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Sinŭiju, North Korea climate
Dwa Monsoon-influenced hot-summer humid continental
Sinŭiju 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 −11°C at night. Precipitation totals about 953 mm a year and is strongly seasonal — July alone averages 241 mm while January barely receives 6 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)Sinŭiju climate normals (1991–2020)
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | −1 | 3 | 9 | 16 | 22 | 26 | 28 | 29 | 25 | 18 | 9 | 0 |
| Avg temp (°C) | −6 | −3 | 4 | 10 | 16 | 21 | 25 | 25 | 20 | 12 | 4 | −4 |
| Avg low (°C) | −11 | −8 | −2 | 5 | 11 | 17 | 21 | 21 | 15 | 7 | −1 | −9 |
| Precipitation (mm) | 6 | 13 | 18 | 54 | 86 | 109 | 241 | 238 | 86 | 54 | 35 | 12 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | −1 | 3 | 9 | 16 | 22 | 26 |
| Avg temp (°C) | −6 | −3 | 4 | 10 | 16 | 21 |
| Avg low (°C) | −11 | −8 | −2 | 5 | 11 | 17 |
| Precipitation (mm) | 6 | 13 | 18 | 54 | 86 | 109 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | 28 | 29 | 25 | 18 | 9 | 0 |
| Avg temp (°C) | 25 | 25 | 20 | 12 | 4 | −4 |
| Avg low (°C) | 21 | 21 | 15 | 7 | −1 | −9 |
| Precipitation (mm) | 241 | 238 | 86 | 54 | 35 | 12 |
Sky & atmosphere
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 38 | 43 | 48 | 58 | 61 | 70 | 77 | 68 | 55 | 49 | 51 | 43 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 76 | 72 | 68 | 68 | 69 | 74 | 81 | 83 | 77 | 73 | 74 | 76 |
| Wind speed (m/s) | 3.2 | 3.3 | 3.4 | 3.3 | 2.9 | 2.5 | 2.6 | 2.4 | 2.4 | 2.8 | 3.2 | 3.1 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 38 | 43 | 48 | 58 | 61 | 70 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 76 | 72 | 68 | 68 | 69 | 74 |
| Wind speed (m/s) | 3.2 | 3.3 | 3.4 | 3.3 | 2.9 | 2.5 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 77 | 68 | 55 | 49 | 51 | 43 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 81 | 83 | 77 | 73 | 74 | 76 |
| Wind speed (m/s) | 2.6 | 2.4 | 2.4 | 2.8 | 3.2 | 3.1 |
Methodology & sources
Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 29 years of daily observations at Sinuiju, 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.