3. Shorter monsoon season, less rainfall in 2018
This year’s monsoon lasted between June 19 - July 9

The monsoon season is now over. Weather experts say this summer we experienced a shorter rainy season on the island than the yearly average.

The monsoon this summer lasted from June 19th through July 9th… according to the Jeju Meteorological Agency. That’s 21 days, which was 11 days shorter than the annual average. The actual days that it rained was also 4 days less this year.

As for the amount of precipitation, Jeju received 235mm of rain, down 160mm than the previous year.

The local weather agency attributed the shortened monsoon to the early arrival of the monsoonal front on Jeju, due to a northward expansion of the North Pacific Anticyclone.


장마기간 짧고 강우량도 적어

올 여름 제주지역 장마는 평년보다 짧았고 강우량도 적었습니다.

제주지방기상청에 따르면
제주지역 장마는 6월 19일부터 7월 9일까지 21일 동안 이어졌습니다.
장마 기간은 평년보다 11일보다 짧았고 비가 내린 날도 4일 가량 적었습니다.

강우량은 235mm로 예년보다 160mm 이상 비가 적게 내렸습니다.

기상청은 북태평양고기압이 크게 확장하면서
장마전선이 일찍 북상했다고 설명했습니다.