Hot Peppers

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^[1]

Cheongyang is twinned with:

^ "Climatological Normals of Korea (1991 ~ 2020)" (PDF) (in Korean). Korea Meteorological Administration. Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 January 2022. Retrieved 7 June 2023.