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Climate of North Korea
North Korea has a continental climate. In the summer it is warm and wet, and in the winter it is cold and dry. The average annual temperature for North Korea is 15° degrees and there is about 420 mm of rain in a year. It is dry for 237 days a year with an average humidity of 69% and an UV-index of 4.
Climate averages for the whole year
- Day: the average daily temperature during the day is between -3°C and 28°C
- Night:the average nighttime temperature is between -10°C and 20°C
- Rain: it rains 103 days and there is a total of approximately 419 mm rainfall
- Snow: it snows an average of 16 days per year
- Sun hours: throughout the year there are 2973 sun hours
| Maximum temperature: | between -3°C and 28°C |
| Warmest month: | 28°C in July |
| Coldest month: | -3°C in January |
| Night temperature: | between -10°C and 20°C |
| Dry days: | 246 days |
| Days with rain: | 103 days |
| Days with snow: | 16 days |
| Total rain sum: | 419 mm |
| Hours of sunshine: | 2973 hours |
Weather now in North Korea
Temperature graph
This graph shows the average maximum temperature (red) and minimum temperature (blue) for North Korea.
Precipitation graph
This graph shows the average amount of rainfall per month for North Korea.
Climate table of North Korea
In this climate table you can see at a glance what the average weather per month is for North Korea. The data has been collected over a 30-year period, from which an average per month has been derived. From year to year the differences may be larger or smaller, but with this climate table you have a good idea of what the weather for North Korea might be like in a given month.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Day temp. (°C) | -3 | 1 | 9 | 16 | 22 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 24 | 17 | 8 | -1 |
| Night temp. (°C) | -10 | -6 | -1 | 5 | 11 | 16 | 20 | 20 | 14 | 8 | 2 | -7 |
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
| Precipitation (mm) | 4 | 10 | 12 | 21 | 29 | 44 | 135 | 82 | 27 | 21 | 24 | 10 |
| Days with rain | 2 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 18 | 16 | 9 | 6 | 9 | 6 |
| Days with snow | 5 | 3 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 5 |
| Dry days | 24 | 23 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 18 | 13 | 15 | 21 | 25 | 19 | 20 |
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
| Sun hours per day | 6 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
| Wind force (Bft) | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| UV-index | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 |
Best time to visit North Korea
To go to North Korea, the best time to visit is May and June and August and September. In this period you have a warm temperature and little precipitation. In North Korea, July is the warmest month with 28°C and the most cold month is -3°C in January.
Climate of North Korea by month
What is the average climate in a given month for North Korea? Click on a month to see all monthly averages for sunshine, maximum and minimum temperatures, percent chance of rain per day, snowfall and number of rainy days.
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