- ClimateVariable-21–30°
Top cities
- Pyongyang2.9M residents
- Hamhŭng394K residents
- Namp’o145K residents
- Sunch’ŏn127K residents
- Hŭngnam352K residents
Source: GeoNames
Airports in North Korea
Pyongyang Sunan International Airport is North Korea's busiest gateway.
1 major airports. Tap any to see its nearest cities and how far they are.
Good to know — passenger volume is total throughput, not direct-route breadth; a large hub can still lack flights to your region. Learn how we measure this →
Passport strength in North Korea
North Korea's passport has more limited reach.
- Mobility
- #9233 destinations
- GDP reach
- #1951.4% of world GDP
- Heritage
- #15789 of 1,353 UNESCO sites
Good to know — a mobility rank counts how many destinations you can enter, not how useful they are; a strong passport can still gate the one place you care about. Learn how we measure this →
Climate in North Korea
Big seasonal swings — hot summers, hard winters.
Across its cities, summer highs top out near 30°C feels-like while the coldest spots dip to around -21°C; sunshine is moderate, topping out near 239 days in Yuktae-dong.
Feels-like °C — monthly range across cities
Good to know— a country isn't one climate but a range; the extremes here are different cities, not the same place across seasons. Learn how we measure this →
Who thrives in North Korea
North Korea fits a narrower set of lifestyles.
Fit is scored per lifestyle and anchored to the cities that serve each best — Clean Air Seeker leads. Pick one to see exactly where it works.
Decent fit
Poor fit
Good to know — fit is by city, not country; a lifestyle that thrives here may only do so in one or two of its cities. Learn how we measure this →