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Regional slice of North Korea with its own temperature profile. Best months here: May · Jan · Feb.

Range
-0–27 °C
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North Korea
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Asia/Pyongyang
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12-month climate · Kangwon

How the year moves in Kangwon

Ten years of ERA5, aggregated over Kangwon itself rather than over North Korea as a whole — the same series the month-by-month scores below are built from.

Temperature°C
Temperature · 12-month climatologyKangwon, North Korea. Average daytime high by month in °C. Lowest in January (-0.1), highest in August (27.3). Monthly means: -0.1, 2.7, 9.5, 15.8, 20.6, 24.5, 27.1, 27.3, 23.3, 17.0, 9.7, 1.3.
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MonthAverage daytime high (°C)
January-0.1
February2.7
March9.5
April15.8
May20.6
June24.5
July27.1
August27.3
September23.3
October17.0
November9.7
December1.3
Rainfallmm
Rainfall · 12-month climatologyKangwon, North Korea. Rainfall by month in mm. Lowest in January (26), highest in July (261). Monthly means: 26, 32, 56, 70, 111, 132, 261, 250, 170, 106, 56, 35.
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MonthRainfall (mm)
January26
February32
March56
April70
May111
June132
July261
August250
September170
October106
November56
December35
Sunshinehr / day
Sunshine · 12-month climatologyKangwon, North Korea. Sunshine hours by month in hr / day. Lowest in August (4.3), highest in April (7.4). Monthly means: 6.5, 7.3, 7.3, 7.4, 7.0, 6.4, 4.4, 4.3, 5.2, 5.4, 5.6, 5.9.
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MonthSunshine hours (hr / day)
January6.5
February7.3
March7.3
April7.4
May7.0
June6.4
July4.4
August4.3
September5.2
October5.4
November5.6
December5.9
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