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When to go to Kaech’ŏn

Twelve months of averages for Kaech’ŏn, and what they say about when to go.

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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): June to August.
Cold months (a mean high under 10°C): November to March.
The warmest month is July (27°C) and the coolest January (-2°C). The wettest is July (308 mm) and the driest January (7 mm); about 1,066 mm of rain falls in a year.

Kaech’ŏn: 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
MayMild–warm, mixed
JunMild–warm, mixed
JulWet
AugWet
SeptMild–warm, mixed
OctCool
NovCold
DecCold

Month by month

Every month in Kaech’ŏn

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

Climate in Kaech’ŏn 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	-2°C	-11°C	7 mm	76%	56%	2.3	23°C	Cold
February	1°C	-8°C	19 mm	73%	48%	3.1	24°C	Cold
March	7°C	-3°C	24 mm	70%	44%	4.3	27°C	Cold
April	14°C	3°C	55 mm	69%	51%	5.1	31°C	Cool
May	21°C	10°C	82 mm	69%	54%	5.6	35°C	Mild to warm, humid or showery
June	26°C	16°C	105 mm	71%	63%	5.3	37°C	Mild to warm, humid or showery
July	27°C	20°C	308 mm	82%	74%	4.3	39°C	Wet
August	27°C	20°C	250 mm	84%	65%	4.5	39°C	Wet
September	24°C	15°C	97 mm	78%	53%	4.4	37°C	Mild to warm, humid or showery
October	17°C	7°C	50 mm	75%	44%	3.5	34°C	Cool
November	8°C	0°C	52 mm	75%	51%	2.4	29°C	Cold
December	0°C	-8°C	17 mm	76%	58%	2	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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Read the official travel advice (UK Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office)

Month

High

Low

Rain

Humidity

Cloud

Sunlight (kWh/m²/day)

High in Dubai

What it is like

January

-2°C

-11°C

7 mm

76%

56%

2.3

23°C

Cold

February

1°C

-8°C

19 mm

73%

48%

3.1

24°C

Cold

March

7°C

-3°C

24 mm

70%

44%

4.3

27°C

Cold

April

14°C

3°C

55 mm

69%

51%

5.1

31°C

Cool

May

21°C

10°C

82 mm

69%

54%

5.6

35°C

Mild to warm, humid or showery

June

26°C

16°C

105 mm

71%

63%

5.3

37°C

Mild to warm, humid or showery

July

27°C

20°C

308 mm

82%

74%

4.3

39°C

Wet

August

27°C

20°C

250 mm

84%

65%

4.5

39°C

Wet

September

24°C

15°C

97 mm

78%

53%

4.4

37°C

Mild to warm, humid or showery

October

17°C

7°C

50 mm

75%

44%

3.5

34°C

Cool

November

8°C

0°C

52 mm

75%

51%

2.4

29°C

Cold

December

0°C

-8°C

17 mm

76%

58%

25°C

Cold