Climate averages 1991–2020
Hongwŏn weather
in July.
A warm, wet month: the 2nd warmest and the 11th driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
July is a warm month in Hongwŏn: daytime highs average 25.0°C and nights cool to about 19.7°C. By daytime temperature it is the 2nd warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 172 mm of rain on roughly 12 days, which makes July a wet month (the 11th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 14 h 43 min on an average July day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Sinp’o (20 km away). In July its highs average 23.9°C, 1.2°C cooler than Hongwŏn, with 169 mm of rain.
Among the 38 cities listed in North Korea, Hongwŏn ranks joint 33rd of 38 for the warmest July highs and 8th of 38 for the driest July (rainfall, lowest first). The mean July high of those 38 cities is 26.7°C; Hongwŏn is 1.6°C cooler than that mean.
From July to August, average highs rise by 0.5°C to 25.5°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 172 mm to 182 mm.
The annual picture
July 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 | 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, selected | 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
July in nearby cities
- Sinp’o in JulyNorth Korea · 20 kmHigh 23.9°C · Low 19.9°C · 169 mm rain
- Hŭngnam in JulyNorth Korea · 34 kmHigh 25.0°C · Low 20.2°C · 190 mm rain
- Hamhŭng in JulyNorth Korea · 38 kmHigh 25.5°C · Low 19.5°C · 225 mm rain
- Changam-ch’on in JulyNorth Korea · 95 kmHigh 26.3°C · Low 19.0°C · 155 mm rain
- Wŏnsan in JulyNorth Korea · 106 kmHigh 26.3°C · Low 20.6°C · 253 mm rain
- Tŏkch’ŏn in JulyNorth Korea · 148 kmHigh 27.2°C · Low 20.2°C · 385 mm rain
- Hyesan in JulyNorth Korea · 154 kmHigh 24.9°C · Low 15.4°C · 164 mm rain
- Kanggye in JulyNorth Korea · 156 kmHigh 26.7°C · Low 18.7°C · 252 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 Hongwŏn) is explained once on the Hongwŏn year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.