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North Korea climate

Hot humid summers, cold dry winters. Browse cities below to find a city with detailed month-by-month records.

Popular cities:Pyongyang · Hamhŭng · Namp’o · Sunch’ŏn · Hŭngnam · Kaesŏng

Browse all 17 cities in North Korea

Grouped by climate type, then by population.

Dwa

Monsoon-influenced hot-summer humid continental

13 cities
Pyongyangpop 3.2MHamhŭngpop 559kNamp’opop 455kSunch’ŏnpop 437kHŭngnampop 346kKaesŏngpop 338kChongjinpop 327kMan’gyŏngdae-ripop 322kKaech’ŏnpop 320kSariwŏn-sipop 310kSinŭijupop 288kKanggyepop 210k
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Cwa

Monsoon-influenced humid subtropical

2 cities
Wŏnsanpop 329kHaejupop 222k
Dwb

Monsoon-influenced warm-summer humid continental

2 cities
Hyesanpop 193kRajinpop 66k

A few cities, to show the range

A spread picked to show how different the climate gets across North Korea.

Pyongyang
Monsoon-influenced hot-summer humid continentalDwa
Hamhŭng
Monsoon-influenced hot-summer humid continentalDwa
Namp’o
Monsoon-influenced hot-summer humid continentalDwa
Sunch’ŏn
Monsoon-influenced hot-summer humid continentalDwa
Hŭngnam
Monsoon-influenced hot-summer humid continentalDwa
Kaesŏng
Monsoon-influenced hot-summer humid continentalDwa

Climate types in North Korea

North Korea spans 3 climate types. All climate types:

Dwa Monsoon-influenced hot-summer humid continental · 13 citiesCwa Monsoon-influenced humid subtropical · 2 citiesDwb Monsoon-influenced warm-summer humid continental · 2 cities
Climate records across North Korea — warmest, coolest, wettest, driest

Warmest Haeju (53.3 °F avg) · Coolest Hyesan (39.7 °F avg) · Wettest Wŏnsan (49 in/yr) · Driest Chongjin (22 in/yr)These are the extreme ends of our city records, not typical conditions — most of North Korea sits well between them.