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

Range
0–30 °C
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+3.6°C vs. North Korea mean
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North Korea
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Asia/Pyongyang
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12-month climate · Pyongyang

How the year moves in Pyongyang

Ten years of ERA5, aggregated over Pyongyang 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 climatologyPyongyang, North Korea. Average daytime high by month in °C. Lowest in January (0.1), highest in July (29.5). Monthly means: 0.1, 3.4, 11.2, 18.0, 22.9, 26.9, 29.5, 29.4, 26.0, 18.9, 10.2, 1.1.
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MonthAverage daytime high (°C)
January0.1
February3.4
March11.2
April18.0
May22.9
June26.9
July29.5
August29.4
September26.0
October18.9
November10.2
December1.1
Rainfallmm
Rainfall · 12-month climatologyPyongyang, North Korea. Rainfall by month in mm. Lowest in January (18), highest in July (248). Monthly means: 18, 23, 37, 59, 116, 160, 248, 247, 121, 71, 54, 29.
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MonthRainfall (mm)
January18
February23
March37
April59
May116
June160
July248
August247
September121
October71
November54
December29
Sunshinehr / day
Sunshine · 12-month climatologyPyongyang, North Korea. Sunshine hours by month in hr / day. Lowest in July (4.4), highest in March (7.7). Monthly means: 6.5, 7.2, 7.7, 7.5, 6.8, 6.5, 4.4, 4.6, 5.9, 5.9, 5.4, 5.7.
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MonthSunshine hours (hr / day)
January6.5
February7.2
March7.7
April7.5
May6.8
June6.5
July4.4
August4.6
September5.9
October5.9
November5.4
December5.7
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