When to go · North Korea
When to go to Wŏnsan
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What the averages say
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- Wet months (150 mm of rain or more): July to September.
- Humid months (a high of 25°C or more with relative humidity of 70% or more): July and August.
- Cold months (a mean high under 10°C): November to March.
- The warmest month is August (26°C) and the coolest January (-2°C). The wettest is July (359 mm) and the driest January (17 mm); about 1,292 mm of rain falls in a year.
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
- SeptWet
- OctCool
- NovCold
- DecCold
Month by month
Every month in Wŏnsan
| Month | High | Low | Rain | Humidity | Cloud | Sunlight (kWh/m²/day) | High in Dubai | What it is like |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | -2°C | -10°C | 17 mm | 79% | 54% | 2.4 | 23°C | Cold |
| February | 1°C | -8°C | 27 mm | 76% | 54% | 3.2 | 24°C | Cold |
| March | 6°C | -3°C | 33 mm | 71% | 51% | 4.2 | 27°C | Cold |
| April | 13°C | 3°C | 66 mm | 70% | 54% | 5.1 | 31°C | Cool |
| May | 20°C | 9°C | 85 mm | 70% | 58% | 5.5 | 35°C | Mild to warm, humid or showery |
| June | 24°C | 15°C | 109 mm | 74% | 68% | 5.1 | 37°C | Mild to warm, humid or showery |
| July | 26°C | 19°C | 359 mm | 84% | 76% | 4.3 | 39°C | Wet |
| August | 26°C | 20°C | 290 mm | 84% | 70% | 4.2 | 39°C | Wet |
| September | 21°C | 15°C | 151 mm | 80% | 62% | 4 | 37°C | Wet |
| October | 16°C | 8°C | 65 mm | 76% | 48% | 3.4 | 34°C | Cool |
| November | 8°C | 0°C | 66 mm | 77% | 52% | 2.4 | 29°C | Cold |
| December | 0°C | -7°C | 24 mm | 79% | 51% | 2.1 | 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.
The model's grid cell sits about 331 m higher than the town, so real temperatures there run a little warmer than these.
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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)