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Kaesŏng, North Korea climate
Dwa Monsoon-influenced hot-summer humid continental
Kaesŏng has a strongly seasonal cool-temperate climate (Monsoon-influenced hot-summer humid continental, Köppen Dwa). The hottest month is August with an average daily high near 29°C, while the coldest is January averaging around −9°C at night. Precipitation totals about 1034 mm a year and is strongly seasonal — July alone averages 325 mm while January barely receives 9 mm.
Temperature & precipitation
Daily high–low temperature range with the monthly average, plus monthly precipitation · 1991–2020 normals · hover a month for the exact figuresHours of sunshine per day
Estimated sunny hours each month — daylight length × clear-sky fraction · 1991–2020 monthly cloud cover (NASA POWER)Kaesŏng climate normals (1991–2020)
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | 2 | 4 | 10 | 17 | 23 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 26 | 20 | 11 | 3 |
| Avg temp (°C) | −4 | −1 | 5 | 11 | 17 | 22 | 24 | 25 | 21 | 14 | 6 | −2 |
| Avg low (°C) | −9 | −6 | −1 | 5 | 11 | 17 | 21 | 21 | 15 | 8 | 0 | −6 |
| Precipitation (mm) | 9 | 20 | 24 | 44 | 85 | 95 | 325 | 256 | 84 | 38 | 38 | 16 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | 2 | 4 | 10 | 17 | 23 | 27 |
| Avg temp (°C) | −4 | −1 | 5 | 11 | 17 | 22 |
| Avg low (°C) | −9 | −6 | −1 | 5 | 11 | 17 |
| Precipitation (mm) | 9 | 20 | 24 | 44 | 85 | 95 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | 28 | 29 | 26 | 20 | 11 | 3 |
| Avg temp (°C) | 24 | 25 | 21 | 14 | 6 | −2 |
| Avg low (°C) | 21 | 21 | 15 | 8 | 0 | −6 |
| Precipitation (mm) | 325 | 256 | 84 | 38 | 38 | 16 |
Sky & atmosphere
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 51 | 50 | 52 | 55 | 58 | 67 | 75 | 65 | 56 | 46 | 52 | 51 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 81 | 76 | 73 | 72 | 72 | 72 | 83 | 84 | 81 | 78 | 79 | 81 |
| Wind speed (mph) | 5.3 | 5.7 | 6.1 | 6.1 | 5.5 | 4.7 | 5.3 | 4.8 | 4.3 | 4.5 | 5.0 | 5.1 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 51 | 50 | 52 | 55 | 58 | 67 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 81 | 76 | 73 | 72 | 72 | 72 |
| Wind speed (mph) | 5.3 | 5.7 | 6.1 | 6.1 | 5.5 | 4.7 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 75 | 65 | 56 | 46 | 52 | 51 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 83 | 84 | 81 | 78 | 79 | 81 |
| Wind speed (mph) | 5.3 | 4.8 | 4.3 | 4.5 | 5.0 | 5.1 |
Methodology & sources
Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 29 years of daily observations at Kaesong, a weather station, about 1 km from the city centre. The underlying daily records come from NOAA's global station network.
Cloud, humidity, wind & sunshine — modelled estimates from NASA POWER, NASA's satellite-and-reanalysis climatology. This is the standard global source for atmospheric variables, which are not measured at most weather stations.