An image correction apparatus includes a color temperature calculating unit that calculates a color temperature of a highlighted portion of image data captured with an image capturing unit, a distance determining unit that determines whether the color temperature calculated by the color temperature calculating unit is within a certain distance with respect to a value on a daylight locus, and an image correction unit that corrects the image data using color balance correction when the color temperature is determined to be within the certain distance with respect to the value on the daylight locus by the distance determining unit.