Climate LabSunch’ŏn, North Korea

Climate Lab·

Monthly climate metrics across temperature, precipitation, wind, and UV.

MetricJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecYear
Temperature
Daily high°C
1
6
13
19
24
28
30
29
26
20
14
2
18
Daily mean°C
-5
1
6
13
18
23
26
25
21
14
6
-2
12
Daily low°C
-13
-7
0
8
13
18
23
22
18
6
-2
-11
6
Thermal comfort
High feels°C
6
10
16
21
26
32
34
33
30
23
16
7
21
Mean feels°C
-8
-3
3
11
18
24
29
27
22
14
3
-8
11
Low feels°C
-24
-16
-10
0
8
16
23
21
14
-1
-12
-24
0
Humidity
Humidity%
65
59
62
55
68
73
81
84
74
70
66
58
68
Dewpoint°C
-11.4
-6.7
-1.1
4.4
11.5
17.2
22.6
22.7
16.4
8.2
-1.0
-10.6
6.0
Precipitation
Rainfallmm
4
3
43
41
138
208
349
326
157
77
92
7
1444
Rain days≥1mm
1
1
5
6
9
12
19
19
10
6
6
1
95
Snowfallmm
7
5
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
4
16
Snow days≥1mm
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
5
Wind
Wind avgm/s
2.1
2.5
2.5
2.7
2.4
2.2
2.0
2.0
2.1
2.2
2.0
2.1
2.2
Wind gustsm/s
4.9
5.1
5.8
5.5
5.4
5.1
4.8
4.1
4.8
4.8
5.3
5.4
5.1
Sun & UV
Sunshinehrs/day
8.3
9.0
9.6
9.9
9.4
10.6
8.7
8.0
8.4
8.2
7.4
8.6
8.8
Clear skyindex
60%
61%
51%
52%
43%
45%
34%
33%
43%
55%
58%
69%
51%
UV indexmax avg
1.5
2.2
3.4
4.9
5.5
6.3
5.7
5.0
4.9
3.3
1.8
1.4
3.8
Based on 2014–2024 hourly climate data · Updated Mar 2025
Confidence: High

How winter feel compares

Compared across North Korea

Sunch’ŏn: -16.5 °C. Typical range in North Korea: -20.9-16.5 °C. Low anchor: Hyesan, -27.3 °C. High anchor: Kaesŏng, -15.0 °C.

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