Climate averages 1991–2020
Hongwŏn weather
in February.
A cold month with light precipitation: the 11th warmest and the driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
February is a cold month in Hongwŏn: daytime highs average 1.8°C and nights cool to about -7.4°C. By daytime temperature it is the 11th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 25 mm of precipitation on roughly 5 days, which makes February a month with light precipitation (the driest month of the year). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 10 h 39 min on an average February day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Sinp’o (20 km away). In February its highs average 1.3°C, 0.5°C cooler than Hongwŏn, with 26 mm of precipitation.
Among the 38 cities listed in North Korea, Hongwŏn ranks 26th of 38 for the warmest February highs and joint 30th of 38 for the driest February (precipitation, lowest first). The mean February high of those 38 cities is 1.9°C; Hongwŏn is 0.1°C cooler than that mean.
From February to March, average highs rise by 5.0°C to 6.8°C, and monthly precipitation rises from 25 mm to 30 mm.
The annual picture
February 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
Hongwŏn climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Precipitation mm/month | Wet days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | -0.2°C-9.2°C | -9.2°C | 30 | 5.8 | 9.710 h |
| February, selected | 1.8°C-7.4°C | -7.4°C | 25 | 5.2 | 10.711 h |
| March | 6.8°C-1.8°C | -1.8°C | 30 | 5.3 | 11.912 h |
| April | 13.3°C3.9°C | 3.9°C | 46 | 6.2 | 13.213 h |
| May | 18.4°C10.1°C | 10.1°C | 74 | 7.4 | 14.414 h |
| June | 22.0°C15.3°C | 15.3°C | 74 | 7.0 | 15.015 h |
| July | 25.0°C19.7°C | 19.7°C | 172 | 12.2 | 14.715 h |
| August | 25.5°C20.4°C | 20.4°C | 182 | 12.3 | 13.814 h |
| September | 21.7°C15.4°C | 15.4°C | 102 | 8.3 | 12.512 h |
| October | 16.3°C8.7°C | 8.7°C | 51 | 6.8 | 11.211 h |
| November | 8.7°C1.6°C | 1.6°C | 56 | 8.0 | 10.010 h |
| December | 2.1°C-5.6°C | -5.6°C | 35 | 6.5 | 9.49 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
February in nearby cities
- Sinp’o in FebruaryNorth Korea · 20 kmHigh 1.3°C · Low -5.8°C · 26 mm precipitation
- Hŭngnam in FebruaryNorth Korea · 34 kmHigh 1.9°C · Low -6.0°C · 26 mm precipitation
- Hamhŭng in FebruaryNorth Korea · 38 kmHigh 1.4°C · Low -8.8°C · 37 mm precipitation
- Changam-ch’on in FebruaryNorth Korea · 95 kmHigh 1.5°C · Low -10.3°C · 23 mm precipitation
- Wŏnsan in FebruaryNorth Korea · 106 kmHigh 3.1°C · Low -5.5°C · 34 mm rain
- Tŏkch’ŏn in FebruaryNorth Korea · 148 kmHigh 1.3°C · Low -9.6°C · 28 mm precipitation
- Hyesan in FebruaryNorth Korea · 154 kmHigh -4.2°C · Low -17.6°C · 18 mm precipitation
- Kanggye in FebruaryNorth Korea · 156 kmHigh -1.7°C · Low -15.5°C · 25 mm precipitation
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 Hongwŏn) is explained once on the Hongwŏn year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.