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Kanggye, North Korea climate
Dwa Monsoon-influenced hot-summer humid continental
Kanggye has a strongly seasonal cool-temperate climate (Monsoon-influenced hot-summer humid continental, Köppen Dwa). The hottest month is July with an average daily high near 29°C, while the coldest is January averaging around −19°C at night. Precipitation totals about 813 mm a year and is strongly seasonal — July alone averages 210 mm while January barely receives 11 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)Kanggye climate normals (1991–2020)
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | −5 | 0 | 7 | 16 | 23 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 24 | 16 | 6 | −4 |
| Avg temp (°C) | −12 | −8 | 1 | 9 | 16 | 21 | 24 | 23 | 17 | 9 | 0 | −10 |
| Avg low (°C) | −19 | −15 | −6 | 2 | 9 | 15 | 19 | 18 | 11 | 2 | −6 | −16 |
| Precipitation (mm) | 11 | 12 | 22 | 40 | 75 | 115 | 210 | 169 | 69 | 42 | 30 | 17 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | −5 | 0 | 7 | 16 | 23 | 27 |
| Avg temp (°C) | −12 | −8 | 1 | 9 | 16 | 21 |
| Avg low (°C) | −19 | −15 | −6 | 2 | 9 | 15 |
| Precipitation (mm) | 11 | 12 | 22 | 40 | 75 | 115 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | 29 | 29 | 24 | 16 | 6 | −4 |
| Avg temp (°C) | 24 | 23 | 17 | 9 | 0 | −10 |
| Avg low (°C) | 19 | 18 | 11 | 2 | −6 | −16 |
| Precipitation (mm) | 210 | 169 | 69 | 42 | 30 | 17 |
Sky & atmosphere
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 37 | 42 | 50 | 59 | 62 | 69 | 75 | 68 | 55 | 48 | 51 | 42 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 84 | 80 | 72 | 66 | 68 | 74 | 81 | 83 | 77 | 73 | 79 | 83 |
| Wind speed (m/s) | 1.9 | 2.2 | 2.6 | 2.6 | 2.4 | 1.8 | 1.7 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 1.9 | 2.0 | 1.9 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 37 | 42 | 50 | 59 | 62 | 69 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 84 | 80 | 72 | 66 | 68 | 74 |
| Wind speed (m/s) | 1.9 | 2.2 | 2.6 | 2.6 | 2.4 | 1.8 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 75 | 68 | 55 | 48 | 51 | 42 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 81 | 83 | 77 | 73 | 79 | 83 |
| Wind speed (m/s) | 1.7 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 1.9 | 2.0 | 1.9 |
Methodology & sources
Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 30 years of daily observations at Kanggye, 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.