North Korea · Asia

Best Time to Visit North Korea

Best: May, Sep · Great: Apr, Oct

🏛 Historical Sites & Ruins🏗 Architecture
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Weather

The year swings from a cold January to a hot, humid July, with rainfall concentrated around July — usually the least comfortable stretch of the year. In May, expect highs around 26°C with rain on roughly 6 days of the month.

Things to Do

Pyongyang's Soviet-influenced architecture and monuments are the main sights on the tightly controlled tours permitted here.

Local Cuisine

Try naengmyeon (cold noodles), a dish especially associated with Pyongyang.

Month-by-month weather

Daylight, sunrise, and sunset are calculated exactly from this region's latitude. Temperature and rainfall are modeled from its general climate type, not measured station data. Month summaries are generated from those modeled figures.

JanuaryAvoid

Expect cold days around 2°/-9°C, with mostly dry conditions (~2 rainy days).

High / Low2° / -9°C
Rainfall16 mm
Rainy days2
Sunrise7:13 AM
Sunset4:47 PM
Daylight9h 33m
FebruaryAvoid

Expect cool days around 5°/-6°C, with mostly dry conditions (~3 rainy days).

High / Low5° / -6°C
Rainfall24 mm
Rainy days3
Sunrise6:44 AM
Sunset5:16 PM
Daylight10h 32m
MarchAvoid

Expect cool days around 12°/-1°C, with mostly dry conditions (~3 rainy days).

High / Low12° / -1°C
Rainfall24 mm
Rainy days3
Sunrise6:09 AM
Sunset5:51 PM
Daylight11h 42m
AprilGreat

Expect mild days around 20°/7°C, with occasional rain (~4 rainy days).

High / Low20° / 7°C
Rainfall32 mm
Rainy days4
Sunrise5:29 AM
Sunset6:31 PM
Daylight13h 2m
MayBest

Expect warm days around 26°/13°C, with occasional rain (~6 rainy days).

High / Low26° / 13°C
Rainfall48 mm
Rainy days6
Sunrise4:56 AM
Sunset7:04 PM
Daylight14h 8m
JuneOK

Expect warm days around 30°/18°C, with occasional rain (~9 rainy days).

Humid — heat will feel more intense than the temperature alone suggests
High / Low30° / 18°C
Rainfall72 mm
Rainy days9
Sunrise4:38 AM
Sunset7:22 PM
Daylight14h 43m
JulyOK

Expect hot days around 31°/21°C, with frequent rain (~13 rainy days).

Humid — heat will feel more intense than the temperature alone suggests
High / Low31° / 21°C
Rainfall104 mm
Rainy days13
Sunrise4:46 AM
Sunset7:14 PM
Daylight14h 29m
AugustOK

Expect warm days around 30°/20°C, with frequent rain (~11 rainy days).

Humid — heat will feel more intense than the temperature alone suggests
High / Low30° / 20°C
Rainfall88 mm
Rainy days11
Sunrise5:14 AM
Sunset6:46 PM
Daylight13h 32m
SeptemberBest

Expect warm days around 26°/14°C, with occasional rain (~6 rainy days).

High / Low26° / 14°C
Rainfall48 mm
Rainy days6
Sunrise5:53 AM
Sunset6:07 PM
Daylight12h 14m
OctoberGreat

Expect mild days around 19°/7°C, with occasional rain (~4 rainy days).

High / Low19° / 7°C
Rainfall32 mm
Rainy days4
Sunrise6:31 AM
Sunset5:29 PM
Daylight10h 57m
NovemberAvoid

Expect cool days around 10°/-1°C, with mostly dry conditions (~3 rainy days).

High / Low10° / -1°C
Rainfall24 mm
Rainy days3
Sunrise7:05 AM
Sunset4:55 PM
Daylight9h 49m
DecemberAvoid

Expect cold days around 3°/-7°C, with mostly dry conditions (~2 rainy days).

High / Low3° / -7°C
Rainfall16 mm
Rainy days2
Sunrise7:22 AM
Sunset4:38 PM
Daylight9h 16m

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