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When to go to Chongjin

Twelve months of averages for Chongjin, and what they say about when to go.

When to go

What the averages say

Mean daily highs and lows and the month's rain, averaged over 2001 to 2020.

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Wet months (150 mm of rain or more): July and August.
Humid months (a high of 25°C or more with relative humidity of 70% or more): August.
Cold months (a mean high under 10°C): November to March.
The warmest month is August (25°C) and the coolest January (-4°C). The wettest is August (183 mm) and the driest January (10 mm); about 801 mm of rain falls in a year.

Chongjin: highs, lows and rainHighLowRain

The year at a glance

Mild to warm and dry
Mild to warm, humid or showery
Hot
Cool
Wet
Cold

JanCold
FebCold
MarCold
AprCool
MayCool
JunMild–warm, mixed
JulWet
AugWet
SeptMild–warm, mixed
OctCool
NovCold
DecCold

Month by month

Every month in Chongjin

The whole year, with humidity, cloud and the sunlight reaching the ground.

Climate in Chongjin by month: mean daily high and low, rain, and what the month is like
Month	High	Low	Rain	Humidity	Cloud	Sunlight (kWh/m²/day)	High in Dubai	What it is like
January	-4°C	-10°C	10 mm	76%	50%	2.1	23°C	Cold
February	-1°C	-8°C	12 mm	71%	53%	3	24°C	Cold
March	4°C	-3°C	21 mm	67%	56%	4.1	27°C	Cold
April	11°C	2°C	40 mm	65%	61%	4.9	31°C	Cool
May	16°C	8°C	91 mm	71%	69%	5.1	35°C	Cool
June	20°C	13°C	93 mm	79%	76%	4.8	37°C	Mild to warm, humid or showery
July	23°C	17°C	162 mm	84%	77%	4.3	39°C	Wet
August	25°C	19°C	183 mm	82%	72%	4.3	39°C	Wet
September	21°C	14°C	95 mm	75%	59%	4.1	37°C	Mild to warm, humid or showery
October	15°C	7°C	50 mm	69%	45%	3.4	34°C	Cool
November	6°C	0°C	33 mm	70%	49%	2.3	29°C	Cold
December	-2°C	-8°C	11 mm	76%	48%	1.9	25°C	Cold

The Dubai column is Dubai's mean daily high, for comparison.

Modelled averages for an area about 50 km across, not a weather station's record: NASA POWER climatology, 2001–2020. These data were obtained from the NASA Langley Research Center (LaRC) POWER Project funded through the NASA Earth Science/Applied Science Program.

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Month

High

Low

Rain

Humidity

Cloud

Sunlight (kWh/m²/day)

High in Dubai

What it is like

January

-4°C

-10°C

10 mm

76%

50%

2.1

23°C

Cold

February

-1°C

-8°C

12 mm

71%

53%

24°C

Cold

March

4°C

-3°C

21 mm

67%

56%

4.1

27°C

Cold

April

11°C

2°C

40 mm

65%

61%

4.9

31°C

Cool

May

16°C

8°C

91 mm

71%

69%

5.1

35°C

Cool

June

20°C

13°C

93 mm

79%

76%

4.8

37°C

Mild to warm, humid or showery

July

23°C

17°C

162 mm

84%

77%

4.3

39°C

Wet

August

25°C

19°C

183 mm

82%

72%

4.3

39°C

Wet

September

21°C

14°C

95 mm

75%

59%

4.1

37°C

Mild to warm, humid or showery

October

15°C

7°C

50 mm

69%

45%

3.4

34°C

Cool

November

6°C

0°C

33 mm

70%

49%

2.3

29°C

Cold

December

-2°C

-8°C

11 mm

76%

48%

1.9

25°C

Cold