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North Korea
North Korea is closed to general entry at present, so we do not offer trips there. This page gives its climate and geography only.
Read the official travel advice (UK Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office)
Historic Monuments and Sites in Kaesong · Photo: David Stanley from Nanaimo, Canada · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons
- Capital
- Pyongyang
- Currency
- KPW
- North Korean Won
- Local time
- Korean Standard TimeUTC+09:00
- Calling code
- +850
- Driving
- On the right
- Plugs
- Type A, C and F
Facts
North Korea in figures
- Capital
- Pyongyang
- Currency
- North Korean Won KPWToday's indicative rate: Not available right nowIndicative, from the day's reference rates; a bank or card will charge its own.
- Languages
- Official: KoreanSpoken: Korean
- Time zones
- Korean Standard TimeUTC+09:00
- Calling code
- +850
- Driving
- On the right
- Plugs
- Type A, C and F110 V / 220 VAs recorded in Wikidata.
- Emergency numbers
- Not recorded in Wikidata
- Population
- 26,571,036 (2025, World Bank)
- Area
- 120,540 km²
- Internet domain
- .kp
- Land borders
- ChinaRussiaSouth Korea
When to go
Climate across North Korea
- Mild to warm and dry
- Mild to warm, humid or showery
- Hot
- Cool
- Wet
- Cold
| City | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sept | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pyongyang | -1° | 2° | 8° | 16° | 23° | 28° | 29° | 28° | 24° | 18° | 9° | 0° |
| Kaesŏng | 0° | 3° | 8° | 16° | 22° | 26° | 28° | 28° | 24° | 18° | 10° | 2° |
| Hamhŭng | -2° | 1° | 6° | 14° | 21° | 25° | 26° | 26° | 22° | 16° | 7° | -1° |
| Namp’o | -1° | 2° | 8° | 16° | 23° | 28° | 29° | 28° | 24° | 18° | 9° | 1° |
| Wŏnsan | -2° | 1° | 6° | 13° | 20° | 24° | 26° | 26° | 21° | 16° | 8° | 0° |
| Chongjin | -4° | -1° | 4° | 11° | 16° | 20° | 23° | 25° | 21° | 15° | 6° | -2° |
| Sariwon | -1° | 2° | 8° | 16° | 23° | 28° | 29° | 28° | 24° | 18° | 9° | 1° |
| Kaech’ŏn | -2° | 1° | 7° | 14° | 21° | 26° | 27° | 27° | 24° | 17° | 8° | 0° |
| Sunch’ŏn | -2° | 1° | 7° | 14° | 21° | 26° | 27° | 27° | 24° | 17° | 8° | 0° |
| Hŭngnam | -2° | 1° | 6° | 14° | 21° | 25° | 26° | 26° | 22° | 16° | 7° | -1° |
Mean daily highs, modelled for an area about 50 km across: NASA POWER climatology, 2001–2020. A cell's swatch says what the month is like (key above).
On the map
Where North Korea is
The dashed box is the extent of the country's main landmass, from Natural Earth; outlying islands fall outside it. The dots are the cities with pages of their own.
Land borders
Cities
Cities in North Korea
Airports
Airports in North Korea
Large airports
Medium airports · 3
Photographs
North Korea in pictures
PyongyangPhoto: Christophe95 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Visas and entry
Visas and entry
Entry rules depend on your passport and change often, so this page does not state them. Check the destination government's official immigration website, or ask our visa desk to check your case for you.
Travel advice
North Korea is closed to general entry at present, so we do not offer trips there. This page gives its climate and geography only.
Read the official travel advice (UK Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office)