
February — 9.6°C — 20.3°C — 13.6 mm
March — 13.4°C — 22.9°C — 22.2 mm
April — 18.0°C — 28.1°C — 68.7 mm
May — 21.8°C — 34.0°C — 39.6 mm
June — 24.3°C — 31.0°C — 265.4 mm
July 24.2°C 27.7°C 21.6°C 35.8°C 16.0°C 578.9 mm
August — 29.5°C — 39.6°C — 385.8 mm
September — 26.3°C — 35.2°C — 205.1 mm
October — 22.4°C — 30.0°C — 0.3 mm
November — 16.3°C — 26.0°C — 0.8 mm
December — 10.2°C — 20.4°C — 0.1 mm
Sources: NOAA (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration)

Natural Hazards Risk

Relative risk out of 10
Landslide Medium (6)
Cyclone High (10)
Flood High (10)
* Risk, particularly concerning flood or landslide, may not be for the entire area.
Sources:
1. Dilley, M., R.S. Chen, U. Deichmann, A.L. Lerner-Lam, M. Arnold, J. Agwe, P. Buys, O. Kjekstad, B. Lyon, and G. Yetman. 2005. Natural Disaster Hotspots: A Global Risk Analysis. Washington, D.C.: World Bank. https://doi.org/10.1596/0-8213-5930-4.

Busan CO2 Emissions

Carbon Dioxide (CO2) Emissions Per Capita in Tonnes Per Year
LocationCO2 EmissionsCO2 Emissions Per CapitaCO2 Emissions Intensity
Busan 19,531,154 t 9.42 t 114,626 t/km²
South Korea 597,763,145 t 12.3 t 6,033 t/km²
Sources: [Link] Moran, D., Kanemoto K; Jiborn, M., Wood, R., Többen, J., and Seto, K.C. (2018) Carbon footprints of 13,000 cities. Environmental Research Letters DOI: 10.1088/1748-9326/aac72a

Other Cities in South Korea

Name Area Population
Andong 3.123 km² 15,830
Anyang, Gyeonggi-do, South Korea 4.136 km² 64,203
Bucheon 10.1 km² 195,721
Busan 170.4 km² 2.1 million
Chinhae, South Korea 21.8 km² 86,722
Chungju 3.972 km² 20,753
Daegu 60.8 km² 837,496
Daejeon 23.7 km² 353,527
Incheon 27.8 km² 350,881
Jeju 3.136 km² 14,723
Jeonju 12.4 km² 135,447
Jinju 10.1 km² 64,316
Naju 2.52 km² 5,557
Nonsan 2.251 km² 9,001
Sacheon 2.652 km² 7,769
Seoul 13 km² 258,110
South Korea South Hamyol 1.808 km² 1,370
South Korea, South Korea, Cheongju 9.5 km² 80,189
South Korea South Korea Masan 15.5 km² 159,260
South Korea, South Korea, P'Ohang 3.147 km² 16,438
South Korea South Korea Samch'Onp'o 2.536 km² 8,298
South Korea, South Korea, Uijongbu 6.6 km² 126,884
South Korea South Korea Yeanmudae 3.464 km² 3,755
South Korea, South Korea, Yoju 0.962 km² 358
Suwon 6.8 km² 117,883
Taejong, South Korea 3.286 km² 2,860
Ulsan 6.1 km² 74,169
Yeosu 2.769 km² 6,003
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