Climate averages 1991–2020
Hongwŏn weather
in March.
A cold, fairly dry month: the 9th warmest and the joint 2nd driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
March is a cold month in Hongwŏn: daytime highs average 6.8°C and nights cool to about -1.8°C. By daytime temperature it is the 9th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 30 mm of rain on roughly 5 days, which makes March a fairly dry month (the joint 2nd driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 11 h 55 min on an average March day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Sinp’o (20 km away). In March its highs average 5.7°C, 1.1°C cooler than Hongwŏn, with 30 mm of rain.
Among the 38 cities listed in North Korea, Hongwŏn ranks joint 26th of 38 for the warmest March highs and joint 19th of 38 for the driest March (rainfall, lowest first). The mean March high of those 38 cities is 7.6°C; Hongwŏn is 0.7°C cooler than that mean.
From March to April, average highs rise by 6.5°C to 13.3°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 30 mm to 46 mm.
The annual picture
March 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, selected | 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
March in nearby cities
- Sinp’o in MarchNorth Korea · 20 kmHigh 5.7°C · Low -0.9°C · 30 mm rain
- Hŭngnam in MarchNorth Korea · 34 kmHigh 6.8°C · Low -1.1°C · 30 mm rain
- Hamhŭng in MarchNorth Korea · 38 kmHigh 6.8°C · Low -3.0°C · 48 mm rain
- Changam-ch’on in MarchNorth Korea · 95 kmHigh 6.8°C · Low -4.3°C · 33 mm rain
- Wŏnsan in MarchNorth Korea · 106 kmHigh 8.3°C · Low -0.5°C · 42 mm rain
- Tŏkch’ŏn in MarchNorth Korea · 148 kmHigh 7.8°C · Low -2.0°C · 40 mm rain
- Hyesan in MarchNorth Korea · 154 kmHigh 2.3°C · Low -9.2°C · 33 mm rain
- Kanggye in MarchNorth Korea · 156 kmHigh 5.1°C · Low -6.3°C · 42 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.