Lightning strikes in South Korea
The detection network has located 10,599 lightning strikes in South Korea since the archive began, including 8,986 in the last 7 days. That is 0.11% of all detected strikes worldwide, ranking South Korea #28 of 143 countries with recorded lightning. South Korea is counted under Asia in the continent totals.
Daily strikes, last 14 days
| Day (UTC) | Detected strikes |
|---|---|
| 2026-08-14 | 2 |
| 2026-08-13 | 3 |
| 2026-08-12 | 5 |
| 2026-08-11 | 5 |
| 2026-08-10 | 12 |
| 2026-08-09 | 874 |
| 2026-08-08 | 8,085 |
| 2026-08-07 | 889 |
| 2026-08-06 | 11 |
| 2026-08-05 | 293 |
| 2026-08-04 | 339 |
| 2026-08-03 | 10 |
| 2026-08-02 | 5 |
| 2026-08-01 | 9 |
Strikes by state or province
Regions follow Natural Earth admin-1 boundaries. "Unassigned" counts strikes inside South Korea's territory but outside every region polygon, mostly coastal water and lakes.
| # | State / province | Strikes | Last 7 days | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | North Gyeongsang | 4,733 | 4,713 | 44.7% |
| 2 | Gangwon | 2,695 | 2,085 | 25.4% |
| 3 | Unassigned | 2,613 | 1,933 | 24.7% |
| 4 | South Chungcheong | 161 | 24 | 1.5% |
| 5 | South Jeolla | 80 | 9 | 0.8% |
| 6 | South Gyeongsang | 60 | 50 | 0.6% |
| 7 | North Jeolla | 58 | 32 | 0.5% |
| 8 | Gyeonggi | 57 | 7 | 0.5% |
| 9 | North Chungcheong | 54 | 50 | 0.5% |
| 10 | Daegu | 39 | 39 | 0.4% |
| 11 | Ulsan | 28 | 28 | 0.3% |
| 12 | Jeju | 8 | 3 | 0.1% |
| 13 | Busan | 6 | 6 | 0.1% |
| 14 | Sejong | 5 | 5 | 0.0% |
| 15 | Daejeon | 2 | 2 | 0.0% |
These are detected strikes, and detection coverage differs by region; the data hub explains the method and its limits. For the climatological picture, see which countries get the most lightning.
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