Climate averages 1991–2020
Changam-ch’on weather
in April.
A cool, moderately wet month: the 7th warmest and the 5th driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
April is a cool month in Changam-ch’on: daytime highs average 14.6°C and nights cool to about 2.9°C. By daytime temperature it is the 7th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 44 mm of rain on roughly 7 days, which makes April a moderately wet month (the 5th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 13 h 16 min on an average April day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Sinp’o (80 km away). In April its highs average 11.8°C, 2.8°C cooler than Changam-ch’on, with 45 mm of rain.
Among the 38 cities listed in North Korea, Changam-ch’on ranks 23rd of 38 for the warmest April highs and 1st of 38 for the driest April (rainfall, lowest first). The mean April high of those 38 cities is 14.6°C; Changam-ch’on is 0.1°C cooler than that mean.
From April to May, average highs rise by 5.4°C to 20.0°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 44 mm to 69 mm.
The annual picture
April in context
Monthly precipitation
Average total · mmAverages from hourly ERA5 reanalysis data. Actual weather varies from year to year. How these numbers are calculated
Every month, side by side
Changam-ch’on climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Precipitation mm/month | Wet days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | -1.1°C-12.3°C | -12.3°C | 27 | 6.5 | 9.610 h |
| February | 1.5°C-10.3°C | -10.3°C | 23 | 5.6 | 10.611 h |
| March | 6.8°C-4.3°C | -4.3°C | 33 | 6.4 | 11.912 h |
| April, selected | 14.6°C2.9°C | 2.9°C | 44 | 7.3 | 13.313 h |
| May | 20.0°C9.3°C | 9.3°C | 69 | 9.0 | 14.414 h |
| June | 23.5°C14.6°C | 14.6°C | 71 | 9.0 | 15.015 h |
| July | 26.3°C19.0°C | 19.0°C | 155 | 12.8 | 14.815 h |
| August | 26.5°C19.4°C | 19.4°C | 177 | 14.9 | 13.814 h |
| September | 22.5°C13.9°C | 13.9°C | 103 | 8.9 | 12.513 h |
| October | 16.7°C6.9°C | 6.9°C | 48 | 6.5 | 11.211 h |
| November | 8.2°C-0.6°C | -0.6°C | 45 | 6.9 | 10.010 h |
| December | 0.9°C-9.4°C | -9.4°C | 32 | 6.3 | 9.39 h |
Precipitation (rain or snow, as water) is the average of the 30 separate monthly totals. A wet day is a local calendar day with at least 1 mm of precipitation. Daylight is the calculated sunrise-to-sunset length, not measured sunshine.
Compare places
April in nearby cities
- Sinp’o in AprilNorth Korea · 80 kmHigh 11.8°C · Low 4.9°C · 45 mm rain
- Myŏnggan-dong in AprilNorth Korea · 84 kmHigh 12.4°C · Low 1.2°C · 47 mm rain
- Hwasŏng in AprilNorth Korea · 94 kmHigh 13.1°C · Low 1.3°C · 47 mm rain
- Hongwŏn in AprilNorth Korea · 95 kmHigh 13.3°C · Low 3.9°C · 46 mm rain
- Hyesan in AprilNorth Korea · 102 kmHigh 11.0°C · Low -0.4°C · 56 mm rain
- Ŏrang in AprilNorth Korea · 119 kmHigh 11.8°C · Low 2.3°C · 46 mm rain
- Hŭngnam in AprilNorth Korea · 129 kmHigh 13.0°C · Low 4.6°C · 51 mm rain
- Hamhŭng in AprilNorth Korea · 130 kmHigh 14.0°C · Low 3.4°C · 60 mm rain
Read the numbers correctly
Climate, not a promise.
These patterns help compare months. They cannot tell you the weather on a specific day of your trip.
Sources, method and limitsHow these numbers are made (what the highs, lows and rain days mean, the sources and the model cell used for Changam-ch’on) is explained once on the Changam-ch’on year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.